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                The Stock Charting and Technical Analysis System

                       ***  ShareWare Version 1.34SW  ***

                      Wall Street On-Line Publishing, Inc.

                                   P.O. Box 6

                            Riverdale, NY 10471-0060

                            CompuServe: [76703,4343]

                       Assistance Hotline: (212) 884-5408

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                Copyright 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 by Ted M. Young

                              ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


          Welcome to the Stock Charting and Technical Analysis (SCTA)
     program, ShareWare version.  This program is menu-driven, and is quite
     easy to operate so we're going to keep the instructions to a minimum.
     Please read the ENTIRE manual including the Warranty/Disclaimer BEFORE
     operating the program, so there will be no confusion.  It is
     recommended that you try out all of the functions of the program with
     the sample data included, before you start entering your own data so
     that you will not lose any "real" data by being unfamiliar with the
     program.
          If you are not familiar with the operation of DOS and your
     printer, we suggest you read the manuals that accompany your equipment
     since this manual only deals with the software itself, not with the
     basics of working the computer or printer.
          Note: This program assumes that you are familiar with the terms
     used in the technical analysis area, such as On-Balance Volume, Moving
     Averages, etc.  The program (and this documentation) will NOT teach
     you these terms, but it makes it easier to experiment and learn
     because it is not "overloaded" with features that other programs
     (costing many times more) have.  In addition, this documentation is
     necessarily small because of the price we charge ($10 for
     registration).  Wall Street On-Line Publishing also produces a monthly
     newsletter, the Wall Street Micro Investor, which discusses technical
     analysis and shows how the different formulas are used to predict
     stock performance.  See the order form in WSOL.REG for more
     information, or call (212) 884-5408 from 9am to 8pm Eastern Time.


     COMPUTER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:


     o  IBM PC/XT/AT or 100% compatible with at least 512k of RAM (it is
         possible that the program will run with less memory)

     o  MS/PC-DOS 2.1 through 3.3 (version 3.x is recommended)


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     o  2 floppy disk drives or 1 disk drive and a hard disk (a hard disk
         is recommended if you will be using large amounts of data)

     o  Color/Graphics Adapter (or compatible, such as an EGA).  Hercules
         Monochrome/Graphics support is available upon request (CGASIM,
         HGCIBM, or other CGA simulation programs should work without any
         problems).


     THE SCTA PROGRAM WILL ENABLE YOU TO:

          1. Generate high/low/close/volume bar charts with the ability to
     vary the size that the HLC bars (top) chart and the volume,
     indicators, formulas (bottom) chart take up on the screen.  For
     example, the top chart can take up 30% of the screen while the bottom
     chart takes up the remaining 70%.
          
          2. Perform technical analysis using moving averages, trading
     bands, trendlines, or any combination of these.
          
          3. Chart price & volume formulas and moving averages of the
     formulas in the bottom window on the screen, including RSI,
     Stochastics, Positive Volume Indicator, On-Balance Volume, etc.
          
          4. "Record" Auto-Screen macros which will enable you to
     "playback" your technical analysis routines with just a few
     keystrokes.
          
          5. Automatic access to current and historical quotes from the
     CompuServe Information Services financial database is available when
     registering the program.  See the order form WSOL.REG for more
     information.

                                        


                          ===========================
                          INSTALLING THE SCTA PROGRAM
                          ===========================

          Note: the <ENTER> symbol means press the Enter or Return key.


     FLOPPY DISK BASED SYSTEMS:
     --------------------------


     1.  Make sure that you have two blank-formatted disks available, with
         one of them being formatted with the /S parameter, i.e. with the
         DOS system files on it so it can be booted directly (please see
         your DOS manual for information about formatting disks).

     2.  Put all the files from the .ARC on the blank-formatted disk and
         place this disk in drive A:.





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     3.  Put the DOS system-formatted disk in drive B:, and at the A>
         prompt, type INSTFLOP <ENTER>.  The program will then be installed
         on the disk in drive B:.

     4.  When the install process is complete, remove the disk from drive
         B: and label it as the SCTA Program Disk.  The disk in drive A: is
         now the SCTA Sample Data Disk, but you should use another
         formatted-blank disk to hold your own data (see the 'S'etup Data
         Disk function below).

