How do i screen for stocks that meet a certain technical criteria?

by admin on August 19, 2009

~Vengeance~ asked:


on the chart. For example i want to find all stocks where the bollinger bands have narrowed dramatically. Or let’s say all stocks where the MACD has crossed the signal line. Is that even possible or is it something too advanced?
I know how to screen for stocks according to fundamental value, like yahoo, scottrade, etc. But i’m talking about strictly technical indicators. Based off chart layouts.

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john carlo August 22, 2009 at 5:56 pm

You could start with Yahoo Finance. They offer a free screening tool at:

Also, MSN offers a stock screening tool at:

There are two excellent starters. Good Luck and good hunting.

doc bob August 23, 2009 at 7:22 pm

I use a program called IQ Chart for stock scan like you describe. Most of the online brokers have some type of scanning service.

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