Displays a short description of all the command line options. If present, this argument will automatically start a downloading session. Instructs the downloader to automatically close after the downloading session has completed.
It can be used together with argument -a to automatically start and end a YLoader session. Available only in the console version. Instructs the downloader to display all settings for the session. Used to see the actual values for all the settings, even those that have not been set explicitly on the command line.
Instructs the downloader not to run a downloading session. Can be used together with -o to check the values of various settings before actually starting a session.
Instructs the downloader to load arguments from a configuration file in addition to those passed directly on the command line. Download session control. Sets the name and path of the file containing the symbols. The value string must be between quotes if it contains spaces. Sets the path under which the generated files will be saved. Instructs the downloader which datasource to use to download the data. The datasource name can be incomplete as long as it uniquely identifies it, for example "y", "ya" "go" are all valid datasource names.
Also, the name is case insensitive, so both "y" and "Y" will identify Yahoo as datasource. Instructs the downloader whether to adjust data for split and dividends or not. Note that some data sources may not support either adjusted or unadjusted data. Instructs the downloader whether to check data for errors or not.
Sets the start date of the downloading range. An empty quoted string can be set to specify the earliest available start date. See also -l and -u. Sets the end date of the downloading range. An empty quoted string can be set to most recent available end date. Instructs the downloader to download only the most recent missing bars if enabled, or the data for the entire specified range if disabled.
Enabling the update mode is the most efficient way to download data on an ongoing basis, as this will always download the minimum amount of data.
Sets the number of simultaneous downloading connections. If bandwidth and processing power were unlimited, the higher the number the faster the download. In practice, should be used with caution, as a higher number may not necessarily result in a faster download. Instructs the downloader to issue an warning and continue downloading the data, if set to warning, or issue an error and halt downloading the data for that symbol, if set to error.
Instructs the downloader how to handle the case of volume 0. If set to valid, it will consider volume 0 as a valid value, if set to invalid, it will consider volume 0 as invalid, and it will handle further according to argument -i handling of invalid data. Instructs the downloader to reload old data in update mode, if necessary, if set to enable, and disables reloading of old data in update mode, even if old data is inconsistent, if disabled. See also argument -u.
Settings based line formatting. Instructs the downloader whether to add the symbol to the generated file if enabled see argument -m for the column where the symbol will be placed , or to not add the symbol to the generated file if disabled. If adding the symbol to the generated file is enabled see argument -y , this will set the column in which the symbol will be added 0 for the first column, 1 for the second, etc, up to 6 for the last column.
Sets the date separator to the specified character or string. To set the "no date separator" mode, use command line argument -z. The separator string should be surrounded by quotes in case it starts with "-", which can cause an ambiguous command line. If both -r and -z are present on the command line, -z takes precendence, so there won't be a date separator.
Sets the "no date separator" mode. See command line argument -r for how to set any date separator. If both -r and -z are present on the command line, -z takes precedence, so there won't be a date separator. Sets the field separator to the specified character or string. Leave this unchecked if you wish to preserve the data in the destination file. Select the Convert Folder button. From the console, expand the folder that contains the data files to be copied by selecting the triangle to the left.
Place a check next to the data files to be copied. Then right-click on the checked data files and from the menu select, Copy all checked to From the Copies Securitie s dialog select the folder in which to copy to. The destination folder must already be added to the DownLoad tab. If the desired destination folder is not in the list: Select Cancel Select Add Select the desired folder, then choose the Select Folder button.
From the Power Console, select the Charts button. Open all of the charts to be included in the layout. Typing in instruments using the Instrument s field at the top Multiple instruments can be separated by commas. Select instruments using custom data lists or public online lists. Select local data instruments using Local Data Lists. Customize charts so they are displayed in the desired manner. From the Layout dialog select Add or Add All.
