Welcome to The Stock Analyst, the program that gives you complete control over your stocks and helps you make important investment decisions. V
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SYSTEM MENU R
This menu contains all of the system functions that may be selected at any time.
ABOUT P
This option displays the copyright and version information for this program.
Through this option, you may change the colours used by the program. Also available is an option to use symbols. When using symbols, each item that is selected is not only highlighted, it also has a marker next to it to make it easier to see the selected item.
Through this option, you may change your computers date. This option is to be used if your computer's date is set incorrectly.
Through this option you may change the order in which the stocks are sorted. T
You may choose to sort either by the name of the stock or by it's ticker code.
By the use of this option, you can temorarily exit to DOS to perform any DOS commands that are required. You may then return to this program by typing EXIT (then pressing ENTER).
When selected, this option will quit the program and return you to the operating system.
This menu contains all of the options required to add and delete stocks. It also includes the options to add or delete stock prices and update the market index.
This function will add a new stock to the database. >
Stock Name: The name of the stock to be added (company name) @
Ticker Code: The code given to the stock by the stock exchange
By selecting this option, you may delete a stock from the database. B
Please note that once deleted, the stock may not be recovered.
Through this option, you may add new prices to existing stock (ie. prices for the day).
By using this option, you may delete a price of an existing stock. U
Do do so, simply enter the trading date for the price(s) that you wish to delete.
This option is used to update the market index (ie. closing price for the day).
The amount entered will be stored under TODAY'S date. If you wish to enter the closing price for a different day, simply modify the system date (in the system '
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This menu contains all reports that can give details on your stock.
By selecting this option, you may get a complete history of the selected stock. This includes High, Low, Close and Volume for each day.
Through this option, you may get a complete analysis of every stock on the database. o
Once the program has analysed all stocks, it will display a list of all stocks with recommendations for each. y
These recommendations may be either: HOLD, BUY, SELL, CONS BUY or CONS SELL. Each recommendation is described below...
HOLD - This may be generated for one of two reasons. Firstly, the HOLD signal may be generated if the stock is not showing any particular signs in any direction, meaning that you should probably wait to see what happens. Secondly, this signal may also be generated if the program does not yet have enough information on the stock to make a decision yet. Usually, the program requires from thirty to sixty price entries before it can make a decision (although it depends on the price movements of the stock). `
BUY - The BUY signal is generated when the stock shows signs that the price is about to rise. a
SELL - The SELL signal is generated when the stock shows signs that the price is about to fall.
CONS BUY - The CONS BUY (Consider buy) is generated when some factors show that you should be buying, but other factors say that you should continue to hold.
CONS SELL - The CONS SELL (Consider sell) is generated when some factors show that you should be selling, but other factors say that you should continue to hold.
Please note that these signals are intended to be used only as a guide for you. There is still no substitute for common sense (and/or a good broker or investment advisor).
This menu contains the charts that may be displayed so that you may properly assess your stocks price movements.
By selecting this option, you may display a line chart of the price movements for a particular stock.
Once you have selected the required stock, simply enter the date to start graphing from and the date to graph to. To view ALL price movements, you may accept the default values given. B
The line represents the closing price for the stock on each day.
By selecting this option, you may display a bar chart of the price movements for a particular stock.
Once you have selected the required stock, simply enter the date to start graphing from and the date to graph to. To view ALL price movements, you may accept the default values given.
The structure of each bar is: 5
Highest point represents the high price for the day 3
Lowest point represents the low price for the day S
The small bar extending to the right of the bar is the closing price for the day.
By selecting this option, you may display a Point & Figure (P&F) Chart of the price movements for a particular stock.
The P&F chart will display a series of X's and O's to represent the price movements of the stock. An X represents an upward movement and an O represents a downward movement in price. 4
The P&F chart does not include any time dimension. I
Small price fluctuations are not taken into account on the P&F chart.
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