MetaStock Trading System

To build a MetaStock Exploration, traders are able to use built-in functions in MetaStock. Over 190 MetaStock functions can be listed for traders, the selected function can be inserted directly into the exploration.

In addition to searching stocks by using the existing MetaStock Explorarations, traders can also build their own Explorations by writing MetaStock Formula.
Let’s suppose that traders want to find all stocks that their 3 days moving average has just crossed above their 10 days moving average. Traders might build the MetaStock Explorations as the following steps.

The Explorer is a tool provided by MetaStock Software. It allows traders to search for all stocks which meeting particular criteria. For example, traders can generate a list of all stocks that their 3 days moving average has just crossed above their 10 days moving average.

A layout in MetaStock is a way of displaying a selected number of charts, with attached indicators, in a single screen.
The layout can be saved then the same combination of charts can be opened again just by selecting the desired layout.
The layout advantage is that stocks can be selected from multiple directories and displayed on [...]

In MetaStock, there are some ready-to-use templates available but traders might like to create a new template with a particular style and display combination of indicators to apply to others stock charts.
To create a new template just follow the steps in Changing the Default MetaStock Chart Template Tutorial except the last step which is Save [...]

Normally, when traders open a stock chart in MetaStock by using File menu. The stock chart will be displayed in the default template.

Traders are able to arrange chart features as they want.