Parity Technical Analysis System -------------------------------- Version 1.1 GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION --------------------------- The complete Parity Technical Analysis System consists of two files compressed using PKZIP. PRTY11D1.ZIP Includes the actual program files and documentation or PRTYD1.ZIP required to run Parity. PRTY11D2.ZIP Includes the runtime files and configuration files or PRTYD2.ZIP which must be installed on a users system to permit Parity to execute. The most current version of Parity will be posted on CompuServe in the INVFORUM and WINADV forums. PRTYD1.ZIP and PRTYD2.ZIP total 685 KB. You can also receive a copy of the Parity program files for $5.00 if you send a check or credit card number to: Parity Software Systems Two Bryant Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94105 The $5.00 fee will be credited to the $79.00 cost of registration. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ------------------- The Parity Technical Analysis System, Version 1.1, is a sophisticated and powerful stock charting and technical analysis program for Windows 3.0. Parity includes more than 30 of the most widely used indicators and provides full support for complex user defined formulas up to 500 characters long. Parity's chart types include HLC Bar Chart, Japanese Candlesticks, 12 types of Point and Figure charts, Arms Equivolume charts, Crocker type charts, horizontal bar charts of days at price and volume at price, line charts and histograms. Each Chart can include up to 9 indicators and 11 panes. Panes can be stacked or overlaid and maintain independent scales. Multiple indicators can be plotted in a single pane. Charts can contain up to 8000 data points for each indicator. Two stocks can be in memory simultaneously permitting spread and relative strength charting. Parity permits the user to define an unlimited number of chart types and configurations and up to 30 charts can be displayed simultaneously. Draw trendlines, Fibonacci Arcs and Channel Lines on any chart. A unique user interface allows automatic charting of Groups of Stocks, Batches of Studies, or a Cluster of Charts in a predefined screen layout. Program includes exhaustive online help and is a fully functional evaluation copy. Parity is fully compatible with MetaStock, CompuTrac, ChartPro and MegaTech data formats. Price data can be imported from, or exported to, text files, Excel and Lotus 123 spreadsheets. Parity also permits you to import non-price data which can be plotted or used within and indicator or user defined formula. Parity requires Windows 3.0 running in standard or enhanced mode, a mouse, 2 MB of memory and a VGA or higher display. Registration is $79. INDICATORS AVAILABLE IN PARITY 1.1 ---------------------------------- Parity includes over 32 predefined technical indicators. These indicators can be included in a chart by clicking on their name or you can include any indicator in a complex user defined formula just as you would use any other function or variable. AD() Accumulation/Distribution ADX(p) Average Directional Movement Index ADXR(p) Average Directional Movement Rating BolBands() Bollinger Bands CCI(p) Commodity Channel Index CO() Chaikin's Oscillator DX(p) Directional Movement Index MACD() MACD Indicator MDI(p) Minus Directional Indicator MO(p) Momentum Indicator MOV(d, p, t) Moving Average NVI() Negative Volume Index OBV() On Balance Volume OSCP(p1,p2,t,r) Price Oscillator OSCV(p1,p2,t,r) Volume Oscillator PDI(p) Plus Directional Indicator PVI() Positive Volume Index PVT() Price Volume Trend ROC(d,p,r) Rate of Change RSI (d, p) Relative Strength Index SAR(AF, MAF) Parabolic Stop and Reverse System STD(d,p) Standard Deviation Stoch() Stochastic Oscillator TR() True Range TRIX(p) TRIX Indicator TSF(d, p) Time Series Forecast ULT(p1,p2,p3) Larry Williams' Ultimate Oscillator. VAR(d,p) Variance VOL(pm, pr) Chaikin's Volatility Indicator, VOLW(p) Wilder's Volatility WC() Weighted Close WILLA() Williams' A/D WILLR(p) Williams %R ZIG(d,c,r) Zig Zag Indicator MATH AND STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ---------------------------------------- Parity includes a complete compliment of math and statistical functions which can be used to create complex user defined formulas. Each formula can be 500 characters long and you can include the result of one formula in another formula. Arithmetic Operators +, -, *, /, ^, Mod, \ Comparison Operators =, <>, <, >, <=, >= Logical Operators AND, OR, NOT, XOR, EQV, IMP Trig. Functions Cos(), Sin(), Tan(), ACos(), ASin(), ATn(), ATan2() Exponential Functions Exp(), Exp10(), Log(), Log10(), Sqr(), Sqrt() Rounding Functions Round(), Ceil(), Floor(), Abs(), Sgn(), Bool() Array Functions Sum(), Product(), RunTot(), Min(), Max(), IF test THEN data1 ELSE data2 Statistical Functions StatNorm(), StatPercent(), StatRegress(), StatMovTot(), StatMovMin(), StatMovMax() TO ORDER CONTACT: Parity Software Systems Two Bryant Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: (415) 546-9316 Fax: (415) 546-9319 CIS: 76655,2570 Prodigy: GKHK06A GEnie: RICKERT