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1 Thanks for attending the afternoon session in Phoenix! I've included an adjusted version of the Bottom Rally scan we discussed in class. I've also included all of the PCFs you might like to copy and paste into TC2000 v11. Browse through the formulas below, and if there are any you'd like to incorporate into TC2000, follow these procedures to copy and paste them easily: 1. Open this document beside an open version of TC2000 v11. Resize each program to accomplish this. 2. Click the fx (PCF) button in TC2000. Then select "Create New PCF" 3. Type the name for the PCF within the "Name" field. 4. Select a TimeFrame for the PCF. All of the PCFs listed here were originally created in a Daily TimeFrame. 5. Highlight the formula within this document that you'd like to copy and paste. Rightclick once highlighted, and select Copy. (Or once highlighted, use the Ctrl+C command on your keyboard. 6. Within the formula field of the "Edit PCF" window in TC2000, left-click once. Then use the Ctrl+V command on your keyboard to paste the formula that was copied 7. Test the formula if desired; then click "OK". The formula is now saved to TC2000 and can be used to sort a WatchList or can be incorporated into an EasyScan. Best of luck in your charting, and if you need any help, please let me know. Best, Julia Ormond julia.ormond@worden.com 1

Ichimoku Cloud Ichimoku works as one indicator set but is made up of five separate indicators, each with its own calculation.

Secondary purpose: Given a specific relationship between the indicators, we can use four of the five indicator components as moving retracement levels during a trend, which can either be used to

Tenkan Sen aka Conversion Line (Red Line) (H+L)/2 using period = 9 Kijun Sen aka Base Line (Dark Blue Line) (H+L)/2 using period = 26 Chiku Span aka Lagging Span Price Close shifted back 26 bars

2 Ichimoku Cloud Ichimoku works as one indicator set but is made up of five separate indicators, each with its own calculation. Once all five indicators are plotted on a chart, we use the indicators in combination to determine trend and strength of trend. Secondary purpose: Given a specific relationship between the indicators, we can use four of the five indicator components as moving retracement levels during a trend, which can either be used to guide stops in a current trading position or can be used to initiate trades within a pull-back system. See below for key relationships. Tenkan Sen aka Conversion Line (Red Line) (H+L)/2 using period = 9 Kijun Sen aka Base Line (Dark Blue Line) (H+L)/2 using period = 26 Chiku Span aka Lagging Span Price Close shifted back 26 bars Senkou A aka Leading Span A (Light Blue portion of Cloud) (Tenkan Sen+Kijun Sen)/2... values shifted forward 26 bars Senkou B aka Leading Span B (Dark Gray Blue part of Cloud) (H+L)/2 using period = 52...values shifted forward 26 bars Relationship between Tenkan Sen and Kijun Sen. Keep an eye out for Tenkan crosses above Kijun. Remember that these are similar to Moving Averages. Tenkan is shorter term, and Kijun is longer term. So we're looking for crosses of T above K. Relationship between Tenkan and Kijun relative to the Cloud - The most bullish behavior happens when Price is above T; T is above K; K is above Senkou A; and Senkou A is above Senkou B. If all of these conditions occur and the slopes of each are positive, the chart is of a Price that is in an uptrend, and the four indicator components can be used as stop guides or as levels to watch for pull-back trading opportunities. The most bearish behavior happens when Price is below T; T is below K; K is below A; and A is below B. If all of these conditions occur and the slopes of each are negative, the chart is of a Price that is in a downtrend, and the four indicator components can be used as stops, should you be trading short or as possible entry points in a pull-back scenario. 2

For this scan, you are going to find stocks that look like this chart.

