Submitted by linnsoft on Thu, 10/09/2014 - 09:04
The token YRCL has been added to RTL to provide a means to scan on the year-to-date percentage change in price. Use the RTL expression:
((CL - YRCL)/YRCL)*100
to calculate the year-to-date percentage change. (10.5 means 10.5%). At present, the prior year's closing price is a data value transmitted only over the DTN data service. The close price of an issue on Dec. 31, 1999 is usually available in the historical record on the database. See item 16. below for a new technique for recording the prior year closing price using a scan.