[CANSLIM] Stock Charting & Technical Analysis


From: "Gene Ricci" <genr@swbell.net>
Subject: [CANSLIM] Stock Charting & Technical Analysis
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 14:42:21 -0500

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Best of the best - as rated by AAII


These sites allow users to create price charts of securities and =
indexes, as well as overlay technical indicators. The better sites in =
this category allow users to modify the parameters of indicators, such =
as the time period over which they are calculated. With Java technology, =
sites such as BigCharts and Prophet can offer users the ability to draw =
custom trendlines. These sites may also provide educational material on =
technical analysis.=20

Gene
.
BigCharts
www.bigcharts.com
FREE=20
.
Site specializing in stock charting.=20
.
Offers high level of flexibility when creating charts, including time =
period covered, frequency (one-minute, daily, weekly), price display =
(bar, candlestick, etc.), chart size, and over 20 technical indicators. =
Chart settings can be saved for future use. Java charts allow users to =
plot custom trendlines.=20
.
Limited ability to modify parameters underlying the technical =
indicators. Can plot only three indicators per chart. No technical =
analysis educational content.=20

.
ClearStation
www.clearstation.com
FREE=20
.
Comprehensive site offering stock charting, technical analysis, and =
education.=20
.
Good collection of technical analysis educational materials covering =
chart basics, technical indicators, and chart patterns. The "Tag & Bag" =
area lists stocks that have been screened and sorted based on technical, =
fundamental, and Web site community events. A technical events area =
breaks out stocks based on trending, timing, price action, most active, =
and continuation trend.=20

Not able to alter the parameters underlying the technical indicators.=20

.
CNBC at MSN Money
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp
FREE=20
.
Comprehensive site that offers charting.
.
Real-time intraday charting for registered users (free). Price data can =
be exported from charts to a spreadsheet. Thirty years of price data =
offered, when available. All seven price indicators can be customized, =
as well as moving averages. Chart settings can be saved.=20

.
Technical indicators cannot be plotted in real-time or for intraday =
charts. No educational content pertaining to technical analysis.=20
.
Dorsey Wright & Associates
www.dorseywright.com
FREE-$45/mo.=20
.
Unique site specializing in point and figure charting.=20
.
The PnF University is free to registered users and is dedicated to =
education in the point and figure methodology. The university is broken =
into lessons that contain a test at the end of each and also has =
additional exercises to practice what you learn and a glossary of point =
and figure terms. Subscribers have access to point and figure charts on =
over 6,200 stocks, relative strength charts on each stock, mutual fund =
charts (for an additional fee), and columns written by company analysts =
about the market, sectors, stocks, and trading philosophies. Subscribers =
can also search the database by sector, price, trend, momentum, and buy =
and sell signals. Can save charts in portable document format (PDF).=20
.
Since the point and figure charts are pre-drawn, users are limited in =
the control they have over the way the charts look. Can only alter scale =
and size of chart.=20
.
ProphetFinance.com
www.prophetfinance.com
FREE-$199.50/yr.=20
.
Site specializing in technical analysis and charting.

.
Several services to choose from at the site. SnapCharts is a free =
end-of-day charting service with data back to 1968 (when available) that =
allows the overlay of up to five customizable indicators. JavaCharts =
provide additional interaction, including the ability to select a point =
on a chart and receive the open, high, low, and closing prices and =
volume for that particular point in time. These charts also allow users =
to draw custom trendlines and choose from over 20 technical indicators, =
all of which can be customized. Other subscriptions provide real-time, =
dynamic charts and indicators.=20
.
Limited technical analysis educational content.=20
.
StockCharts.com
www.stockcharts.com
FREE-$19.95/mo.=20
.
Site specializing in charting, technical analysis and education.
.
Chart School provides extensive discussion of various chart types and =
technical indicators as well as an in-depth discussion of the features =
of the site. Offers fully-customizable point and figure charts that also =
provide indications of recently-formed chart patterns. Gallery View =
gives you short-, medium-, and long-term views of any stock, index, or =
mutual fund. Over 70 preinstalled scans will search for stocks and =
mutual funds based on price performance, technical indicator values, =
candlestick patterns, and point and figure patterns. Subscribers can =
plot intraday charts, create on-line portfolios, plot up to 24 =
indicators per chart, and create their own stock scans.=20
.
Can only plot up to two moving averages and two indicators per chart =
with free service.=20

.
Wall Street City
www.wallstreetcity.com
FREE-$9.95/mo.=20
.
Comprehensive site that offers charting and extensive coverage of =
technical indicators, including screening by technicals.
.
Users can plot any of up to 12 customizable indicators on a chart. Also =
able to modify chart size, chart type, time period plotted, and graph =
scale. Screening mechanism provides extensive searches using technical =
indicators. Subscribers receive arrows that show breakouts based on the =
indicators plotted and the return based on trading those signals.=20
.
No educational content for technical analysis.=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Best of the best - as rated by =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">These sites allow users to create =
price charts=20
of securities and indexes, as well as overlay technical indicators. The =
better=20
sites in this category allow users to modify the parameters of =
indicators, such=20
as the time period over which they are calculated. With Java technology, =
sites=20
such as BigCharts and Prophet can offer users the ability to draw custom =

trendlines. These sites may also provide educational material on =
technical=20
analysis. </FONT></DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Gene</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">BigCharts<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.bigcharts.com">www.bigcharts.com</A><BR>FREE =
<BR>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Site specializing in stock charting.=20
<BR>.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Offers high level of flexibility when =
creating=20
charts, including time period covered, frequency (one-minute, daily, =
weekly),=20
price display (bar, candlestick, etc.), chart size, and over 20 =
technical=20
indicators. Chart settings can be saved for future use. Java charts =
allow users=20
to plot custom trendlines.&nbsp;<BR>.<BR>Limited ability to modify =
parameters=20
underlying the technical indicators. Can plot only three indicators per =
chart.=20
No technical analysis educational content. <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">ClearStation<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.clearstation.com">www.clearstation.com</A><BR>FREE=20
</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">
<DIV>.<BR>Comprehensive site offering stock charting, technical =
analysis, and=20
education.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>.<BR>Good collection of technical analysis educational materials =
covering=20
chart basics, technical indicators, and chart patterns. The =93Tag &amp; =
Bag=94 area=20
lists stocks that have been screened and sorted based on technical, =
fundamental,=20
and Web site community events. A technical events area breaks out stocks =
based=20
on trending, timing, price action, most active, and continuation trend. =
</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Not able to alter the parameters underlying the technical =
indicators.=20
<BR></DIV>
<DIV>.</DIV>
<DIV>CNBC at MSN Money<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp">http://moneycentra=
l.msn.com/investor/home.asp</A></DIV>
<DIV>FREE <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Comprehensive site that offers charting.<BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Real-time intraday charting for registered users (free). Price data =
can be=20
exported from charts to a spreadsheet. Thirty years of price data =
offered, when=20
available. All seven price indicators can be customized, as well as =
moving=20
averages. Chart settings can be saved. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>.</DIV>
<DIV>Technical indicators cannot be plotted in real-time or for intraday =
charts.=20
No educational content pertaining to technical analysis. </DIV>
<DIV>.<BR>Dorsey Wright &amp; Associates<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.dorseywright.com">www.dorseywright.com</A><BR>FREE=97$=
45/mo.=20
<BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Unique site specializing in point and figure charting. <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>The PnF University is free to registered users and is dedicated to=20
education in the point and figure methodology. The university is broken =
into=20
lessons that contain a test at the end of each and also has additional =
exercises=20
to practice what you learn and a glossary of point and figure terms. =
Subscribers=20
have access to point and figure charts on over 6,200 stocks, relative =
strength=20
charts on each stock, mutual fund charts (for an additional fee), and =
columns=20
written by company analysts about the market, sectors, stocks, and =
trading=20
philosophies. Subscribers can also search the database by sector, price, =
trend,=20
momentum, and buy and sell signals. Can save charts in portable document =
format=20
(PDF). <BR>.<BR>Since the point and figure charts are pre-drawn, users =
are=20
limited in the control they have over the way the charts look. Can only =
alter=20
scale and size of chart. <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>ProphetFinance.com<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.prophetfinance.com">www.prophetfinance.com</A><BR>FREE=
=97$199.50/yr.=20
<BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Site specializing in technical analysis and charting.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>.</DIV>
<DIV>Several services to choose from at the site. SnapCharts is a free=20
end-of-day charting service with data back to 1968 (when available) that =
allows=20
the overlay of up to five customizable indicators. JavaCharts provide =
additional=20
interaction, including the ability to select a point on a chart and =
receive the=20
open, high, low, and closing prices and volume for that particular point =
in=20
time. These charts also allow users to draw custom trendlines and choose =
from=20
over 20 technical indicators, all of which can be customized. Other=20
subscriptions provide real-time, dynamic charts and indicators. =
<BR>.<BR>Limited=20
technical analysis educational content. <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>StockCharts.com<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.stockcharts.com">www.stockcharts.com</A><BR>FREE=97$19=
.95/mo.=20
<BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Site specializing in charting, technical analysis and=20
education.<BR>.<BR>Chart School provides extensive discussion of various =
chart=20
types and technical indicators as well as an in-depth discussion of the =
features=20
of the site. Offers fully-customizable point and figure charts that also =
provide=20
indications of recently-formed chart patterns. Gallery View gives you =
short-,=20
medium-, and long-term views of any stock, index, or mutual fund. Over =
70=20
preinstalled scans will search for stocks and mutual funds based on =
price=20
performance, technical indicator values, candlestick patterns, and point =
and=20
figure patterns. Subscribers can plot intraday charts, create on-line=20
portfolios, plot up to 24 indicators per chart, and create their own =
stock=20
scans. <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Can only plot up to two moving averages and two indicators per =
chart with=20
free service. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>.</DIV>
<DIV>Wall Street City<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.wallstreetcity.com">www.wallstreetcity.com</A><BR>FREE=
=97$9.95/mo.=20
<BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>Comprehensive site that offers charting and extensive coverage of =
technical=20
indicators, including screening by technicals.<BR>.<BR>Users can plot =
any of up=20
to 12 customizable indicators on a chart. Also able to modify chart =
size, chart=20
type, time period plotted, and graph scale. Screening mechanism provides =

extensive searches using technical indicators. Subscribers receive =
arrows that=20
show breakouts based on the indicators plotted and the return based on =
trading=20
those signals. <BR>.</DIV>
<DIV>No educational content for technical analysis. </DIV>
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