Seems like we talked about this once, but I can't find it... Is it possible to create a custom indices based on a group of stocks that I select, and plot, for example, their average close as a reference? What options are available to me? I found these programs doing a GOOG search: Indices Builder, avail: http://www.aptrio.com/Business/Finance/indices-builder-download-3810.html

Well... I guess you could charge 2 million dollars and sell the same amount! :lol: It would be great if you could do it in your dll. You'd give me a reason other than curiosity to use it. Right now, it's just over my head... (not your fault)! I was reading that indices are simply all of the closing prices added together and multiplied by a constant factor to set an appropriate scale. That makes more sense to me than an average price of the folder. If you were able to do this, would you be able to import the data back into the chart in the way of a graph? You have my attention! :D

What about TSA's SpyGlass Market Toolbox? What all does that do?

From what I can gather SpyGlass did a lot of that sort of stuff.... unfortunately we stopped selling it in our last catalog. I don't think it did very well and we just removed it from our product offering...

hey g.... might be missing something here, but if your trying to achieve something like the dow 30, thats possible in meta.... you could plot, apply experts, and indicators to the g 30 just like with any index.... creating a g 300 might be asking too much however...... what do you mean by 'and plot, for example, their average close as a reference'...... h

hey g.... thats easier still.... first an error in my previous post, experts that have a volume component might be tough to apply.... my first thought was you were creating an index such as 'smh' or 'sox'.... that can be done, just as easily as setting up a portfolio for realtime.... experts and indicators can be applied..... sounds like your interested in creating an indicator.... by applying the indicator to a security the correlation is easy to see..... use this type form for your indicator.... name= g index

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(Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\aapl", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\adbe", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\adct", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\altr", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\amat", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\amgn", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\amzn", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\apcc", C))+ (Security("C:\\MetaStock Data\\Nasdaq100\\apol", C))

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add additional securities as needed, use (Security("ONLINE:us;aapl",c) for real time...... h

hey g.... csco's gitting its socks knocked off, so this will be quick but expanded later.... open the down loader and create a new security call the g 30 index or something.... click on data sheet in that box.... now go to your chart where your 'index' indicator was applied, right click on it and choose copy.... now go back to the downloader and paste in that data...... your new index security, g 30 will be created with all the historical data.... you can easily apply indicators/experts..... follow same road to create real time portfolios...... it helps me to keep my creations in a seperate folder, named commitment, for my first attempts were in creating investor senitment , cot, type charts to track the commercials ..... there are several routes you could take but patricks idea sounds like the by far best path.... not having seen a mdk i'm not completly sure whats it capable of.... speaking of paths, wasn't the market suppose to follow csco..... :wink: .... h

hey g.... yeah meta has added a new 'element' to my trading also.... seems like its in the rare section, money, element 119...... btw, i was short csco..... let'em buy everything back minutes ago..... had left some subtle hints around.... page 14, only a hayseed would go short here ..... and metastock fundamental resistance....... now its back to the spyders , diamonds and the thunderdome oex......h