3 Class Example - Bottom Rally Step 1: Decide what type of symbols or circumstances you are seeking. Often you get your ideas for a scan when you see a certain chart and decide you want to find other stocks that look similar to that chart. For this scan, you are going to find stocks that look like this chart. To decide what you are looking for when finding other stocks similar to a viewed chart, the properties that make it a chart you like must be decided. In the chart you see a stock that reached a low and has recently begun to rally from that low. To find other stocks like this, you need to find stocks near a long-term low but rallying for the short term. Step 2: Decide what information you need to extract from TC2000 to find the desired symbols or circumstances. To find these stocks you need to know a few facts about every stock in the system. You need to know how close every stocks is to its low for the year and how it is performing in the last few days. Step 3: Manipulate the information extracted from TC2000 to uncover what you are looking for. Once you know how close every stock is to its low you can set limits to insure each stock is within 20% of its low. When you know how every stock has performed in the last five trading days, you can limit the condition to make sure each stock has rallied at least 5% or more. Building the Scan 1) Open EasyScan by clicking on the lightening-bolt button at the top of the screen. 2) To create a new scan, click the "Create New" button. 3) Name the scan "Bottom Rally". 4) Choose "US Common Stocks" as the list of stocks to scan. 5) Find the criterion Price as a Percent of 52-Week High and select it from the list. Set the operator drop-down to "Less than" and set its value to 50. 6) Find the criterion Price as a Percent of 90-Day High and select it from the list. Set the operator drop-down to "Greater than" and set its value to 80. 7) Find the criterion Volume 90-days and select it from the list. Set the operator drop-down to "Ranks" and use the range selector to highlight from 50 to MAX. 8) Click "OK" to close the EasyScan Edit window. 9) Press your spacebar and look at the stocks you found. You may want to flag ones you like and put them in their own special WatchList. BONUS! Beyond Class The scan looked for stocks rallying while near their low for the year. If you would like to find stocks pulling back from their highs, replace the condition "Price as a Percent of 52-Week Low" with the condition "Price as a percent of 52-Week High". Set your "Price Percent Change 5-Day" criteria to find stocks that went down instead of up. Set the criteria "Price as a Percent of 52-Week High" to a value of Greater Than 80. This assures that the stocks are within 20% of their 52 week high. 3

4 Personal Criteria Formulas To make it easier writing your formulas as equations, here are a few templates to work from: Percent Change (X - Y) / Y *100 Where X is the most recent element (The most current value like today's value), and Y is the older element (the previous value like yesterday's value) Equation Templates Dividing the difference of a recent and past element then multiplying it all by one hundred makes an equation a percent change. One vs. Another - A Ratio X / Y Where X is one element and Y is the other element This format gives the ratio between two separate elements. Values of "1" for this equation mean that X and Y are equal. Values greater than "1" indicate X has a higher value than Y, values less than "1" indicate Y is greater in value than X. A value of "2" indicates that X is twice the value of Y; a value of.5 indicates that X is half the value of Y, etc. One as a Percent of Another X / Y *100 Where X is one element and Y is the other element This format is the same as One vs. Another except the result is multiplied by one hundred to make the results indicate what percentage of Y is the value of X. Values of 100 mean X is 100% the value of Y (they are the same). A value of 50 designates X is 50% the value of Y (X is half of Y) and a value of 300 means X is 300% the value of Y (X is three-times the value of Y). 4

5 Appendix B: Formula Examples (C) Closing price today (C21) Closing price one month ago (C5) Closing price one week ago 5 trading days) (C250) Closing price one year ago (250 trading days) (C500) Closing price two years ago (500 trading days) (C1250) Closing price five years ago (1250 trading days) (C4) Closing price four days ago (4 trading days) (C1) Yesterday's closing price (C*V) Dollar Volume today: today's closing price multiplied by today's volume (C'01/06/2011') Closing price 1/6/2011 (H21) High price one month ago (21 trading days) (H) Today's high (H1) Yesterday's high (H5) High price one week ago (5 trading days) (MAXC126) Highest closing price over the last six months (126 trading days) (MAXC250) Highest closing price over the last year (250 trading days) (L) Today's low price (L1) Yesterday's low price (L21) Low price one month ago (21 trading days) (MINC126) Lowest closing price over the last six months (126 trading days) (MINC250) Lowest closing price over the last year (250 trading days) (C-C1) Net Change (C-C5) Net Change 1 Week (C-C250) Net Change 1 Year Net Change Yesterday: change in closing price from 2 days ago to (C1-C2) yesterday (O) Open price today (O1) Yesterday's open price (O5) Open price one week ago (5 trading days) (V) Volume today (V1) Yesterday's volume (V5) Volume one week ago (5 trading days) (V21) Volume one month ago (21 trading days) (V250) Volume one year ago (250 trading days) (AVGV5) 5 Day Moving Average of volume (RSI14.1) Wilder's RSI - 14 day (RSI14.10) Wilder's RSI - 14 day with 10-day avg period (RSI14.1.1) Wilder's RSI - 14 day yesterday (RSI ) Wilder's RSI - 14 day with 10-day avg period yesterday ((C-C5)/C5*100) One week percent change ((C-C21)/C21*100) One month percent change ((C-C63)/C63*100) 3 month percent change in closing price (63 trading days) ((C-C250)/C250*100) 1 year percent change in closing price (250 trading days) 5