Then select Ok. Give it a File name: Select Save. MetaStock v12 Open MetaStock. From the Select instrument s from lists highlight a list of instruments and check the instruments to be included in the Layout and select Next. From the Chart Options dialog, select the appropriate options and select Open Chart MetaStock v11 Open MetaStock. From the File menu select Open or select the open folder icon from the toolbar. From the Open dialog open all of the charts to be included in the layout.
If working with online data select the DataLink button and drill into the desired folders to select instrument s. If working with local data select the Local Data button and drill into the desired folders to select instrument s.
Select Open. MetaStock 13 To create a new custom list of Local Data files: 1. From the Power Console, select the Explore button. Double click on the Explorations in the top left pane, or right click on Explorations and select New Explorations.
Give the new exploration a Name. S elect OK. From the Power Console, select the Explorer button. Select the New button. Select OK. From the Tools menu select The Explorer. Select New the, Exploration Editor dialog will display. From the Power Console, select the System Test button. Select the General tab and give the new system test a name.
Set the desired Order and Portfolio Bias options. Select the Buy Order tab. Enter the desired formula to enter a long position. Set the appropriate Order Type options. Set the desired Stops if needed. Define optimization variables for OPT variables in formulas if needed. MetaStock 12 Open MetaStock. From the Tools menu select Enhanced System Tester. From the Power Console select the Forecaster button. Set the desired amount of data to load from the right pane.
Select the Start Forecaster or press Enter. Select the Event Recognizer tab. Select the Draw New Pattern. Enter a Name for the new pattern. Position the cursor into the Pattern Shape, Location, and Orientation box. Click and hold the mouse and draw the desired pattern Ex. Select the desired options and select Save. From the Download tab select the Add button. Select New Folder give the folder a name and select Select Folder.
The newly created folder will display in the Download tab. Place a check next to the newly created folder, right click on the folder, select Create New Security. There are three ways in which to add an instrument to the folder, those are covered below. Select the Interval. Select the First Date This will be the first date in the data file. If you want five years of data set the first date back five years. Once an instrument is entered select OK. This will add the instrument s to the folder.
To download data to the new folder, place a check next to the folder and select the Download button. Manually type the instrument into the Symb ol field, if a name is not entered, it will default to the instrument. O Symbol search by selecting Look-up. Multiple Selections. From the right pane in the Attachment section, select the Apply Template option.
Using the drop down select the desired template. Select Open Chart This will open a chart of the instrument s with the desired template applied. From the Select instrument s from lists section, highlight the exchange to display the list of instruments to the right. From the Chart Options dialog, from the Attachment section, select the desired template to apply using the drop down menu next to the Apply Template bullet.
Select the drop down arrow on the Open button and select Open with Template Or select the drop down arrow on the Options button and select Open with Template. The Open with Template dialog will be displayed. Select the desired template and select Open. Select the instrument s to be opened with the selected template. This will open the chart of the instrument s with the desired templates applied. Right click onto the back ground of the open chart. Select Apply Template. From the Apply Template dialog, select the desired template and select Apply.
This will open a second instance of the chart with the desired template applied. We recommend leaving Keep line studies unchecked, since line studies are specific to the instruments for which they are drawn. From the Power Console select Charts. Select the desired instrument , or multiple instruments , from a custom online list or a public online list from the Instruments pane bottom, left. Check the box next to the list name to select an entire list, or double-click to open a list and check the boxes next the desired instruments.
From the Attachment section select to Apply Template , using the drop down menu select the desired template. Select Open Chart. This will apply the select template to the instruments. MetaStock 12 and 13 From the Tools menu select Options - Chart Options - select to Use chart as template If using a layout, and want all charts in the layout to change when cycling through a list of instruments, leave Change All charts in layout checked.
Type in a instrument into the Select instrument s field, or from the Select instrument s from lists section highlight a list of instruments, and check the instruments to be opened on the right.
