FUNCTION,TYPE,DESCRIPTION,ADJUSTMENTS
@ (Concatenation),Command,Joins/connects two string variables,"x := ""Good "" @ ""dog!"";"
Abs(expression) ,Calculation,Absolute value of an expression,
ADX(DayNum) ,Indicator,Avg. Directional Movement,Set ADX=nnn days
"AvgVol(LatestDay,EarliestDay) ",Calculation,Avg. Volume for a range of days,
BETA ,Fundamental,Beta is a measure of volatility,
Bookvalue ,Fundamental,Value in dollars per share,
Close(DayNum),Value,Close price on a specified day,
CumulMoneyFlow(DayNum),Indicator,Chaikin Cumulative Money Flow,
CUSIP ,Fundamental,Security Identification Code,
Daily ,Option,Sets the mode to DAILY (DayNum=day),Weekly
Date(DayNum),Value,Date (mm/dd/yyyy) for the given day,
DaysLoaded,Value,Number of days loaded for an issue,DaystoLoad=nnn
DaysRequired,Value,Minimum number of days required for scan,DaysRequired=nnn
DaystoLoad,Value,Number of days to load for each issue,DaystoLoad=nnn
Description ,Fundamental,Text description of issue,
Dividend ,Fundamental,Annual dividend per share,
Downgap(DayNum) ,Calculation,Yesterday's Low minus today's High,zero if not positive
"EMovAvg(LatestDay, Length, ItemToken) ",Calculation,"Exp. Moving Avg. for item (e.g. close, vol.)",DaystoLoad=nnn
EPS ,Fundamental,Earnings per Share $ for last 12 months,
EPS1GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 1-year growth rate as %,
EPS3GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 3-year growth rate as %,
EPS5GROWTH ,Fundamental,EPS 5-year growth rate as %,
Exchange,Option,Specifies one or more exchanges for scan,"Exchange=xxx,xxx,xxx"
For - Next,Command,Command structure for repeating loops,
HasOptions() ,Value,"Returns ""True"" if issue has options",
High(DayNum) ,Value,High price for the day,
If - then - else - endif,Command,Conditional command execution,
IndustryGroup ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Group,
IndustrySector  ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Sector,
Input ,Option,Names the input file of symbols to scan,
InstHold ,Fundamental,Percentage of shares held by institutions,
IRLDailyIndex ,Fundamental,Name of IRL Index which includes issue,
IRLSymbol ,Fundamental,8-char Name of IRL Symbol for group,
IRLWeeklyIndex ,Fundamental,Name of IRL Index which includes issue,
IssueType,Option,"Type of issue: All, Common, Warrants, etc.",IssueType xxxx;
ItemCode  cl,Option,Closing price,
ItemCode  CumulMoneyflow,Option,Calculated money flow value for an issue,
ItemCode  hi,Option,High price,
ItemCode  lo,Option,Low price  ,
ItemCode  MACD,Option,Calculated MACD for an issue,
ItemCode  MACDSIG,Option,Calculated signal value from MACD,
ItemCode  MDM,Option,Minus Directional Movement value for issue,
ItemCode  MoneyflowOSC,Option,Calculated money flow oscillator for an issue,
ItemCode  OBV,Option,Calculated on-balance volume for an issue,
ItemCode  op,Option,Opening price,
ItemCode  PDM,Option,Positive Directional Movement value,
ItemCode  ROC,Option,Calculated Rate of Change for an issue,
ItemCode  RSI,Option,Calculated relative strength index value,
ItemCode  StochPctD,Option,Calculated stochastic %d value for an issue,
ItemCode  StochPctK,Option,Calculated stochastic %k value for an issue,
ItemCode  vol,Option,Volume for an issue,
ItemCode ADX,Option,Average Directional Movement value,
Low(DayNum) ,Value,Low price for the day,
MACD(DayNum) ,Indicator,Moving Avd. Convergence/Divergence,DaystoLoad=nnn
MACDSignal(DayNum) ,Indicator,Exp. Moving Avg. of MACD,