6 ((C-C1250)/C1250*100) 5 year percent change in closing price (1250 trading days) ((C-C1)/C1*100) Percentage change in closing price from yesterday to today ((C1-C2/C2*100) Percentage change in closing price from two days ago to yesterday (AVGC10) Ten day price moving average (AVGC10.1) Price Moving Average 10-day yesterday (AVGC200) Two hundred day price Moving Average (AVGC200.1) Price Moving Average 200 Day yesterday (H-L) Spread or Range Today: today's high minus today's low (H1-L1) Spread Yesterday: yesterday's high minus yesterday's low BOP.5 Balance of Power value 5 days ago AVG(BOP,30) or BOP30 Average BOP value over the last 30 days *note the use of a comma TSV18 Time Segmented Volume with a period of 18 today TSV18.5 TSV 18 value 5 days ago AVG(TSV,18,30) Average TSV18 value over the last 30 days *note the use of a comma (Stoc12.5) Stochastics 12 & 5 (Stoc12.5.1) Stochastics 12& 5 yesterday (Stoc23.5) Stochastics 23 & 5 (Stoc23.5.1) Stochastics 23 & 5 yesterday 6

7 Appendix C: Candlestick Pattern Formulas Bullish Patterns: Abandoned Baby (PCF) C2<O2 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND H1>L2 AND (C1+O1)/2>=((H1+L1)/2)*0.40 AND (C1+O1)/2<=((H1+L1)/2)*0.60 AND ABS(C1-O1)<= (H1-L1)*10 AND L>H1 AND C<O Doji Star (PCF) C1<O1 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND L>H1 AND ABS(C-O)<= (H-L)*0.05 AND ((C+O)/2)-L >= (H-L)*0.40 AND ((C+O)/2)-L <= (H-L)*0.60 Engulfing (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND C>O1 AND O<C1 Hammer/Dragonfly Doji (PCF) ((((C<O)*C)+ ((C>O)*O))*(-1))-L>=(H-L)*0.75 AND (H-L)>(AVGH21-AVGL21) Harami (PCF) ABS(C1-O1) >= (H1-L1)*0.70 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C>O AND C<O1 AND O>C1 Homing Pigeon (PCF) C1<O1 AND ABS(C-O) >= (H1-L1)*0.60 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND H<O1 AND L>C1 AND C<O Inverted Hammer/Gravestone Doji (PCF) ABS(C-O) <= (H-L)*0.25 AND ((C+O)/2) L <= (H-L)*0.25 AND H-((C+O)/2)>= (((C+O)/2)-L)*0.34 Kicker (PCF) O1=H1 AND C1=L1 AND O>O1 AND C=H AND O=L AND H>L AND H1>L1 Morning Doji Star (PCF) C2<O2 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND H1<L2 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L > (H-L)*0.40 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L < (H- L)*0.60 AND ABS(C1-O1) < (H1-L1)*0.20 AND C>O Morning Star (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C2<O2 AND H1<L2 AND (H1-L1)<(AVGH21.1-AVGL21.1) AND C>O Piercing Line (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND C>O AND O<L1 AND C>(C1+O1)/2 AND C<O1 Three Inside Up (PCF) ABS(C1-O1) >= (H2-L2)*0.70 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C1>O1 AND C2<O2 AND H1<O2 AND L1>C2 AND C>O AND C>C1 Three Stars in the South (PCF) C2<O2 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND (C2-L2)> (O2-C2) AND C1<O1 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND (C1-L1)> (O1-C1) AND (H1 -L1)<(H2-L2) AND L1>L2 AND O=H AND C=L AND H<H1 AND L>L1 Unique Three River Bottom (PCF) ABS(C2-O2) >= (H2-L2)*0.70 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND O1<O2 AND C1>C2 AND L1=MINL5.1 AND C>O AND C<C1 7

