Frequently Asked Questions: Stock Screener

How do I screen for breakouts?

• How do I find breakouts from a Donchian channel?
  
  Here is an example:

  1. Select Price >> Highs/Lows >> 1 year; new high; within the last 10 days
  2. Click Add button
  3. Then select Price >> Highs/Lows >> 1 year; previous high; exclude the last 60 days

  The second filter will eliminate stocks already in a strong trend (i.e. frequently making new highs). You will find the above example at #58074 on the Shared tab.
• How do I detect Bollinger Bands breakouts?
  
  Here is an example:

  1. Select Bollinger Bands >> Standard Deviation >> 50-day; Minimum 2
  2. Click the Add button

  You will find an example at #114771 on the Shared tab.

How do I screen for reversals?

• How do I scan for reversals with Twiggs Momentum Oscillator?
  
  Here is an example of how to scan for bearish reversals:

  1. Select Twiggs Momentum Oscillator >> Reversal >> 63-day; turned Down; by 10 percent; within the last 5 days
  2. Click the Add button

  You will find this example at #57977 on the Shared tab.

How do I screen for relative strength/rate of return?

• How do I screen for Rate of Annual Return?
  
  1. Select Price >> Percentage Price Move >> 1 Year; Minimum (say) 30
  2. Click the Add button
  3. Then click Run Screen
  4. Sort results from highest to lowest by clicking the %PM(1Y) header.

  See example #58148 on the Shared tab.
• How do I screen for Relative Strength?
  
  Here is an example of how to screen for relative strength over 1 year:

  1. Select an Exchange and an Index (optional)
  2. Select Sort By >> % Price Move (1 Year)
  3. Select Descending from the adjacent drop-down box
  4. Click the Run Screen button

  

How do I screen for strong trends?

• How do I screen for stocks with strong Momentum?
  
  Here is an example for the Toronto Stock Exchange:

  1. Select Exchange >> Canada
  2. Select Value >> 20-Day MA of value not less than 1000000 dollars (to remove illiquid stocks)
  3. Click the Add button
  4. Select Twiggs Momentum >> 63-day; Minimum 40 (or 50)
  5. Click the Add button
  6. Run Screen
  7. Click the TMO(63D) header to sort by momentum strength.

  See example #48894 on the Shared tab.
• How do I screen for stocks that are consistently above their moving average?
  
  Here is an example for the S&P 500:

  1. Select Exchange >> US Stocks and Index >> S&P 500
  2. Select Moving Average (Exponential) >> Close; Above; 100-day MA; Exclude; the last 20 trading days
  3. Click the Add button
  4. Run Screen
  5. Click the EMA(Close,100) header to sort by the number of days above the 100 EMA.

  See example #3819 on the Shared tab.

I cannot run the stock screen

• My stock screener will not work. How do I reset it?
  
  1. Click the Refresh button on the toolbar.
  2. Click Reset and then Submit. Does that return a list of stocks?
  3. If not, check that Internet Explorer is working. Incredible Charts works best with IE7 or later.
  4. Add Incredible Charts to your Trusted Sites.
• Unusual text/code is displayed at the top of my stock screen page.
  
  1. Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools>>Internet Options
  2. Go to Browsing history on the General tab and click the Delete button
  3. Ensure that the following boxes are checked:
     • Preserve Favorites website data
     • Temporary Internet files
     • Cookies
     • History
  4. Click the Delete button
  5. Go to Browsing history on the General tab and click the Settings button
  6. Select Every time I visit the web page
  7. Click OK (twice) to exit.
• I can create and save stock screens, but when I try to run a screen I get the dialog coming up saying " Please Wait... Screen results being collated" and it just hangs.
  
  1. In Internet Explorer, select Tools >> Internet Options.
  2. Select the Privacy tab and click on the Advanced button.
  3. Ensure that boxes for Override automatic cookie handling and Always allow session cookies are checked.
  4. First-party cookies should be set to Accept;
     Third-party cookies may be set to either Accept or Prompt (for increased security).
• I get an error message each time I click on the Stock Screener: "Access Violation at address 3DC29F9C in module mshtml.dll"
  
  Please update your computer using Windows Update. Pay particular attention to updating Internet Explorer as 'mshtml.dll' is part of Internet Explorer.

My saved & shared screens are blank

• My Saved Screens and Shared Screens tabs are blank.
  
  1. Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools>>Internet Options>>Security
  2. Select the Trusted Sites tab and click the Sites button
  3. Enter *.incrediblecharts.com
  4. Clear the check box for Require server verification (https) for all sites in this zone
  5. Click the Add button
  6. Click OK to return to the Security tab
  7. Click the Default Level button (for Trusted Sites)
  8. Click OK.
• When I attempt to save a stock screen I receive an error message along the lines of "There was an error loading....screen......."
  
  1. In Internet Explorer, select Tools >> Internet Options.
  2. Select the Privacy tab and click on the Advanced button.
  3. Ensure that boxes for Override automatic cookie handling and Always allow session cookies are checked.
  4. First-party cookies should be set to Accept;
     Third-party cookies may be set to either Accept or Prompt (for increased security).
• I have re-installed Incredible Charts but have lost my saved stock screens. How do I recover them?
  
  Do not create a new registration. You will lose your screens.
  
  Please use your original login details (email address and password) to update your Profile. If you have trouble logging in, or have forgotten your password, select "Login problems" on the Profile login page. If you require further assistance, contact support.