Enter a Study on a Quote Board or Quote Grid

You may enter study syntax directly onto a quote board or quote grid, using the proper syntax and rules. For information about entering study syntax onto a data table, go here.
 

CASE I - Simple One-Plot Studies

 

A one-plot study is one that draws only one line and displays one value on a chart.
 

  1. Open a quote board or quote grid.
     

  2. With your cursor positioned in an empty Symbol cell, enter the desired study syntax and press Enter.
    Aggregation:function ('source'.InputField, value)

    Examples:
     

    =TICK:MA('C 1!')

    Shows a Tick Moving Average on C 1! using default study parameter values.

    =T:MA('C 1!', 10)

    Shows a Tick Moving Average on C 1!, using an overridden study parameter value of 10.

    =DAILY:DMA('W 1!')

    Shows a Daily Displaced Moving Average on W 1! using default study parameter values.

    =D:DMA('W 1!', 10, 14)

    Shows a Daily Displaced Moving Average on W 1! using overridden study parameter values of 10 and 14.

    =D:DMA('W 1!'.OPEN)

    Calculates a Daily Displaced Moving Average on W 1! using the InputField Open (vs the default input field). Uses default study parameters.
 
 

CASE II - Study Expressions

 

An expression is any mathematical calculation. Expressions may contain function names of studies.
 

  1. Open a quote board or quote grid.
     

  2. With your cursor positioned in an empty Symbol cell, enter the desired study syntax and press Enter.
    Aggregation:Expression

    Examples:
     

    =DAILY:0.5*(EMA('IN A0') + MA('IN A0'))

    Adds the values of a Daily IN A0 Exponential Moving Average and the Daily IN A0 Moving Average, and multiplies the sum by 0.5

    =15Min:(OSC('C 1!') + OSC('C 2!') + OSC('C 3!'))/3

    Adds a 15 Minute Oscillator for the front month and next two months for Corn, then divides the result by 3.

    =T:(RSI('ES 1!', 18) + TRIX('SP 1!', 12))

    Adds the value of a Tick RSI calculated on ES 1! (using an overridden parameter value of 18) with the value of a Tick TRIX calculated on SP 1! (using an overridden parameter value of 12)

 

 

CASE III - Multiple-Plot Studies

 

A multiple-plot study is one that draws more than one line and displays more than one value on a chart. Some examples of multiple-plot studies are Bollinger Bands, Directional Movement Index, Envelope, Line Oscillator, and MACD.

 

  1. Open a quote board or quote grid.
     

  2. With your cursor positioned in an empty Symbol cell, enter the desired study syntax and press Enter. You MUST enter the Plot Name at the end of the syntax for the system to know which plot line you wish to calculate. For a list of Plot Names, please see the Function Names list.
    A    ggregation:function (source.InputField, value, value, value).PlotName

     

    Examples:
     

    =DAILY:VMA('W 1!').PLOT1

    Calculates the PLOT1 value for a Daily Variable Moving Average on symbol W 1!

    =M:SSTO($INDU).K

    Calculates the K value for a Monthly Slow Stochastic for symbol $INDU.

    =M:SSTO($INDU).D

    Calculates the D value for a Monthly Slow Stochastic for symbol $INDU.

    =DAILY:HLMA('SP 1!', 14, 6).MAH

    Calculates the MAH value for a Daily High/Low Moving Average for symbol SP 1!, using overridden parameter values of 14 and 6.

  1. Go here for more information on changing parameter values for studies with multiple plots.