Select Next. MetaStock 11 From the Tools menu select Options - Chart Options - select to Use chart as template If using a layout, and want all charts in the layout to change when cycling through a list of instruments, leave Change All charts in layout checked. Select File - Open. If working online data select DataLink button, if working with local data select Local Data.
From the top right hand corner select Options - Open With Template. Select the desired instrument to be opened, and select Open. How do I delete an Exploration in MetaStock? Right-click on the Exploration s to be deleted and select Delete. Highlight the Exploration s to be deleted. Select the drop-down menu on the More button and select Delete Exploration.
From the Tools menu, select The Explorer. Select the Delete button. From the Download tab in the console, expand the folder that contains the data file by selecting the triangle. Place a check next to the data file to be deleted. Right-click on the data file in which you wish to remove. Select Delete.
If you wish to delete multiple data files from a folder, check the desired data files. Right-click on the folder path and select Delete all checked Right click onto the System Test to be deleted and select Delete.
Highlight the System Test to be deleted. Select the drop down menu on the More button and select Delete System Test. From the Tools menu, select Enhanced System Tester. Right click onto the toolbar. Select undock. Right click onto the undocked toolbar. Select Dock To Top. How do I download data in DownLoader? If you are downloading multiple sub-folders under a parent folder, e. Select the parent folder that contains all of your data folders. If you are downloading a single folder, use the Add button.
Select the parent folder that contains your data folder e. Check the Use Current Date option to ensure you have the latest complete day's data.
Select the Download button to begin the data collection. When the download is complete the Collection Report will appear. A green check means the download was successful.
An "X" means an error occurred. Scenario I Open MetaStock. Double click the Public Online Data Lists or one of the lists or lists headers. Select the desired lists, more than one can selected by using the Shift or Ctrl keys. Select Add A Header must be used, at least once. Select Save and Close. Select Manage Public Lists MetaStock 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 There are up to five different ways to be notified when using an expert advisor to show that a condition has been triggered.
Open MetaStock. From the Tools menu on the main toolbar, select Expert Advisor. Select New from the right hand menu, this will open Expert Editor. In the Name tab, name the custom expert advisor, and provide notes about the expert if desired.
Click the Trends tab. Paste the custom formula for the bullish trend in the Bullish window. Paste the custom formula for the bearish trend in the Bearish window. Select the Ribbon button, and select the display options for the bullish and bearish trends on the chart.
If the custom expert will only contain a trend ribbon, click Ok create the Expert Advisor, and close the editor.
Click the Highlights tab. Select New from the menu on the right hand side, this will open the Experts Highlights Editor. Type the desired name Select the desired Color. Click OK to close the highlight editor Repeat the above process to create multiple highlights.
If the custom expert will only contain bar highlights, click Ok to create the Expert Advisor, and close the editor. Click the Symbols tab. Select New from the menu on the right, this will open the Experts Symbol Editor.
Type the desired name. Click the Graphics tab. Select the symbol to be used from the Graphic list. Select the Size for the symbol. Choose the Color for the symbol. Type in a Label if one is desired to be displayed on the chart for the symbol. Select the Symbol Position and Label Position. The label font, color, and size are controlled by clicking the Font button. The gray box to the right shows how the symbol will appear when it is added to a chart.
Repeat the same process to create multiple symbols. If the custom expert will only contain symbols, click Ok to create the Expert Advisor, and close the editor. Click the Alert tab. Select New from the right hand menu, this will open the Expert Alert Editor. Select the Alert tab. Type in the text the alert is to display when it is triggered. Click Ok to close the Expert Alert Editor. Repeat the same process to create multiple alerts. If the custom expert will only contain alerts, click Ok to create the Expert Advisor, and close the editor.
Click the Commentary tab. Within the commentary window insert the desired text for the custom expert advisor. Add any desired formatting such as font size, font color, bold , and italics.