8 Belt Hold (PCF) O=L And C>O Breakaway (PCF) C4<O4 AND ABS(C4-O4)>(H4-L4)*0.50 AND C3<O3 AND H3<L4 AND C2<C3 AND C1<C2 AND ABS(C-O)>(H- L)*0.60 AND C>O AND C>H3 Concealing Baby Swallow (PCF) O3=H3 AND C3=L3 AND O2=H2 AND C2=L2 AND C1<O1 AND O1<C2 AND H1>C2 AND O=H AND C=L AND H>H1 AND L<L1 Harami Cross (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND H<O1 AND L>C1 AND (((C+O)/2)-L) > (H-L)*0.40 AND (((C+O)/2)-L) < (H-L)*0.60 AND ABS(C-O) < (H-L)*0.20 Ladder Bottom (PCF) O4>C4 AND O3<O4 AND C3<C4 AND O2<O3 AND C2<C3 AND C1<O1 AND H1>O1 AND C>O AND O>O1 Mat Hold (PCF) C4>O4 AND ABS(C4-O4)>(H4-L4)*0.50 AND C3<H4 AND C2<H4 AND C1<H4 AND C3>L4 AND C2>L4 AND C1>L4 AND C>C4 AND C>O AND (H-L)>(AVGH21-AVGL21) AND C2<C3 AND C1<C2 AND ABS(C3-O3)<=ABS(C4- O4)*0.75 AND ABS(C2-O2)<= ABS(C4-O4)*0.75 AND ABS(C2-O2)<= ABS(C4-O4)*0.75 Matching Low (PCF) (C1<O1) AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C<O AND C<C1*1.01 AND C>C1*0.99 Meeting Lines (PCF) C1<O1 AND (H1-L1)> (AVGH21.1-AVGL21.1) AND O1<MINL3.3 AND C>O AND C<C1*1.01 AND C>C1*0.99 Rising Three Methods (PCF) (C4>O4) AND (H4-L4)>(AVGH21.4-AVGL21.4) AND C2<C3 AND C1<C2 AND C3<H4 AND C3>L4 AND C2<H4 AND C2>L4 AND C1<H4 AND C1>L4 AND ABS(C3-O3)<=ABS(C4-O4)*0.75 AND ABS(C2-O2)<= ABS(C4-O4)*0.75 AND ABS(C2-O2)<= ABS(C4-O4)*0.75 AND C>O AND (H-L)>(AVGH21-AVGL21) AND C>C4 Separating Lines (PCF) C1<O1 AND C>O AND O<O1*1.01 AND O>O1*0.99 Side by Side White Lines (PCF) C2>O2 AND C1>O1 AND L1>H2 AND C<C1*1.10 AND C>C1*0.90 AND ABS(C-O) > ABS(C1 O1)*0.85 AND ABS(C- O) < ABS(C1-O1)*1.15 Stick Sandwich (PCF) C2<O2 AND C1>O1 AND L1>C2 AND C<O AND C>C2*0.98 AND C<C2*1.02 Three Line Strike (PCF) C2>C3 AND C1>C2 AND (H3-L3)> (AVGH21.3-AVGL21.3) AND (H2-L2)> (AVGH21.2-AVGL21.2) AND (H1-L1)> (AVGH21.1-AVGL21.1) AND O>O3 AND C<O3 Three Outside Up (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C2<O2 AND C1>O2 AND O1<C2 AND C>O AND C>C1 8

