Divergence Scans
The first thing one must do to create
any scan is to define the specific criteria
that will find what you want to scan for.
If divergence is defined to be
price moving in a direction contrary to the direction that an
indicator is moving,
then time frame and indicator parameters become crucial.
The issue of scanning for divergences is
very well described
in this
April 6th StockCharts.com News Letter.
I strongly recommend that anyone
interested in these scans
read that news letter.
Two of the scans described below are from the news letter.
Divergence Scan # 1. Over the Last Five Days
Price increased by at least given 2.5 %
while MACD has decreased by at least 8 % - Advanced User Interface
[type = stock] and [close > 5 days ago close * 1.025]
and
[[[macd line(12,26,9) - 5 days ago macd line(12,26,9)] / AbsVal(5 days ago macd
line(12,26,9) ] < -0.08 ]
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Divergence Scan # 2. Over the Last Five Days
Price higher than the highest close during the previous five days
and Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) currently lower than
the lowest reading during the same period
[type = stock] and [close > yesterday's max(5,close)]
and
[CMF(20) < yesterday's min(5,CMF(20))]
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Divergence Scan # 3. Over the Last Ten Days
Price higher than previous ten days maximum,
and RSI lower than previous ten days mazimum. - Advanced User Interface
[daily max(10,daily high) > 10 days ago daily
max(20,daily high)] and
[daily max(10,daily RSI(14)) < 10 days ago daily max(20,daily RSI(14))]
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