     5.  If you want to be able to print the charts on your printer (when
         you press Shift-PrtSc), copy the GRAPHICS.COM (or GRAPHICS.EXE in
         some versions of DOS) file from your DOS disk to the SCTA program
         disk.  However, the GRAPHICS program only works for IBM/Epson
         compatible printers.  If you have another printer, you can use the
         chart Screen Save function which will save the graphics screen as
         a standard BASIC BSAVE format which many print programs can use.
         There is also a program called Pizzaz (from Application
         Techniques) which works on many printers (the mail-order company
         PC-Connection carries this product for about $45, they can be
         reached at: 1-800-243-8088).

     6.  To start the program, simply put the SCTA Program disk in drive A:
         and the sample data disk in drive B: and either reboot your
         computer, or at the A> prompt, type AUTOEXEC <ENTER>.


     



     HARD (FIXED) DISK BASED SYSTEMS:
     --------------------------------

          Note: If your hard disk drive is not C:, replace C: with your
     hard disk drive letter (D:, E:, etc.) in the instructions below.

     1.  At your DOS prompt (the C> prompt), make a sub-directory called
         SCTA by typing: MD \SCTA <ENTER>.  Then type: CD \SCTA <ENTER>.

     2.  Make a Data sub-directory by typing MD: \SCTA\DATA <ENTER>.

     3.  Move all the files that were contained in the .ARC to the C:\SCTA
         directory (your current directory) and type INSTHARD <ENTER>.

     4.  If you want to be able to print the charts on your printer (when
         you press Shift-PrtSc), copy the GRAPHICS.COM (or GRAPHICS.EXE in
         some versions of DOS) file from your DOS disk to the \SCTA
         directory.  However, the GRAPHICS program only works for IBM/Epson
         compatible printers.  If you have another printer, you can use the
         chart Screen Save function which will save the graphics screen as
         a standard BASIC BSAVE format which many print programs can use.
         There is also a program called Pizzaz (from Application
         Techniques) which works on many printers (the mail-order company
         PC-Connection carries this product for about $45, they can be
         reached at: 1-800-243-8088).



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     5.  Now type AUTOEXEC <ENTER> to start the program.  Note: to start
         the program from "scratch," type: CD \SCTA <ENTER>, and then type:
         AUTOEXEC <ENTER>.

     6.  When the MAIN MENU appears, type "I" to change the System
         Information.  Respond: N <ENTER> to the "Is this correct (Y/N)?
         -->" question.  The cursor will then move next to the Data Drive
         and Pathname line.  Now type C:\SCTA\DATA\ <ENTER>.  Then press
         <ENTER> until you get back to the "Is this correct" question and
         respond: Y <ENTER>.  See the I command below for more information.

                                        


                                        


                              ====================
                               THE SCTA MAIN MENU
                              ====================



     (C) BAR CHART PLOTTER
     ---------------------

          This will run the bar charting module of the SCTA program.  From
     there you will be able to draw the high/low/close bars, and do
     technical analysis using moving averages and formulas.  While using
     the Chart Plotter, you can type a question mark (?) to get the menu
     which appears in the middle of the screen as a window.  When the
     Charting program starts, you will get a large window with the symbols
     of available data to plot.  Note: most functions can be aborted
     (escaped) by simply pressing the <ENTER> key in response to any of the
     prompts.

                              CHART FUNCTION MENU


     A - Adjust Screen -- Adjust the percentage of the screen that the top
         section uses, selectable from 2% to 99% (in 1% increments) of the
         screen.

     B - Begin AUTO-SCREEN -- Starts the AUTO-SCREEN macro recording mode,
         where commands (except for B, C, D, P, T, W, X, and Q, as these
         commands would not be useful during automatic execution), and
         their parameters are saved so they can be "re-played" using the X
         (eXecute AUTO-SCREEN) command, without doing the commands again
         manually.  This is useful for doing the same analysis for one
         stock every day, after updating your data, so you can get up-to-
         date charts using your own analysis techniques, or applying the
         same analysis to different stocks.

     C - Chart -- Plot a new HLC chart on the top screen and a volume bar
         chart on the bottom screen.  This function will bring up the list
         of symbols that can be charted (same as the first screen you see
         when you bring up this charting module).


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     D - End AUTO-SCREEN -- This command ends the recording of an AUTO-
         SCREEN.  If there is no AUTO-SCREEN being recorded, or there were
         no valid actions performed after the B command, then this command
         has no effect.  To save the AUTO-SCREEN, simply type a name (1 to
         8 characters long, no periods, slashes, etc. -- similar to DOS
         filename restrictions).  If you want to continue recording (e.g.
         you pressed the D command accidentally), you can press <ENTER>
         when it asks for a name.  If you want to stop recording, but you
         don't want to save the macro (e.g. you made a mistake somewhere
         during recording), type * (an asterisk, or SHIFT-8) and recording
         will stop, and no AUTO-SCREEN file will be saved.

