Function Names

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)

Note: Additional syntax is required to add these multi-plot studies to a quote.

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

 

 

* Volume and Open Interest are added to a quote in a different format. (Read more.)

 

Note: The following studies cannot be used in expressions: