Min, Max, and Negative Numbers

This page helps you understand the way we use negative numbers in our filters

The basic idea is simple.  Saying that a stock is down 5% in the last ten minutes is the same as saying that the stock is up -5% in last ten minutes.  By using negative numbers we can have half as many filters.

Things get tricky when you start mixing min and max with negative numbers.  Remember, -3 is less than -2!  If you are not sure, enter the values below the same way that you would enter them into our config page.  Read the English description and look at the picture to make sure the computer interprets your settings the way you intended.

Enter Filter Values

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Price (Dollars)
Spread (Pennies)
Bid Size (Shares)
Ask Size (Shares)
Bid / Ask Ratio (Ratio)
Distance from Inside Market (%)
Average Daily Volume (5D) (Shares / Day)
Average Daily Volume (10D) (Shares / Day)
Dollar Volume (Dollars/Share x Shares/Day)
Current Volume (Ratio)
Volume Today (Shares)
Volume Today (%)
Volume Yesterday (%)
Volume 1 Minute (%)
Volume 5 Minute (%)
Volume 10 Minute (%)
Volume 15 Minute (%)
Volume 30 Minute (%)
NASDAQ VF Buy / Sell Ratio (Ratio)
NASDAQ VF Gauge (%)
NASDAQ VF Buy Pressure (Orders)
NASDAQ VF Relative Velocity (Ratio)
Gap Up (%)
Gap Up (Bars)
Position of Open (%)
Up Candles (5 minute candles)
Up Candles (10 minute candles)
Up Candles (15 minute candles)
Up Candles (30 minute candles)
Up Candles (60 minute candles)
Up Days (Days)
Up 1 Minute ($)
Up 1 Minute (%)
Up 2 Minute ($)
Up 2 Minute (%)
Up 5 Minute ($)
Up 5 Minute (%)
Up 10 Minute ($)
Up 10 Minute (%)
Up 15 Minute ($)
Up 15 Minute (%)
Up 30 Minute ($)
Up 30 Minute (%)
Up 60 Minute ($)
Up 60 Minute (%)
Up 120 Minute ($)
Up 120 Minute (%)
NASDAQ Up 5 Minute (%)
NASDAQ Up 10 Minute (%)
NASDAQ Up 15 Minute (%)
NASDAQ Up 30 Minute (%)
NASDAQ Up Today (%)
S&P Up 5 Minute (%)
S&P Up 10 Minute (%)
S&P Up 15 Minute (%)
S&P Up 30 Minute (%)
S&P Up Today (%)
Dow Up 5 Minute (%)
Dow Up 10 Minute (%)
Dow Up 15 Minute (%)
Dow Up 30 Minute (%)
Dow Up Today (%)
Above Pivot R2 (%)
Above Pivot R1 (%)
Above Pivot (%)
Above Pivot S1 (%)
Above Pivot S2 (%)
Above VWAP (%)
Up from the Close ($)
Up from the Close (%)
Up from the Close (Bars)
Up from the Open ($)
Up from the Open (%)
Up from the Open (Bars)
Up from the Open (% of Average True Range)
Up Previous Day ($)
Up Previous Day (%)
Up in 5 Days ($)
Up in 5 Days (%)
Up in 10 Days ($)
Up in 10 Days (%)
Up in 20 Days ($)
Up in 20 Days (%)
Up in 1 Year ($)
Up in 1 Year (%)
Standard Deviation (Standard Deviations)
Position in 5 minute range (%)
Position in 15 minute range (%)
Position in 30 minute range (%)
Position in 60 minute range (%)
Below High ($)
Above Low ($)
Position in Range (%)
Position in Previous Day's Range (%)
Position in 5 Day Range (%)
Position in 10 Day Range (%)
Position in Year Range (%)
Position in Lifetime Range (%)
1 Minute RSI (0 - 100)
2 Minute RSI (0 - 100)
5 Minute RSI (0 - 100)
15 Minute RSI (0 - 100)
Daily RSI (0 - 100)
Position in Bollinger Bands (5 Minute) (%)
Position in Bollinger Bands (15 Minute) (%)
Position in Bollinger Bands (60 Minute) (%)
Position in Bollinger Bands (Daily) (%)
Range Contraction (Days)
Linear Regression Divergence (0 - 1)
Average Directional Index (%)
Directional Indicator (%)
Up from 200 Day SMA (%)
Up from 200 Day SMA (Bars)
Up from 50 Day SMA (%)
Up from 50 Day SMA (Bars)
Up from 20 Day SMA (%)
Up from 20 Day SMA (Bars)
Up from 8 Day SMA (%)
Up from 8 Day SMA (Bars)
Up from 8 Period SMA (2m) (%)
Up from 8 Period SMA (5m) (%)
Up from 8 Period SMA (15m) (%)
Up from 8 Period SMA (60m) (%)
Up from 20 Period SMA (2m) (%)
Up from 20 Period SMA (5m) (%)
Up from 20 Period SMA (15m) (%)
Up from 20 Period SMA (60m) (%)
Up from 200 Period SMA (2m) (%)
Up from 200 Period SMA (5m) (%)
Up from 200 Period SMA (15m) (%)
Up from 200 Period SMA (60m) (%)
8 above 20 Period SMA (2m) (%)
8 above 20 Period SMA (5m) (%)
8 above 20 Period SMA (15m) (%)
8 above 20 Period SMA (60m) (%)
20 above 200 Period SMA (2m) (%)
20 above 200 Period SMA (5m) (%)
20 above 200 Period SMA (15m) (%)
20 above 200 Period SMA (60m) (%)
Consolidation (Days)
Position in Consolidation (%)
Earnings Date (Days)
Count (Alerts)

(Not all filters are listed here.  Ask us if you need more help.)