     E - Erase a Chart -- Erase either the top or bottom screen only.

     F - Formulas -- Draw a Wilder's RSI, the WSMI RSI, Lane's Stochastic
         (Slow or Fast), our own Range-Plus (stochastic variant) formula or
         a linear graph of the high, low, or close price of the stock on
         the bottom screen.  You can calculate moving averages on these
         formulas.  The oscillator formula plots the most recent Moving
         Average plotted (called P2) subtracted from the Moving Average
         plotted before that one (called P1), i.e. P2-P1 is plotted.

     H - Horizontal Range -- Change the date range of the chart that is
         displayed by entering the first and last date which you want to
         see.  You can also specify the number of "Blank Days" which is the
         amount of empty space on the right side of the chart (from 0 days
         -- no blank space -- to as many days as you wish).  This is useful
         for projecting the stock using trendlines and other analyses.
         Note that the date must exist (weekends and holidays don't exist),
         and must be entered with leading zeros, e.g. 01/05/86.

     M - Moving Average -- Draw a moving average of the stock, either on
         the stock itself (the top screen) or on the bottom screen.  Either
         a simple, weighted, or exponential moving average can be drawn.
         To draw a trading band, you specify the offset of the moving
         average as a percentage.  For example, to draw a 3% below trading
         band, you would specify 97 for the Moving Average Percentage.  To
         draw the 3% above line, you would specify 103 for the MAP.  To
         draw a normal moving average, you can either specify 100 for the
         MAP, or simply press <ENTER>, and the program will assume 100% (no
         trading band -- normal moving average).

     N - Comparison Chart -- Draws a HLC chart of another stock on the
         bottom of the screen, with the starting date the same as the stock
         plotted on the top screen (if possible).  No analysis can be done
         on this "secondary" chart.  Any analysis (moving averages, etc.)
         will use the data for the stock plotted on the top screen.

     P - Print MA Values -- Print on your printer the actual values of the
         last 2 moving averages or formulas plotted along with the data for
         the stock itself.

     S - Save Screen to Disk -- You can save the graphics screen in the
         standard BSAVE file format so that it can be manipulated by other
         software, e.g. a print program for your specific printer.




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     T - Trendlines -- draw trendlines using a "floating cursor."  To draw
         a trendline, use the cursor movement keys (e.g. <-- to move the
         cursor Left) to move the large 'X' (the floating cursor) so that
         the center of the cursor is on the first point of the line.  Press
         the space bar to indicate this point (the computer will beep to
         acknowledge the point), and then move to the second point and
         press the space bar again.  The line will then be drawn (extended
         to the edges of the screen) through the two points that were
         indicated.  To exit the Trendline drawing, press the <ESC> key.
         You can use the F9 function key to toggle the small help window on
         and off if it interferes with drawing the trendlines.

     V - Volume Formulas -- Plot any of the five volume formulas available:
         Positive volume (PVI), Negative volume (NVI), On-Balance volume
         (OBV), Positive Volume Trend (PVT), and Daily Volume Indicator
         (DVI).  You can calculate moving averages on any of these
         formulas.

     W - Wand -- Turn "on" the wand function.  This function will place a
         vertical line (the "wand") extending from the top of the screen to
         the bottom.  Information about the date on which the wand is on
         will appear in a window in the middle-left of the screen.  The
         information is displayed in the following order: Date, High Price,
         Low Price, Close Price, and Volume (100's).  The wand can be moved
         left and right by using the left (<--) and right (-->) cursor keys
         to move the Wand 1 time unit (1 day for a daily chart, 1 week for
         a weekly chart, etc.).  If the <CTRL> key is held down, the wand
         will move 15 time units (approximately) to the left or right.  If
         the <SHIFT> key is held down instead of the <CTRL> key, the will
         move 50 time units in either direction.  The <HOME> key will move
         the wand to the left edge of the chart, and the <END> key will
         move to the right edge of the chart.  To exit the Wand function,
         press the <ESC> key.

     X - Execute AUTO-SCREEN -- Allows you to execute any previously saved
         AUTO-SCREEN (produced by functions B & D above), on the currently
         plotted chart.

     Q - Quit -- Quit the Charting function and return to the MAIN MENU.


     



     (E) EDIT STOCK DATA
     -------------------

          This module executes the data editor and entry system.  Make sure
     to (S)ave your file after editing it before you e(X)it back to the
     Main Menu.

