Study Reference

Every technical study available to the scanner and charts — grouped by type, with its shorthand notation and parameters.

Written By [Scanr.ai] Eoin

Last updated 2 months ago

Study Reference

89 studies are available across 7 categories. Each entry below includes the study's description and its shorthand notation showing available parameters.

Trend & Overlap (17)

Trend and overlap studies are plotted directly on the price chart and are used to identify the direction and strength of a trend.

Study	Notation	Notes
Bollinger Bands	`BBANDS(c, period, nbdevup, nbdevdn, matype)`	Close price
Double exponential moving average	`DEMA(c, period)`	Close price
Exponential moving average	`EMA(c, period)`	Close price
Hilbert Transform - Instantaneous Trendline	`HT_TRENDLINE(c)`	Close price
Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average	`KAMA(c, period)`	Close price
MESA Adaptive Moving Average	`MAMA(c, fastlimit, slowlimit)`	Close price
MidPoint over period	`MIDPOINT(c, period)`	Close price
Midpoint Price over period	`MIDPRICE(h, l, period)`	High price
Moving average	`MA(c, period, matype)`	Close price
Moving average with variable period	`MAVP(c, periods, minperiod, maxperiod, matype)`	Close price
Parabolic SAR	`SAR(h, l, acceleration, maximum)`	High price
Parabolic SAR Extended params	`SAREXT(h, l, ...)`	High price
Simple Moving Average	`SMA(c, period)`	Close price
Triangular Moving Average	`TRIMA(c, period)`	Close price
Triple Exponential Moving Average	`TEMA(c, period)`	Close price
Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3)	`T3(c, period, vfactor)`	Close price
Weighted Moving Average	`WMA(c, period)`	Close price

Momentum (30)

Momentum studies measure the speed and magnitude of price changes to identify overbought, oversold, and trend-reversal conditions.

Study	Notation	Notes
1-day Rate-Of-Change (ROC) of a Triple Smooth EMA	`TRIX(c, period)`	Close price
Absolute Price Oscillator	`APO(c, fastperiod, slowperiod, matype)`	Close price
Aroon	`AROON(h, l, period)`	High price
Aroon Oscillator	`AROONOSC(h, l, period)`	High price
Average Directional Movement Index	`ADX(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Average Directional Movement Index Rating	`ADXR(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Balance Of Power	`BOP(o, h, l, c)`	Open price
Chande Momentum Oscillator	`CMO(c, period)`	Close price
Commodity Channel Index	`CCI(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Directional Movement Index	`DX(h, l, c, period)`	High price
MACD with controllable MA type	`MACDEXT(c, fastperiod, fastmatype, slowperiod, slowmatype, signalperiod, signalmatype)`	Close price
Minus Directional Indicator	`MINUS_DI(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Minus Directional Movement	`MINUS_DM(h, l, period)`	High price
Momentum	`MOM(c, period)`	Close price
Money Flow Index	`MFI(h, l, c, v, period)`	High price
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence	`MACD(c, fastperiod, slowperiod, signalperiod)`	Close price
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Fix 12/26	`MACDFIX(c, signalperiod)`	Close price
Percentage Price Oscillator	`PPO(c, fastperiod, slowperiod, matype)`	Close price
Plus Directional Indicator	`PLUS_DI(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Plus Directional Movement	`PLUS_DM(h, l, period)`	High price
Rate of change	`ROC(c, period)`	Close price
Rate of change Percentage	`ROCP(c, period)`	Close price
Rate of change ratio	`ROCR(c, period)`	Close price
Rate of change ratio 100 scale	`ROCR100(c, period)`	Close price
Relative Strength Index	`RSI(c, period)`	Close price
Stochastic	`STOCH(h, l, c, fastk_period, slowk_period, slowk_matype, slowd_period, slowd_matype)`	High price
Stochastic Fast	`STOCHF(h, l, c, fastk_period, fastd_period, fastd_matype)`	High price
Stochastic Relative Strength Index	`STOCHRSI(c, period, fastk_period, fastd_period, fastd_matype)`	Close price
Ultimate Oscillator	`ULTOSC(h, l, c, timeperiod1, timeperiod2, timeperiod3)`	High price
Williams %R	`WILLR(h, l, c, period)`	High price

Volume (4)

Volume studies measure buying and selling pressure using traded volume, helping confirm or contradict price moves.

