scan for stocks whose price is X% within MA

November 13th, 2013, 01:00 PM

hello,

I would like to create a scan that lists all stocks whose price is 5% within their 50DAY SMA.

is there a way to create that sort of screen in TOS?

any help appreciated.

November 28th, 2013, 09:27 AM

Open Scan Tab and click on Add Study Filter button.
On the left hand side there is a dropbox with a Criteria caption, open it and choose Custom field (the one on the bottom of dropdown list)
Scanner Custom Filter window will appear. Open ThinkscriptEditor tab.
Delete ADXCrossover() line.

Paste the following code into thinkscript editor:

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,50);
def s = ma*0.05;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) is less than or equal to s;

Choose the aggregation period you want to scan on.
Click OK

Now click Save Scan Query so you can load this scan later

May 3rd, 2019, 01:56 PM

Regarding this reply:

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,50);
def s = ma*0.05;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) is less than or equal to s;

I noticed on some Think or Swim study filters, there are drop down boxes.
Is it possible to create our own drop down box for the Simple Moving Average (say 10, 13,20,30,50,200)
and for the Percent (.05, .10, .15, .20 and so on)?

I did copy and paste above code and it works great. Before I make a scan for each one that I want and change the numbers, thought I would ask first?

Reunionman

June 23rd, 2019, 08:24 PM

Add this:

input percent = 0.05;
and change '0.05' to 'percent'

for the MA:
input length = 50;

and change 50 to length
this will allow you to input any number. If you'd prefer a drop down it would be

input percent = {default 0.05, 0.10, etc.....};

Same for the MA.

Reunionman

Regarding this reply:

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,50);
def s = ma*0.05;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) is less than or equal to s;

I noticed on some Think or Swim study filters, there are drop down boxes.
Is it possible to create our own drop down box for the Simple Moving Average (say 10, 13,20,30,50,200)
and for the Percent (.05, .10, .15, .20 and so on)?

I did copy and paste above code and it works great. Before I make a scan for each one that I want and change the numbers, thought I would ask first?

Reunionman

June 27th, 2019, 05:38 AM

Hi!, Thanks for your help!... How would I filter for stocks that are (last price) equal to or greater than 10% above the 30 SMA?

Thanks in advance,

Jym Shoe

July 4th, 2019, 03:41 PM

jym shoe

Hi!, Thanks for your help!... How would I filter for stocks that are (last price) equal to or greater than 10% above the 30 SMA?

Thanks in advance,

Jym Shoe

Symbols that the PRICE is 10% AWAY FROM the 30SMA

Code

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,30);
def percent = ma*0.10;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) is greater than or equal to percent;

or short version

(both are the same just coded differently)

Code

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,30);
def percent = ma*0.10;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) >= percent;

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For the exact moving average scanner scan you want it is already built into TOS "jym shoe"
no custom thinkscript needed do what you want, just do the following in thinkorswim :

**STOCK HACKER > ADD STUDY FILTER>POPULAR STUDIES>MOVINGAVERAGE_SCAN>
select
**The Close is atleast 10% above the 30 period Simple moving average

(you can choose ema ( exponential ) sma ( simple ) weighted wilders and hull )

December 27th, 2019, 08:22 PM

Hi, Are you able to add the condition that you only want to see stocks that have a higher 50 SMA than 200 SMA?

December 27th, 2019, 09:18 PM

codeblue702

Hi, Are you able to add the condition that you only want to see stocks that have a higher 50 SMA than 200 SMA?

Code

close is greater than or equal to SimpleMovingAvg("length" = 200)."SMA" and close is greater than or equal to SimpleMovingAvg("length" = 50)."SMA"

January 7th, 2020, 02:41 PM

Is there a way to filter out stocks that are above the 30 SMA by 10% to 15 percent?

I am looking for a code that can filter out stocks that are at least 10% above the 30 SMA but not exceeding 15%

January 7th, 2020, 09:15 PM

Nostar123

Is there a way to filter out stocks that are above the 30 SMA by 10% to 15 percent?

I am looking for a code that can filter out stocks that are at least 10% above the 30 SMA but not exceeding 15%

Code

def ma = SimpleMovingAvg(close,30);
def percent = ma*0.10;
def percent2 = ma*0.15;
plot scan = absvalue(close - ma) is greater than or equal to percent and absvalue(close - ma) is less than or equal to percent2 and close is greater than SimpleMovingAvg("length" = 30)."SMA" ;

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