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Why am I unable to access the My Account page? 

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Stock Screeners

Are the screens you provide in real-time? 

No, but they
are built on data that updates in 5 minute intervals.  For stock screeners, in "Timestamp" view, the
"as of" date and time column is displayed. 

What time periods does the Stock Screener indicate? 

You can customize
the Stock Screener to indicate daily, weekly or monthly time periods. 
Other periods (e.g., hours, minutes) are not available. 

Are
technical indicators parameterizable on your screeners? 

Yes, they are parameterizable by using the
Stock Screener tool.  Click on the technical indicator you
want to parameterize, and a parameter input box will appear.  Specify the
parameter value, select the technical event, and click the Add Criterion button. 
The screener will now be ready to run on the
stock universe. 

Yes, by using the Stock Screener and selecting the Universe category.  Click
on the Sector group, turn on the ETF option, and select the
Add Criterion button.  This will enable the ETF universe to be added to the
screener's criteria.  The same method can also be used for other screener types. 

Backtesting

What
is backtesting and how is it helpful? 

Backtesting allows you to examine your stock screening
strategies based on historical data.  If you have developed a strategy with
which you are ready to go live, the Backtesting
feature will use your selected data to help determine if your
methods are viable and potentially successful. 

How
does backtesting work? 

When you create a
stock screening strategy
that contains all necessary criteria and the
selected historical year for comparison, backtesting applies this information
and simulates trades for every matched stock based on each day of the selected
year.  Any matching stocks will be put into your virtual portfolio and any that
are not will be ignored.  Even if some stocks, however, do match the criteria,
they will still be ignored if there are no vacant positions in the portfolio. 
Traders typically do not add a large number of stocks to their portfolio,
because its purpose is to control risks (20-30 stocks generally suffice). 
Portfolio size can be specified along with other parameters during strategy
creation.  Also, if some stocks in the virtual portfolio conform to exit
criteria, stop loss, or take profit condition, the corresponding position will
be closed.  Users can specify the criteria for closing positions.  In this case,
stocks that were purchased earlier are sold and will be reflected in simulated
trades.  The position is then closed which allows for vacancies in the
portfolio.  The trading simulator takes several seconds to perform the analysis. 
Testing results and a list of executed virtual trades are displayed on the
backtesting report page. 

Charts

Are
your charts interactive? 

No, unfortunately our charts are not interactive. 

Trade Alerts

Can I
set up the same trade alerts for multiple stocks? 

Yes, you can do this by using the
regular
stock screener tool.  Build a stock screen with
corresponding technical criteria and click on the
"Alert me via email when new stocks are added to the screen"
option.  You will also need to
create
a new Watch List by listing your favorite stocks and then
specifying the name of the Watch List in the Stock Screener criteria under Universe
- My Watch List criteria
group.  You will receive an email alert if at least one stock passes the
technical criteria.