A function name is a short name assigned to a study. Functions names are used when a study is entered on a quote. They also display in the chart header, as shown here:
Valid Function Names include:
Function Name |
Study Name |
Plot Names (for studies that draw multiple plot lines) |
ADX |
Average Directional Index |
|
ATR |
Average True Range |
|
BOLL |
Bollinger Bands |
UP, MA, DN |
CCI |
Commodity Channel Index |
|
CRACK |
Crack Spread |
|
CRUSH |
Crush Spread |
|
DX |
Directional Index |
|
DMI |
Directional Movement Index |
PDI, MDI, ADX |
DMA |
Displaced Moving Average |
|
ENV |
Envelope |
UP, DN |
EMA |
Exponential Moving Average |
|
EOSC |
Exponential Oscillator |
|
HLMA |
High/Low Moving Average |
MAH, MAL |
HILOW |
Highest High/Lowest Low |
HH, LL |
KC |
Keltner Channel |
|
LOSC |
Line Oscillator |
OSC, MA |
MACD |
Moving Average Convergence Divergence |
OSC, EMAOSC, DIFF |
MP |
Median Price |
|
MOM |
Momentum |
|
MA |
Moving Average |
|
MSD |
Moving Standard Deviation |
|
OI |
Open Interest * |
|
OSC |
Oscillator |
|
SAR |
Parabolic Stop and Reversal |
SHORT, LONG |
ROC |
Rate of Change |
|
RSI |
Relative Strength Index |
|
RMA |
Rolling Moving Average |
|
SSTO |
Slow Stochastic |
K, D |
SOSC |
Smooth Oscillator |
|
STO |
Stochastic |
K, D |
TVOL |
Tick Volume |
|
TRIX |
Trix |
|
VMA |
Variable Moving Average |
PLOT1, PLOT2, PLOT3 |
VOL |
Volume * |
|
WTCL |
Weighted Close |
|
WMA |
Weighted Moving Average |
|
PR |
Williams Percent R |
|
WV |
Wilder's Volatility |
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* Volume and Open Interest are added to a quote in a different format. (Read more.)
Note: The following studies cannot be used in expressions:
Least Squares Linear Regression
Historic Volatility