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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (1 of 6)
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- The data entry screen can display the volume and prices for up to 13 trading
- periods (days or weeks) at a time. A selector block is visible on the screen,
- in the form of a solid bar which covers a single data item. A trading period
- is selected (for making changes, etc.) when the selector block is on the same
- line as the date of that period. The selector block can be moved through all
- of the trading periods, and also to the volume or high, low or closing prices,
- by means of the cursor keys on the right side of the keyboard.
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- The up-arrow key moves the selector block up one line each time it is pressed.
- If necessary, the display will scroll one line towards the earliest (least
- current) volume and price data.
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- The down-arrow key moves the selector block down one line each time it is
- pressed. If necessary, the display will scroll one line towards the latest
- (most current) volume and price data.
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- The left- and right-arrow keys move the selector block horizontally to the
- volume or high, low or closing price. It cannot be moved to any of the other
- data items.
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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (2 OF 6)
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- The PgUp key moves the display 10 lines up towards the earliest price data.
- There is an overlap of 3 lines. The selector block is placed on the top line.
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- The PgDn key moves the display 10 lines down towards the latest price data.
- There is an overlap of 3 lines. The selector block is placed on the bottom
- line.
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- The Home key moves the display to the earliest price data and places the select
- pointer on the least current trading period.
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- The End key moves the display to the latest price data and places the select
- pointer on the most current trading period.
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- The other functions are invoked by typing the corresponding letter keys.
- These other functions are described in the next screens.
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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (3 OF 6)
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- A = ADD a new trading period date after the latest existing date, and then
- enter volume and prices for this new date. The new trading period date
- will replace the earliest previously existing date. The new date is com-
- puted by the program. If data for this stock is being updated weekly,
- the trading period date will always fall on a Friday. If data is being
- updated daily, the program will ask if the new date is a holiday. Week-
- end days are automatically skipped.
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- The ADD function works the same way regardless of where the selector block
- is at the time the "A" key is typed. After the data has been entered, the
- screen will show the most current volume and price data, along with newly
- updated moving averages, P/E ratio, yield and annualized potential return.
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- The ADD (or any other) function can be cancelled before completion by
- pressing the Esc key.
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- C = CHANGE the selected data item only. This function is normally used for
- making corrections. Only volume or high, low or closing price can be
- changed. Other data items are computed by the program.
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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (4 OF 6)
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- E = ENTER volume and prices for the selected existing trading period. This
- function is used mainly for initial data entry for a new stock that has
- just been added to the system, or it can also be used to correct errors.
- If data has been updated daily, the program will ask if the selected date
- is a holiday. After any change is made to a closing price, all moving
- averages are automatically re-computed and re-displayed.
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- Fractional entry of prices is permitted; a space must be left between the
- whole number and the fraction. For examples: 2 11/32; 98 3/16.
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- If you press the Esc key before all of the data has been entered for the
- selected trading date, the Enter function will be cancelled and all of
- the original values for that trading date will be restored.
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- D = apply a stock DIVIDEND or a stock split to all trading periods BEFORE the
- selected trading period. The program assumes that post-split data has
- already been entered for the selected trading period. This function will
- automatically adjust volume, prices and moving averages. Adjustment of
- earnings, dividends, price goals and stop limit is optional, in case the
- correct values have already been entered.
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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (5 OF 6)
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- M = change either or both of the MOVING average periods. This function will
- automatically perform all necessary computations. A moving average per-
- iod cannot be greater than the total number of days or weeks for which
- volume and price data are being kept for this stock. If a moving average
- is not wanted, specify zero. If only one moving average is wanted, it is
- better to specify it as the long-term average because it will be shown as
- a solid line on the bar graph.
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- The program will ask if you want the moving average computations to be
- temporary or permanent. If permanent, the moving averages will be saved
- to disk and will replace the previous computations. If not permanent, the
- just-performed moving average computations will be lost when you SELECT
- another stock or QUIT the stock charting system and exit to DOS.
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- In either case, you can freely switch between data entry and bar graph
- displays to observe the effects of changing the moving average periods.
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- S = SELECT another stock. This will take you back to the stock select screen.
- You must go back to the stock select screen first if you want to add or
- delete a stock.
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- DESCRIPTION OF DATA ENTRY SCREEN (6 OF 6)
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- G = draw a bar GRAPH for the selected stock. If you are using an IBM computer,
- it must have a color graphics adapter card installed. Many "compatible"
- computers such as the Compaq can already do graphics without a separate
- adapter. In either case, either a monochrome or color monitor may be used;
- the stock charting system is designed for use with a monochrome monitor.
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- The Corona is an exception; it requires an IBM-compatible color graphics
- adapter in order to properly display the bar chart over the whole screen.
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- P = PRINT volume and price history in tabular format on the printer. Data for
- all trading periods is shown, for the selected stock only, in a format
- similar to the screen format. The report is 80 columns wide and pagination
- is automatic. It contains no graphics or special characters and so should
- work with almost any printer (there is a separate graphics print function
- from the bar graph screen).
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- H = HELP. Displays the explanatory information you are looking at now.
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- Q = QUIT this program and exit to DOS, so you can run a different program
- system, make a backup copy of a disk, etc.