MarketCap ,Fundamental,Dollar value of all outstanding shares,
"Max(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Maximum value over a range for an item,
MDM(DayNum) ,Indicator,Minus Directional Movement,Set MDM=nnn days
"Min(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Minimum value over a range for an item,
MoneyFlowOsc(DayNum) ,Indicator,Money flow oscillator for selected day,
"MovAvg(LatestDay,Length,ItemToken)",Indicator,Moving Avg. value of an item for date range,
OBV(DayNum),Indicator,On Balance Volume for selected date,DaystoLoad=nnn
Open(DayNum),Value,Open price for the day,
Operatingearnings ,Fundamental,Operating earnings per share for last 12mos,
Output ,Option,Names the output file for results of scan,"Output=""xxxxx.lst"""
PDM(DayNum),Indicator,Positive Directional Movement,Set PDM=nnn days
PE ,Fundamental,Price-to-earnings ratio.,
Persistence(DayNum) ,Indicator,Percentage of days OBV > 0 for last 6 mos,
"Print xxx,xxx,xxx;",Command,Print data to output file - No line feed,
"Println xxx,xxx,xxx;",Command,Print data to output file with line feed,
"ProcessMS=""c:\xxxx"",type",Option,Names directory for Metastock output,Type=MSDATA or VMS
PrtoSales ,Fundamental,Current ratio of closing price to revenue/sh,
QRS(DayNum) ,Indicator,QP2 Relative Strength value,
QTREPS(Quarter) ,Fundamental,Earnings per share ($) for specified quarter,Quarter = 0 through -11
QTRREV(Quarter) ,Fundamental,Revenue (in $M) for specified quarter,Quarter = 0 through -11
Range(DayNum),Calculation,High price minus Low price for day,
Rev1growth ,Fundamental,One year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Rev3growth ,Fundamental,Three year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Rev5 growth ,Fundamental,Five year Revenue Growth Rate as %,
Revspershare,Fundamental,Revenue per share for latest quarter,
ROC(DayNum),Indicator,Rate of Change value,Set ROC=nnn periods
RSI(DayNum),Indicator,Relative Strength Indicator for day specified,DaystoLoad=nnn
SET ADX=nnn,Option,Sets ADX number of periods,
"SET MACD=short,long,signal",Option,Sets MACD default periods,
SET MDM=nnn,Option,Sets MDM number of periods,
SET PDM=nnn,Option,Sets PDM number of periods,
SET ROC=nnn,Option,Sets ROC periods,
SET RSI=nnn,Option,Sets RSI periods,
"SET STOCHASTIC=%K,Slow,%D",Option,"Sets Stochastic %K, slow periods, %D",
Sharesfloat ,Fundamental,Number of shares available for trading,
SharesOut ,Fundamental,Number of shares outstanding for an issue,
Shortint ,Fundamental,Number of shares sold short,
SIC,Fundamental,Standard Industrial Code,
SICDescription ,Fundamental,Description for SIC Code,
"StDev(LatestDay,EarliestDay)",Calculation,Standard Deviation of Close over range,
StochasticPctD(DayNum),Indicator,Value of Stochastic %D for specified day,
StochasticPctK(DayNum) ,Indicator,Value of Stochastic %K for specified day,
Symbol ,Fundamental,Symbol of issue,
Ungap(DayNum),Calculation,Today's Low minus yesterday's High,zero if not positive
Units ,Fundamental,Number of zeros to add to revenue figures,"3=thousands,etc."
Variable - Float,Command,Names variable(s) as an floating-point value,"float a,b,c;"
Variable - Integer,Command,Names variable(s) as an integer value,"integer i,j,k;"
Variable - String,Command,Names variable(s) as a character value,"string x,y,z;"
Vol(DayNum),Value,Volume for specified day,
Weekly ,Option,Sets mode to WEEKLY (DayNum=week#),DAILY
"WMovAvg(LatestDay,length,ItemCode) ",Indicator,Weighted moving avg. in range for Item,