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Numeric Constants and Flags

Numeric constants and flags are simply tokens which represent constant numbers.  They exist to facilitate equation composition.  The descriptive tokens are generally easier to remember than the numbers they represent.

 Constants

 Name

 Value

 e  Logarithmic base  2.71828
 G  Golden Ratio  1.61803
 FALSE  False  0
 PI  Pi Constant  3.14159  (eg. STAT > PI)
 POS_LONG  In Long Position
 POS_SHORT  In Short Position
 SEC_CASH  Cash Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_CASH
 SEC_CUSTOM  Custom Instrument  SECTYPE = SEC_CUSTOM
 SEC_DTN  DTN Calculated Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_DTN
 SEC_FUND  Mutual/Money Market  SECTYPE = SEC_FUND
 SEC_FUTURE  Future Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_FUTURE
 SEC_FUTUREOPT  Future Option Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_FUTUREOPT
 SEC_INDEX  Index Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_INDEX
 SEC_STAT  Statistic Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_STAT
 SEC_STOCK  Stock Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_STOCK AND LEN >= 4
 SEC_STOCKOPT  Stock Option Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_STOCKOPT
 SEC_UNKNOWN  Unknown Security Type  SECTYPE = SEC_UNKNOWN
 TRUE  True  1  (eg. PNFRISING = TRUE)
 VAR  Numeric Variable  Set value in preference column.

 Alarm Flags

 

 

 ALARM_ASK_GE

 Alarm on Ask >=  SET(FLAG, ALARM_ASK_GE)
 ALARM_ASK_LE  Alarm on Ask <=  SET(FLAG, ALARM_ASK_LE)
 ALARM_BID_GE  Alarm on Bid >=  SET(FLAG, ALARM_BID_GE)
 ALARM_BID_LE  Alarm on Bid <=  SET(FLAG, -ALARM_BID_LE)
 ALARM_GE  Alarm On Last Price >=  SET(FLAG, ALARM_GE)
 ALARM_LE  Alarm On Last Price <=  SET(FLAG, -ALARM_LE)
 ALARM_NEWS  News Alarms  
 ALARM_RESET  Clear Alarms  
 ALARM_RESET_HI  Clear High Alarms  
 ALARM_RESET_LO  Clear Low Alarms  
 ALARM_RESET_VOL  Clear Volume Alarms  
 ALARM_SPREAD  Maintain Hi-Lo Spread when Stepping  
 ALARM_VOL  Alarm On Volume  

 Color Tokens

 Color

 Value

 COLOR_LTAQUA  Light Aqua  15,269,887
 COLOR_LTBLUE  Light Blue  15,263,999
 COLOR_LTGRAY  Light Gray  12,303,291
 COLOR_LTGREEN  Light Green  15,269,864
 COLOR_LTPURPLE  Light Purple  16,771,327
 COLOR_LTYELLOW  Light Yellow  16,777,148
 COLOR_PINK  Pink  16,771,304
 COLOR_WHITE  White  16,777,215

 Highlight Flag

 Color

 Value

 FLAG_HILITE  Highlight Instrument  SET( , FLAG_HILITE)

 Monitoring Flags

 

 

 MON_DAILY  Monitor Daily

 SET(MON,MON_INTRA)
 turns on intraday monitoring for all issues scanned

 MON_INTRA  Monitor Intra-Day
 MON_MONTHLY  Monitor Monthly
 MON_WEEKLY  Monitor Weekly

(See Also:  Scans Center, Scan Overview, Scans and Custom Indicators)