9 Three White Soldiers (PCF) C>C1 AND C1>C2 AND C>O AND C1>O1 AND C2>O2 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1- L1)*0.50 AND (H-L)>(AVGH21-AVGL21) AND O>O1 AND O<C1 AND O1>O2 AND O1<C2 AND O2>O3 AND O2<C3 AND C>H*0.85 AND C1>H1*0.85 AND C2>H2*0.85 Tri Star (PCF) ABS(C-O)<= (H-L)*0.05 AND ((C+O)/2)-L >= (H-L)*0.40 AND ((C+O)/2)-L <= (H-L)*0.60 AND ABS(C1-O1)<= (H1- L1)*0.05 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L1 >= (H1-L1)*0.40 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L1 <= (H1-L1)*0.60 AND ABS(C2-O2)<= (H2- L2)*0.05 AND ((C2+O2)/2)-L2 >= (H2-L2)*0.40 AND ((C2+O2)/2)-L2 <= (H2-L2)*0.60 AND H1<L3 AND H1<L1 Tweezer Bottom (PCF) L=L1 AND ABS(C-O)<ABS(C1-O1)*0.20 AND ABS(C1-O1)>=(H1-L1)*0.90 AND (H1-L1)>=(AVGH20-AVGL20)*1.3 Upside Gap Three Methods (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND L1>H2 AND C<C2 AND O>O1 Upside Tasuki Gap (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND L1>H2 AND C<O AND C<O1 AND C>C2 Bearish Patterns: Abandoned Baby (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C2>O2 AND ABS(C1-O1)<= (H1-L1)*0.05 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L1 >= (H1-L1)*0.40 AND ((C1+O1)/2)-L1 <= (H1-L1)*0.60 AND L1>H2 AND C<O AND H<L1 AND O>C2 AND (L>O2 OR C<L2) Dark Cloud Cover (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1>O1 AND O>H1 AND C<((C1+O1)/2) AND C>O1 Engulfing (PCF) C1>O1 AND C1<O AND O1>C *Sort in descending order* Hanging Man (PCF) ((ABS(C>=O)*O)+(ABS(C<O)*C))-L>=ABS(C-O)*2 AND (((C+O)/2)-L)> (H-((C+O)/2))*2 AND ABS(C-O)>.01 Advance Block (H-L)>(AVGH21-AVGL21) AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C>C1 AND C1>C2 AND O1> O2 AND O1< C2 AND O>O1 AND O<C1 AND (H-L) < (H1-L1)*0.80 AND (H1-L1) < (H2-L2)*0.80 AND (H- C)>(O-L) AND (H1-C1)>(O1-L1) Belt Hold (PCF) C>O AND C>H*0.98 Breakaway (PCF) ABS(C4-O4)>(H4-L4)*0.50 AND C4>O4 AND C3>O3 AND L3>H4 AND C2>C3 AND C1>C2 AND C<O AND L<H4 AND H>L3 9

10 Deliberation (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1>C2 AND C2>O2 AND C1>O1 AND O>H1 AND (((C+O)/2)-L) > (H-L)*0.40 AND (((C+O)/2)-L)<(H-L)*0.60 AND ABS(C-O)<(H-L)*0.60 Downside Gap Three Methods (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C2<O2 AND C1<O1 AND H1<L2 AND L<H1 AND H>L2 AND C>O Downside Tasuki Gap (PCF) C2<O2 AND C1<O1 AND H1<L2 AND O>C1 AND O<O1 AND C>H1 AND C<L2 Doji Star (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND O>C1 AND ABS(C-O)<(H-L)*0.05 AND (H-L)<(AVGH21-AVGL21)*0.20 Dragonfly Doji/Hanging Man (PCF) ABS(C-O)<=(H-L)*0.25 AND ((ABS(C<=O)*C)+(ABS(C>O)*O))-L >=ABS(C-O)*2 AND ((ABS(C<=O)*C)+(ABS(C>O)*O))-L>=(H-L+.0001)*.75 Evening Doji Star (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H-L)*0.50 AND C2>O2 AND ABS(C1-O1)<(H1-L1)*0.05 AND (H1-L1)<(AVGH21.1-AVGL21.1)*0.20 AND O1>C2 AND C<O Falling Three Methods (PCF) ABS(C4-O4)>(H4-L4)*0.50 AND C4<O4 AND ABS(C3-O3)<ABS(C4-O4) AND ABS(C2-O2)<ABS(C4-O4) AND ABS(C1-O1)<ABS(C4-O4) AND L3>=L4 AND H3<=H4 AND L2>=L4 AND H2<=H4 AND L1>=L4 AND H1<=H4 AND H2>H3 AND H1>H2 AND C<O AND C<C4 Grave Stone Doji/Shooting Star (PCF) ABS(C-O)<(H-L)*0.33 AND O>C1 AND ((C+O)/2)-L<(H-L)*0.4 AND H=MAXH10 Harami (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H-L)*0.50 AND C1>O1 AND C<O AND H<C1 AND L>O1 Harami Cross (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H-L)*0.50 AND C1>O1 AND H<C1 AND L>O1 AND ABS(C-O)<(H-L)*0.20 Identical Three Crows (PCF) C2<O2 AND C1<O1 AND C<O AND C<L1 AND C1<L2 AND O=C1 AND O1=C2 In Neck (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND O<L1 AND C>=C1 AND (C/C1)<1.05 Kicker (PCF) C = L AND O = H AND H > L AND H < L1 AND C1 = H1 AND O1 = L1 AND H1 > L1 Meeting Lines (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1>O1 AND ((C1+O1)/2)>H2 AND ABS(C-O)>(H-L)*0.50 AND C<O AND ((C+O)/2)>H1 AND C=C1 10