Study	Notation	Notes
Chaikin A/D Line	`AD(h, l, c, v)`	High price
Chaikin A/D Oscillator	`ADOSC(h, l, c, v, fastperiod, slowperiod)`	High price
On Balance Volume	`OBV(c, v)`	Close price
Relative Volume Standard Deviation	`RELVOL_STDDEV(v, length)`	Volume

Volatility (3)

Volatility studies quantify the magnitude of price fluctuations, useful for position sizing and breakout detection.

Study	Notation	Notes
Average True Range	`ATR(h, l, c, period)`	High price
Normalized Average True Range	`NATR(h, l, c, period)`	High price
True Range	`TRANGE(h, l, c)`	High price

Statistics (9)

Statistical studies apply mathematical models to price data to measure dispersion, correlation, and regression characteristics.

Study	Notation	Notes
Beta	`BETA(c0, c1, period)`	First series, typically closing price
Linear Regression	`LINEARREG(c, period)`	Close price
Linear Regression Angle	`LINEARREG_ANGLE(c, period)`	Close price
Linear Regression Intercept	`LINEARREG_INTERCEPT(c, period)`	Close price
Linear Regression Slope	`LINEARREG_SLOPE(c, period)`	Close price
Pearson's Correlation Coefficient	`CORREL(c0, c1, period)`	First series, typically closing price
Standard Deviation	`STDDEV(c, period, nbdev)`	Close price
Time Series Forecast	`TSF(c, period)`	Close price
Variance	`VAR(c, period, nbdev)`	Close price

Math Transforms (15)

Math transform studies apply a single mathematical function to a price series. They are most useful as building blocks inside study comparisons.

Study	Notation	Notes
Arc Cosine	`ACOS(c)`	Close price
Arc Sine	`ASIN(c)`	Close price
Arc Tangent	`ATAN(c)`	Close price
Base-10 Logarithm	`LOG10(c)`	Close price
Ceiling	`CEIL(c)`	Close price
Cosine	`COS(c)`	Close price
Exponential	`EXP(c)`	Close price
Floor	`FLOOR(c)`	Close price
Hyperbolic Cosine	`COSH(c)`	Close price
Hyperbolic Sine	`SINH(c)`	Close price
Hyperbolic Tangent	`TANH(c)`	Close price
Natural Logarithm	`LN(c)`	Close price
Sine	`SIN(c)`	Close price
Square Root	`SQRT(c)`	Close price
Tangent	`TAN(c)`	Close price

Math Operators (11)

Math operator studies combine two price series or apply a rolling operation to a single series, enabling custom composite indicators.

Study	Notation	Notes
Highest value over a specified period	`MAX(c, period)`	Close price
Index of highest value over a specified period	`MAXINDEX(c, period)`	Close price
Index of lowest value over a specified period	`MININDEX(c, period)`	Close price
Indexes of lowest and highest values over a specified period	`MINMAXINDEX(c, period)`	Close price
Lowest and highest values over a specified period	`MINMAX(c, period)`	Close price
Lowest value over a specified period	`MIN(c, period)`	Close price
Summation	`SUM(c, period)`	Close price
Vector Arithmetic Add	`ADD(c0, c1)`	First series, typically closing price
Vector Arithmetic Division	`DIV(c0, c1)`	Numerator series, typically closing price
Vector Arithmetic Multiplication	`MULT(c0, c1)`	First series, typically closing price
Vector Arithmetic Subtraction	`SUB(c0, c1)`	First series, typically closing price