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There are over hundred build-in indicators you can use in MetaStock®, some famous indicators such as: Moving Average (SMA,EMA,WMA), MACD, Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement Index, Bollinger Bands, Stochastics, On Balance Volume, Parabolic SAR, Williams'%R, TRIX, CCI, Money Flow Index, Chaikin Money Flow, Ultimate Oscillator, Swing Index, Volatility, etc.

In each indicators, MetaStock® also allows user to modify any of its properties with the indicator's properties dialog. For example, Moving Average has 7 calculating methods (Exponential, Simple, Time Series, Triangular, Variable, Volume Adjusted or Weighted) and 6 price quoting methods (open, high, low, close, median price or typical price).

Moreover, MetaStock® XIII added now indicators such as: The Dick Arms APC, The Jim Berg Volatility Entry System,The Justine Pollard-Smart Weekly Long System and Alan Hull Moving Average.

Expert Advisor provides you 20 default Expert Advisors formula in chart analysis. It allows beginners to set signal alerts, display trading signals and various chart styles such as different candlestick styles.

For Example: Equis – MACD, Equis – Relative Strength Index, Equis – Bollinger Bands, Equis – Stochastics etc.

The Expert Advisor function in the chart is Equis – MACD. A clear trading signal position can be used to analyze and predict the trend.

Do simulated tradings on stock and futures by using different indicators. The function 'Optimization' allows you to amend the variables of indicators to conduct customized testing.

For example:

MACD's trading signal will arise when it crossed above or below the 9-day exponential moving average. Use 'Optimization' function to set 9-day exponential moving average as variable Opt1. The testing scope is set to default:5, Max:15 and adding 1 each time. Different reports and charts will be obtained by testing 10 different styles (MACD crosses above or below the 5, 6, 7 . . . 13, 14 and 15-day exponential moving average) to test which securities work well. It also save you time by testing multiple stocks simultaneously. simultaneously.

The chart shows the report of the best 5 performing securities of the testing. Opt1 variable used in the test was shown in the right bottom corner.

You can double-click the report result to show other subdivided analysis reports.

The Explorer searches through thousands of securities to instantly find out those that match the indicator signal.

For example:

To search securities with MACD buy signal. You could use the Equis – MACD buy signal formula to filter securities information. The Explorer searches thousands of securities to find those that match this description and display in list. Others will be put in the Reject page. You could then run The Explorer again to drill down further in this list and find securities that match specific criteria you are looking for.

The Explorer will allow you to make a copy of the report to any of Windows file editor such as Word, Excel, Notepad, etc. for other purposes.

MetaStock® provides numbers of built in formulas and functions. If you would like to build MACD Histogram, you can simply make use of 'Indicator Builder' to add in a new indicator and name it "MACD Histogram", followed by adding a formula of "MACD() – MOV(MACD(), 9, E)".

Where:

MACD( ) ---- to plot the MACD line

MOV(MACD( ) ,9,E) ---- to plot the 9-day exponential moving average, signal line

MetaStock® gives flexibility in building your own formula and functions through Indicator Builder, Expert Advisor, System Tester and The Explorer. Default built in formula and function can also be used if building your own one is found to be difficult.

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MetaStock® 內置了數百種不同的技術指標供用家使用，當中包括常用指標如：

移動平衡線(Moving Average)(SMA,EMA,WMA)、移動平均匯聚背馳指標(MACD)、相對強弱指數(Relative Strength Index)、動向指標(Directional Movement Index)、保歷加通道(Bollinger Bands)、隨機指數(Stochastics)、淨值成交量(On Balance Volume)、拋物轉向系統或稱為拋物轉向點(Parabolic SAR)、威廉指標(Williams'%R)、三重線指標(TRIX)、期貨通道(CCI)、MFI資金流向指標(Money Flow Index) 、蔡金資金流向指標(Chaikin Money Flow)、終極擺盪指標UO(Ultimate Oscillator)、擺盪指數(Swing Index)、 波幅率(Volatility)等等。

而於 MetaStock® XIII 裡，更新加入了The Dick Arms APC，The Jim Berg Volatility Entry System， The Justine Pollard-Smart Weekly Long System以及Alan Hull Moving Average。

