The Market Scanner allows you to create a data folder containing the stocks that meet the selected criteria of your Scan.  To create a New Market Scan:

 

1. Open the Portfolio File by clicking the  icon and selecting the gold Market Scaner Tab.
    
2. Select a Data Stream for an Exchange, such as Stocks under Australian Stock Exchange.
3. Click the Create New Scan icon  to open the Scanning Wizard screen.
    
4. If you wish to scan a specific Industry Group, click on the Industry Group name.
    
5. The Scan Wizard can also filter stocks by Fundamental Criteria.  If you wish to include Fundamentals in your scan, select the criteria and enter the required parameters.
    
6. If you wish to scan by no other criteria then just click the Scan Fundamentals Only button.
    
7. To scan by Technical Indicators only, do not check the Scan by Fundamentals check box.  Instead, click the Scan by Technical Criteria button to open the Select Scan Type screen below. 
    
   
    
    
    

 

8. Choose the Entry or Exit indicators as required and select Daily, Weekly or Monthly periodicity as appropriate.  Click the Next > button to select the parameters for the Indicator chosen. In the example below the Absolute Price Change Indicator has been selected.
    
   
    
    

 

9. Choose the Absolute Price Change parameters as appropriate and click the Next > button to display
   a summary of the Scan Criteria you have chosen (see below).
    
   
    
    
    
10. Click the Scan Now button to start the scan.
     
     
    The parameters for each indicator will vary and for more information regarding the available indicators and their parameters, please go to Scanning Options -Summary 
     
     
11. Once the scan is complete the dialog box, (below), will appear.
     
    To save the results simply enter a unique name and a description (which is optional) and click on the Save button.
     
    If you do not want to save the current scan result just click on the Cancel button to close the dialog box