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To: Roy Yorgensen who wrote (5167)7/4/1998 6:51:00 PM
From: Nazbuster  Respond to of 11149
 
To all, I just received QP2 yesterday and installed it on Win95. The entire install went flawlessly, including my first download! Fast, smooth process.

I read through all the material and help files and have compiled a slightly revised list of the functions which I'll share with the group:

1. Alphabetical
2. By type of function

The lists are comma delimited so you all can load up your spreadsheets for printing and revising later. (It was just too wide for a text file.)

Question: Are there any other Commands beyond those I've listed or are For, If, Print, and Println the whole set?



To: Roy Yorgensen who wrote (5167)7/4/1998 6:54:00 PM
From: Nazbuster  Respond to of 11149
 
Commands by Type (comma delimited)


FUNCTION,TYPE,DESCRIPTION,ADJUSTMENTS
Abs(expression) ,Calculation,Absolute value of an expression,
"AvgVol(LatestDay,EarliestDay) ",Calculation,Avg. Volume for a range of days,
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
"Max(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Maximum value over a range for an item,
"Min(LatestDay,EarliestDay,ItemToken) ",Calculation,Minimum value over a range for an item,
Range(DayNum),Calculation,High price minus Low price for day,
"StDev(LatestDay,EarliestDay)",Calculation,Standard Deviation of Close over range,
Ungap(DayNum),Calculation,Today's Low minus yesterday's High,zero if not positive
@ (Concatenation),Command,Joins/connects two string variables,"x := ""Good "" @ ""dog!"";"
For - Next,Command,Command structure for repeating loops,
If - then - else - endif,Command,Conditional command execution,
"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,
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;"
BETA ,Fundamental,Beta is a measure of volatility,
Bookvalue ,Fundamental,Value in dollars per share,
CUSIP ,Fundamental,Security Identification Code,
Description ,Fundamental,Text description of issue,
Dividend ,Fundamental,Annual dividend per share,
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 %,
IndustryGroup ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Group,
IndustrySector ,Fundamental,Name of the issue's Industry Sector,
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,
MarketCap ,Fundamental,Dollar value of all outstanding shares,
Operatingearnings ,Fundamental,Operating earnings per share for last 12mos,
PE ,Fundamental,Price-to-earnings ratio.,
PrtoSales ,Fundamental,Current ratio of closing price to revenue/sh,
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
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,
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,
Symbol ,Fundamental,Symbol of issue,
Units ,Fundamental,Number of zeros to add to revenue figures,"3=thousands,etc."
ADX(DayNum) ,Indicator,Avg. Directional Movement,Set ADX=nnn days
CumulMoneyFlow(DayNum),Indicator,Chaikin Cumulative Money Flow,
MACD(DayNum) ,Indicator,Moving Avd. Convergence/Divergence,DaystoLoad=nnn
MACDSignal(DayNum) ,Indicator,Exp. Moving Avg. of MACD,
MDM(DayNum) ,Indicator,Minus Directional Movement,Set MDM=nnn days
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
PDM(DayNum),Indicator,Positive Directional Movement,Set PDM=nnn days
Persistence(DayNum) ,Indicator,Percentage of days OBV > 0 for last 6 mos,
QRS(DayNum) ,Indicator,QP2 Relative Strength value,
ROC(DayNum),Indicator,Rate of Change value,Set ROC=nnn periods
RSI(DayNum),Indicator,Relative Strength Indicator for day specified,DaystoLoad=nnn
StochasticPctD(DayNum),Indicator,Value of Stochastic %D for specified day,
StochasticPctK(DayNum) ,Indicator,Value of Stochastic %K for specified day,
"WMovAvg(LatestDay,length,ItemCode) ",Indicator,Weighted moving avg. in range for Item,
Daily ,Option,Sets the mode to DAILY (DayNum=day),Weekly
Exchange,Option,Specifies one or more exchanges for scan,"Exchange=xxx,xxx,xxx"
Input ,Option,Names the input file of symbols to scan,
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,
Output ,Option,Names the output file for results of scan,"Output=""xxxxx.lst"""
"ProcessMS=""c:\xxxx"",type",Option,Names directory for Metastock output,Type=MSDATA or VMS
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",
Weekly ,Option,Sets mode to WEEKLY (DayNum=week#),DAILY
Close(DayNum),Value,Close price on a specified day,
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
HasOptions() ,Value,"Returns ""True"" if issue has options",
High(DayNum) ,Value,High price for the day,
Low(DayNum) ,Value,Low price for the day,
Open(DayNum),Value,Open price for the day,
Vol(DayNum),Value,Volume for specified day,


To capture this, just take your mouse and click at the end, hold and drag to the top and let go. Then type CNTRL-C to copy and then paste it into Notepad so you can write it to a file. Use MS Excel to import a comma-delimited file.



To: Roy Yorgensen who wrote (5167)7/4/1998 6:55:00 PM
From: Nazbuster  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 11149
 
Commands by Function:


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,




To capture this, just take your mouse and click at the end, hold and drag to the top and let go. Then type CNTRL-C to copy and then paste it into Notepad so you can write it to a file. Use MS Excel to import a comma-delimited file.



To: Roy Yorgensen who wrote (5167)7/4/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: Nazbuster  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 11149
 
Questions from a new user:

1. Is it ill-advised to load the entire history onto the hard-drive? What do you all recommend for the CD Buffer?

2. Since I have no other software than QP2, is there any reason to use the Virtual Program?

3. Can someone write a short narrative describing your QP2 configuration and normal daily protocol? How/where do you store things? What scans do you run? How long do they take?