If the custom expert will only contain a commentary window, click Ok to create the Expert Advisor, and close the editor. Select the Explore button from the Power Console. Double click onto "Explorations 0 of " to bring up the Exploration Editor. Click New on the right hand side, this will open the Exploration Editor. Depending on the type of exploration being created both the columns and filter can be used.
Instructions are provided for both. Select the Column A tab, click into the Col A name box, give it a name no more than characters. If there is a filter formula, click onto the Filter tab. Click OK to create the custom exploration and close the Exploration Editor. From the Tools menu select the Explorer. MetaStock 11 - current version The Indicator Builder is used to create custom indicators using the MetaStock formula language, steps for doing so are provided below.
From the Tools menu select Indicator Builder. Click onto New on the right hand side, to open the Indicator Editor. Click OK to create the formula and close the Indicator Editor. Select the "System Test" button. Double click onto "System Tests 0 of ". This will display the System Editor. Enter the desired name. Click OK to create the custom system test. Click New , this will display the System editor. From My Apps select - Home. Type into Name. Select Apply. The results of the search will be the AU Sectors index symbols.
To export the list of instruments to excel. Select to Create List button at the top of the screen. Place a check in the box next to Name this will select all of the items in teh search. Select Export to Excel. This will download the list of items in teh sesarch into an excel file in the specified download location.
From the open Monitor app right click onto the header of a column. From the right click menu select to Insert Column. This will insert an empty column into the Monitor app.
From the open Monitor app right click onto the back ground of the app. From the right click menu select Insert Row. From the right click menu the following actions can also be executed. Open an Excel workbook. In the ribbon, there is a Refinitiv tab. In Excel, click the Helios and select Excel Options. In Excel Options dialog, click Add-Ins. Restart Excel. The ribbon will display the Refinitiv tab when you reopen Excel. Is the add-in does not appear in the Disabled Items list, check if you need to manually load the add-in.
In Excel , select the Helios and select Excel Options. In Excel Options dialog, select Add-Ins. Select one of the available colors from the drop down. Select the chain link icon of another app in the same workspace, and select the same color that was selected in step.
The two apps will be linked. Meaning if an instrument is typed into one of the apps, both apps will automatically report information on that instrument. To unlink apps in XENITH click onto the chain link icon in the top left-hand corner of a linked app, and remove the check mark. The app will no longer be linked. There are multiple ways to load instrument s into the Monitor app, by manually typing in an instrument or loading an existing instrument list create in a different Refinitiv XENITH app.
These methods are provided below. O and hit enter. Exiting instrument list - From the Type monitor name to open Double click on the desired option ticker to open the chart. Scenario 2 Open OptionScope. Check the box next to the desired option ticker. Right click on the ticker. Select Open selected Options in a Chart. Double click on the desired ticker to open the chart. Scenario 2 Open QuoteCenter. Click the desired ticker. Right click on the desired ticker. Select Open selected Instruments in a Chart.
Downloader v15 - Current Open DownLoader. From the console select the Download tab. Expand the folder that contains the data file. To open a single datasheet, place a check next to the data file, right click onto it and select View Security Data. To open multiple datasheets the maximum amount of datasheets that can be open at once is Check the desired data files, right click onto one of the selected items.
Select View Security data for all checked From the File menu select Open. The Open dialog will display the layout files saved within the folder listed in the Look in:. There can be layouts saved in other folders on the system. Highlight the desired layout and select Open. From a the Quoteline app select the hamburger icon in the top right-hand corner three lines or right-click the back ground and select File - Open. From the list of Quoteline app double click the desired file.
This will open the file in the Quoteline app. Select the amount of data to load from the right pane. Select Open chart or press Enter. There are two way to plot an indicator onto the open chart. From the Insert menu select Indicators , from the Indicators dialog select the indicator left pane to insert into the chart, from the right pane select the location in which to display the indicator onto the chart.