11 On Neck (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND O<L1 AND C=L1 Separating Lines (PCF) C1>O1 AND C<O AND O=O1 Side-by-side White Lines (PCF) C2<O2 AND H1<L2 AND C1>O1 AND ABS(C1-O1)>ABS(C-O)*0.95 AND ABS(C1-O1)<ABS(C-O)*1.95 AND C>O AND C=C1 Three Black Crows (PCF) O1<O2 AND O1>C2 AND O<O1 AND O>C1 AND C1<L2 AND C<L1 AND C2<L2*1.05 AND C1<L1*1.05 AND C<L*1.05 Three Inside Down (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C2>O2 AND C1<O1 AND H1<C2 AND L1>O2 AND C<O AND C<C1 Three Line Strike (PCF) C3<O3 AND C2<O2 AND C2<C3 AND C1<O1 AND C1<C2 AND O<C1 AND C>O3 Three Outside Down (PCF) C2>O2 AND C2<O1 AND O2>C1 AND C<O AND C<C1 Thrusting (PCF) ABS(C1-O1)>(H1-L1)*0.50 AND C1<O1 AND O<L1 AND C>C1 AND C<((C1+O1)/2) Tri Star (PCF) ABS(C-O)<(H-L)*0.05 AND (H-L)<(AVGH21-AVGL21)*0.20 AND ABS(C1-O1)<(H1-L1)*0.05 AND (H1-L)<(AVGH21.1- AVGL21.1)*0.20 AND ABS(C2-O2)<(H2-L2)*0.05 AND (H2-L2)<(AVGH21.2 AVGL21.2)*0.20 AND L2>H1 AND L2>H Tweezer Top (PCF) H=H1 AND ABS(C-O)<ABS(C1-O1)*0.20 AND ABS(C1-O1)>=(H1-L1)*0.90 AND (H1-L1)>=(AVGH20-AVGL20)*1.3 Two Crows (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C2>O2 AND L1>H2 AND C1<O1 AND O>C1 AND O<O1 AND C<C2 AND C>O2 Upside Gap Two Crows (PCF) ABS(C2-O2)>(H2-L2)*0.50 AND C2>O2 AND L1>H2 AND C1<O1 AND O>O1 AND C<C1 AND C>H2 11

12 Appendix D: In-Class Personal Criteria Formulas and In-Class EasyScans Using Personal Criteria Formulas In-Class Personal Criteria Formulas Close as % of Range (C - L) / (H - L) *100 Range as % of Average Range (H - L) / (AVGH60 - AVGL60) *100 Average BOP Last 10 Days BOP10 10MA as % OF 20MA (AVGC10 / AVGC20) *100 10MA as % of 20MA, 4 Days Ago (AVGC10.4 / AVGC20.4) *100 High as % of Previous High (H / MAXH30.1) *100 Actual 6 week Range as % of Average 6 week Range (ignoring today) ((MAXH MINL30.1) / (AVGH AVGL30.1)) *100 In-Class EasyScans Using Personal Criteria Formulas Closing at Top of Range Surge Criteria Operator Limit Close as % of Range Greater Than 90 Range vs. Average Range Ranks 75 to 99 Volume 90-Day Ranks 50 to 99 Red BOP Criteria Operator Limit BOP last 10 Days Less Than -60 Volume 90-Day Ranks 50 to Day MA Up Through 20 Day Ma Criteria Operator Limit 10 MA as % of 20 MA Greater Than MA as % of 20 MA (4 Ago) Less Than Volume 90-Day Ranks 50 to 99 Breaking Out of 6 Week Consolidation Criteria Operator Limit High as % of Previous High Greater Than Actual 6 Wk Range as % of Avg Ranks 1 to 25 Price Percent Change Today -H Greater Than 0.01 Volume 90-Day Ranks 50 to 99 12

