Custom Formula Collection

InSync Index

The interpretation for the following formulas came from the article "The Insync Index", by Norm North, in Technical Analysis of Stocks &
Commodities Jan 1995.

All of these formulas are necessary for the last one, Insync Index to run properly. They are listed in the order in which they should be copied and pasted into the MetaStock Formula Builder.

BOLInSLB
Mov( C ,20 ,S ) - 2 * ( Std( C ,20 ) )

BOLInSUB
Mov( C ,20 ,S ) + 2 * ( Std( C ,20 ) )

BOLInS2
( C - Fml( "BOLInSLB" ) ) / ( Fml( "BOLInSUB" ) - Fml( "BOLInSLB" ) )

BOLInSLL
If( Fml( "BOLInS2" ) ,< , .05 ,-5 ,If( Fml( "BOLInS2" ) ,> ,.95 ,5 ,0 ) )

CCIInS
If( CCI(14 ) ,> ,100 ,5 ,If ( CCI(14 ) ,< ,-100 ,-5 ,0 ) )

EMVInS2
EMV(10 ,S ) - Mov( EMV(10 ,S) ,10 ,S )

EMVInSB
If( Fml( "EMVInS2" ) ,< ,0 ,If( Mov( EMV(10 ,S ) ,10 ,S ) ,< ,0 ,-5 ,0 ) ,0 )

EMVInSS
If( Fml( "EMVInS2" ) ,> ,0 ,If( Mov( EMV(10 ,S ) ,10 ,S ) ,> ,0 ,5 ,0 ) ,0 )

MACDInS2
MACD( ) - Mov( MACD( ) ,10 ,S )

MACDinSB
If( Fml( "MACDInS2" ) ,< ,0 ,If( Mov( MACD( ) ,10 ,S ) ,< ,0 ,-5 ,0 ) ,0 )

MACDInSS
If( Fml( "MACDInS2" ) ,> ,0 ,If( Mov( MACD( ) ,10 ,S) ,> ,0 ,5 ,0 ) ,0 )

MFIInS
If( MFI( 20 ) ,> ,80 ,5 , If( MFI( 20 ) ,< ,20 ,-5 ,0 ) )

PDOInS2
DPO( 18 ) - Mov( DPO( 18 ) ,10 ,S )

PDOInSB
If( Fml( "PDOInS2" ) ,< ,0 ,If( Mov( DPO( 18 ) ,10 , S) ,< ,0 ,-5 ,0 ) ,0 )

PDOInSS
If( Fml( "PDOInS2" ) ,> ,0 ,If( Mov( DPO ( 18 ) ,10 ,S) ,> ,0 ,5 ,0 ) ,0 )

ROCInS2
ROC( C ,10 ,$ ) - Mov( ROC( C ,10 ,$ ) ,10 ,S )

ROCInSB
If( Fml( "ROCInS2" ) ,< ,0 ,If( Mov( ROC( C ,10 ,$ ) ,10 ,S ) ,< ,0 ,-5 ,0 ) ,0 )

ROCInSS Index
If( Fml( "ROCInS2" ) ,> ,0 ,If( Mov( ROC( C ,10 ,$ ) ,10 ,S ) ,> ,0 ,5 ,0 ) ,0 )

RSIInS
If( RSI(14 ) ,> ,70 ,5 ,If( RSI(14 ), < ,30 ,-5 ,0 ) )

STO%dInS
If( Stoch(14 ,3 ) ,> ,80 ,5 ,If( Stoch(14 ,3 ) ,< ,20 ,-5 ,0 ) )

STO%kInS
If( Stoch(14 ,1) ,> ,80 ,5 ,If( Stoch(14 ,1 ) ,< ,20 ,-5 ,0 ) )

InSync Index
50 + Fml( "CCIInS" ) + Fml( "BOLInSLL" ) + Fml( "RSIInS" ) + Fml( "STO%kInS " ) + Fml( "STO%dInS" ) + Fml( "MFIInS" ) + Fml( "EMVInSB" ) + Fml( "EMVInSS" ) + Fml( "ROCInSS" ) + Fml( "ROCInSB" ) + Ref (Fml( "PDOInSS" ) ,-10 ) + Ref (Fml( "PDOInSB" ) ,-10 ) + Fml( "MACDInS S" ) + Fml( "MACDInSB" )

These formulas were provided by Barry Millman. All questions should be addressed to him at 73374.1364@Compuserve.com.

Mr. Millman wrote these formulas using many Custom Formula slots for clarity and ease of understanding. Please note that the final formula `InSync Index' requires all of the previous formulas to be correct.

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