Select Ok. If the selected indicator has properties that are to be set, the Properties dialog will display, set the properties, and select Ok to plot the indicator. Highlight the exchange group and check the instrument s of the charts to be opened and select Next. Set in the appropriate options in the Charts Options dialog and select Open Chart If the selected indicator has properties that are to be set, the Properties dialog will display, set the properties, and select Ok t o plot the indicator.
Open the chart s. If working with online data select the DataLink button, drill into the desired folders, highlight instrument s and select open. If working with local data select the Local Data button, browse to the desired folder, highlight instrument s and select open. From the open Monitor app right-click onto a column. From the right-click menu select Delete Column.
This will remove the selected column from the Monitor app. The following actions are also available to be executed. From the Power Console, select System Test.
Select the desired System Test s in the System Tests pane top, left. Type a ticker symbol in the Instrument s field or select an instrument, or multiple instruments , from a custom online list or a public online list.
Check the box next to the list name to select an entire list or double-click to open a list and check the boxes next to the desired instruments. Select the desired options from the right pane. Select Start System Test or press Enter. From the Power Console, select the System Tester button. From the Select a System Test dialog select the system test to be used. Select Next From the Select instruments s from lists dialog, highlight the list of instruments to be back tested.
Instruments within lists can be checked and unchecked. Select the System Test Options. Select Start System Test Highlight an System Test s and select New Simulation. From the Select Securities dialog select Add Securities. From the Add Securities dialog: If working with local data, select the Local Data button browse to the desired folder, highlight the instruments and select Open.
If working with online data, select the DataLink button, highlight the instruments and select Open. Open the Power Console. Click the System Test button. Select the desired System Test s in the System Tests pane. Type a ticker symbol in the Instrument s field or select an instrument or multiple instruments from the Instruments pane.
Click the Interval drop-down menu. Select Custom. Set the desired Interval and Multiplier for a 3-day interval, set the Interval to Day s and the Multiplier to 3. Click Start System Test or press Enter.
Select the desired Exploration s in the Explorations pane top, left. Check the box next to the list name to select an entire list, or expand a list and check the boxes next the desired instruments. Click Start Exploration or press Enter. From the Select an Exploration dialog highlight the exploration scan to be used.
From the Select list s to Explore dialog, highlight the list of instruments to be explored. Select the Exploration Options. Select Start Exploration. MetaStock v11 Open Metastock. Highlight an Exploration s and select Explore. From the Power Console select Explore button. Check the desired Exploration s in the Exploration plane top left. Check the desired instruments, or multiple instruments, from Instruments pane bottom left.
Click Start Exploration or select Enter. From an open Quoteline app, make all desired customization's. Right-click the background, select - File - Save As. From the Saving Document dialog enter in a name and select OK. From the Toolbar, right-click onto the workspace. Select Restore Workspace then select the date to use in going back a previous version of the Workspace.
How do I set the price interval in a user-defined pattern in the Forecaster in MetaStock? From the Power Console, select the Forecaster button. Type an instrument or select an instrument from a custom list or public online list. Select the desired amount of data to load, from the right pane. Select Start Forecaster or press Enter. Select Event Recognizer tab. Select the desired Compatible Price Intervals from the list.
Select Save. Select the filter icon from the top right-hand corner of the New Monitor app. Select Advanced Filter then select Add. From the Select Category drop down the following filter searches are available: Select a category for example Companies and type in General Electric. The news stories to the left will include stories on GE.
We do not have Time, Open int, Name and Symbol in this case. Click on the checkboxes in the actual Conversion Settings dialog and adjust the number if necessary so it matches the picture above. In the Initial File Detail settings we indicate that this file is delimited by tabs. The date format is very important and where the majority of user mistakes are made. Again, if our file had dates like " There are some formats in the combo box that you can choose from — but you are able to enter any format you want.
Our first line in the file is textual and not a quote so the box marked Skip Rows is checked and the value set to 1 just one row of text in this case. The last thing to notice is Convert2MS normally expects files where the oldest quote is first.
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