13 Appendix E: Commonly Requested Scans Island Reversal Bearish: H < L1 AND ((L1 > H2 AND H1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L2 > H3 AND MAXH2.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L3 > H4 AND MAXH3.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L4 > H5 AND MAXH4.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L5 > H6 AND MAXH5.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L6 > H7 AND MAXH6.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L7 > H8 AND MAXH7.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L8 > H9 AND MAXH8.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L9 > H10 AND MAXH9.1 = MAXH126.1) OR (L10 > H11 AND MAXH10.1 = MAXH126.1)) Bullish: L > H1 AND ((H1 < L2 AND L1 = MINL126.1) OR (H2 < L3 AND MINL2.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H3 < L4 AND MINL3.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H4 < L5 AND MINL4.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H5 < L6 AND MINL5.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H6 < L7 AND MINL6.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H7 < L8 AND MINL7.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H8 < L9 AND MINL8.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H9 < L10 AND MINL9.1 = MINL126.1) OR (H10 < L11 AND MINL10.1 = MINL126.1)) 50-Day Historic Volatility 1600*SQR((LOG(C/C1)^2 +LOG(C1/C2)^2 +LOG(C2/C3)^2 +LOG(C3/C4)^2 +LOG(C4/C5)^2 +LOG(C5/C6)^2 +LOG(C6/C7)^2 +LOG(C7/C8)^2 +LOG(C8/C9)^2 +LOG(C9/C10)^2 +LOG(C10/C11)^2 +LOG(C11/C12)^2 +LOG(C12/C13)^2 +LOG(C13/C14)^2 +LOG(C14/C15)^2 +LOG(C15/C16)^2 +LOG(C16/C17)^2 +LOG(C17/C18)^2 +LOG(C18/C19)^2 +LOG(C19/C20)^2 +LOG(C20/C21)^2 +LOG(C21/C22)^2 +LOG(C22/C23)^2 +LOG(C23/C24)^2 +LOG(C24/C25)^2 +LOG(C25/C26)^2 +LOG(C26/C27)^2 +LOG(C27/C28)^2 +LOG(C28/C29)^2 +LOG(C29/C30)^2 +LOG(C30/C31)^2 +LOG(C31/C32)^2 +LOG(C32/C33)^2 +LOG(C33/C34)^2 +LOG(C34/C35)^2 +LOG(C35/C36)^2 +LOG(C36/C37)^2 +LOG(C37/C38)^2 +LOG(C38/C39)^2 +LOG(C39/C40)^2 +LOG(C40/C41)^2 +LOG(C41/C42)^2 +LOG(C42/C43)^2 +LOG(C43/C44)^2 +LOG(C44/C45)^2 +LOG(C45/C46)^2 +LOG(C46/C47)^2 +LOG(C47/C48)^2 +LOG(C48/C49)^2 +LOG(C49/C50)^2-(LOG(C/C50)^2)/50)/50) Bollinger Band Squeeze (2 * SQR(ABS(C ^ 2 + C1 ^ 2 + C2 ^ 2 + C3 ^ 2 + C4 ^ 2 + C5 ^ 2 + C6 ^ 2 + C7 ^ 2 + C8 ^ 2 + C9 ^ 2 + C10 ^ 2 + C11 ^ 2 + C12 ^ 2 + C13 ^ 2 + C14 ^ 2 + C15 ^ 2 + C16 ^ 2 + C17 ^ 2 + C18 ^ 2 + C19 ^ 2-20 * AVGC20 ^ 2) / 19)) / AVGC20 <=.06 Volume Surge Plot V/AvgV100 13

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