而每一種技術指標內又有各自不同的數據設定，簡單如移動平衡線(Moving Average) 便有 7 種不同的計算方法 (Exponential、 Simple、 Time Series、 Triangular、 Variable、 Volume Adjusted or Weighted)， 6 種不同的取價方式 (open、 high、 low、 close、 median price or typical price)等等。

利用選定的技術指標，設定訊號提示、顯示買賣訊號或各種圖表型態，例如: 各種不同陰陽燭

型態。預設的專家意見訊號程式已超過 20 個，對初學習圖表分析亦非常有幫助。

例如: Equis – MACD、Equis – Relative Strength Index、Equis – Bollinger Bands、Equis

– Stochastics … 等等

專家意見的訊號分析 (Expert Advisor)

圖中所使用的 Expert Advisor 函數功能是 Equis – MACD，使買賣訊號的出入位置便清楚顯示，

這樣便可方便自已進行分析及了解走勢。

利用各種不同的技術指標，對股票及期貨圖表走勢作模擬買賣，找出相對的最佳技術指標。擁有最強之 "最佳化功能 (Optimization)"，只要修改各技術指標中的指定數字為變數，便可進行測試。

例如:

移動平均匯聚背馳指標(MACD)，相信大家都認識其買賣訊號為 MACD 線升穿或跌破其 9 日平均移

動線(EMA)，利用"最佳化功能 (Optimization)" 將 9 日平均移動線，設定為變數 Opt1 並設定測試範

圍，設定起始為 5, 最大為 15, 每次加 1，當執行測試時便會以 MACD 線升穿或跌破其 5 、6、7 . . . 13

、14 及 15 日平均移動線，共測試了 10 條不同線段，最後得出不同報告結果及買賣訊號圖表，你便可

知道那個設定才對你測試用的股票回報最佳。 而且每次可同時測試多於一隻股票，使用上更為方便。

模擬買賣(System Tester)

圖中是測試完畢後餘下最佳表現的 5 個報告，於右下角可清楚所使用測試的Opt1 變數值。

報告結果還有細分了其它不同的分析報告表在內

利用各種不同的技術指標，於過千股票中找出符合該技術指標訊號的股票。

例如:

要找出現 MACD 買入訊號之股票，先選用 Equis - MACD buy signal 方程，再選取篩選用的股票資料，The Explorer 便會從於過千股票中掃瞄找出有MACD 買入訊號之股票，並以一報告列表顯示，其他不符合的便會放於 Reject 那一頁。

The Explorer 可以同時執行多個方程掃瞄，將第一個完成掃瞄結果，直接放到下 過方程內掃瞄，得出更精細的篩選結果。

The Explorer 還可以將該報告複製到 Windows 的任何文件編輯程式中, 例如: Word

、Excel、Notepad . . . 等等 ，作另外報告或功課用途。

MetaStock® 有很多已預設內建函數功能( Buildin Formula / Function )，例如要建立

MACD 柱狀轉向圖，只要利用 Indicator Builder 加新一方程，並命名為 "MACD Histogram "，再輸入函數式 MACD( ) - MOV(MACD( ) ,9,E) 便完成。

其中:

MACD( ) ---- 代表 "移動平均匯聚背馳指標(MACD)" MOV(MACD( ) ,9,E) ---- 代表 MACD 的 9 日平均移動線(EMA)

MetaStock® 於 "技術指標(Indicator)"、"專家意見的訊號分析 (Expert Advisor)"、"模擬買賣 (System Tester)" 及 "股票篩選 (The Explorer)" 內都能建立自定方程條件，如不懂建立，亦可使用各功能中的預設內建函數功能( Buildin Formula / Function ) 。

走勢預視(Forecaster)是一種給予你未來走勢方向的工具，具體地說是以一種技術指標訊號做測試，並以過往數據計算當該訊號出現後，統計股價的升/跌，從而得出該股票配合該技術指標訊號出現後的升/跌幅及機會率，最後以一個簡單易明的走勢雲顯示出來。讓用家一看便能知道股票未來之走勢。除此以外，Forecaster會列出過往發出訊號的日期，讓用家可作參考。當然，由於是基於過往數據表現作出統計，故此當過往訊號(可稱為”event”) 出現次數越多，統計出來的數值會較準確(或較有參考性) ；而Event出現次數少，出來的結果並不能相信。