Alerts Menu: Sub-menus: Scanner
The Stock Scanner feature can be accessed from the Alerts menu in the Main Menu.
The Stock Scanner is a tool that allows users to search multiple symbols simultaneously based on specific criteria. This feature, built into Stocko Trader, utilizes Trade Script to perform these searches.
To create a new scanner:
- Select Scanner from the Alerts menu in the Main Menu.
- Click on the New Scanner button.
A dialog box will then be displayed.
To create a new scanner, select a Stock scanner from the Alert menu in the main menu. Next, click on the New Scanner button.A dialog will display:
– Here user could give a name to the scanner and simply type trade script into the script text box then choose the appropriate bar interval, periodicity, and no. of days values. Always use up to 60 days for optimum performance. Next, click the Add Symbol button to add symbols on which users want to run the scanners.- Here user could search the symbols and add to a list of symbols on which he/she want to run the scanner. Click the OK button to select the list of symbols. Users can also add a predefined list of symbols, by selecting default symbols. Now select the OK button for saving the scanner.- The user could now see the newly defined scanner in the scanner list. Just select the scanner and press the Load button to start the scanner. The user could also edit or using Edit and Delete buttons.