     R - Retrieve/Create a stock -- use this before any other choice to
         load a stock into memory to be edited, or to create a stock to be
         entered.




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     A - Add records to current stock -- use this to enter the data into
         the currently loaded stock.  The data must be entered in decimal
         format (i.e. 148.125 NOT 148 1/8).

     C - Change a record -- if you made an error in one of the records, use
         this function to change the information in a specific record (you
         must know the record number, use the List command to find out).
         The record will be shown, and you can simply press <ENTER> if you
         don't want to change, for example, the HIGH PRICE.

     I - Insert a blank record -- if you left out a date in between some
         records, use this function to insert a BLANK record, and then use
         the Change function to edit it.

     D - Delete a record or records -- use this function to delete a
         record, or a range of records (you must know the record number or
         numbers to use this function).

     J - Adjust record(s) -- you can multiply (or divide by using a
         decimal) or add (or subtract by using a negative number) a number
         by a range of records for example, if there was a 2 for 1 stock
         split, you would Multiply the range of the split (you must know
         the record numbers) by .5.  This will multiply the High, Low, and
         Close of each record by .5.

     V - View record(s) in current stock -- displays the date, high, low,
         close, and volume for a range of records to the screen.

     P - Print record(s) in current stock -- displays the date, high, low,
         close, and volume for a range of records to the printer.  Make
         sure the printer is on and on-line!

     S - Save current stock on disk -- after entering or editing a stock,
         Save the stock on the disk before quitting or Retrieving/Creating
         a new stock.

     E - Erase a stock from disk -- this will permanently delete the stock
         and the data for that stock from the disk.  Use this with caution,
         as it's permanent.

     Q - Quit to MAIN MENU -- when finished with the editor, you may Quit
         to the MAIN MENU.


     



     (S) SETUP DATA DISK
     -------------------

          This function sets up a blank, formatted disk, or a new sub-
     directory so it can hold data and be used with this system.  To let
     the program know where the data disk will be, or which sub-directory
     should be set up, make sure that you have entered the Data Drive and
     Pathname information correctly under the System Information command
     (see below) before executing this command.


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          IMPORTANT: The floppy disk MUST be formatted (see your DOS manual
     for more information).  If you are setting up your data disk as a sub-
     directory on your fixed disk, then make sure the sub-directory exists
     and is empty.
          WARNING!!: Executing this command (S) should only be done ONCE
     for each floppy disk or sub-directory, as it erases ALL data that
     might have previously been there.


     



     (I)  CHANGE SCTA SYSTEM INFORMATION
     -----------------------------------

          To change the SCTA system information, type N <ENTER> in response
     to the question "Is this correct? (Y/N) -->."  Press <ENTER> to skip
     over any lines that you don't want to change.
          

     Data Drive and Pathname --> type the drive letter and path name (see
         DOS manual for more on paths) where the data will be, e.g. B: for
         the second floppy drive, or C:\DATA\ for the Fixed Disk, the sub-
         directory data.  Note: If using a pathname (i.e. C:\DATA\) you
         MUST put in the final backslash.

     Printer Port --> Type 1 for LPT1: (the normal response), 2 for LPT2:
         or 3 for LPT3:.  If you are not sure which is appropriate, type 1.
          
          On the next screen, you will be asked for the Foreground,
     Background, and Border colors.  These colors will only affect the text
     screens, not the Chart Plotter.  You must respond with a number, not a
     color name.  NOTE: The Background and Border color numbers should not
     be greater than 7.  The following is a table of the numbers and their
     associated colors:

     No.  Color     No.  Color     No.  Color     No.  Color
     ---  -----     ---  --------  ---  --------- ---  -----------
      0...Black      4...Red        8...Dark Grey 12...Lt. Red
      1...Blue       5...Magenta    9...Lt. Blue  13...Lt. Magenta
      2...Green      6...Brown     10...Lt. Green 14...Yellow
      3...Cyan       7...Lt. Grey  11...Lt. Cyan  15...White


     



     (X) eXit SCTA System

          This command will end the program and return you to DOS.


                                        




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                        WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER AND LICENSE



          The Stock Charting and Technical Analysis (SCTA) program is

     hereby licensed to you for a trial period of 30 days.  If you wish to

     continue using the program after the 30 day trial period, please

     register the program and support the concept of try-before-you-buy

     ShareWare software.  Otherwise, please erase all copies of the SCTA

     program from your disks.

          The file WSOL.REG contains more information on registering this

     program.  Within the first 30 days (your trial period) we will offer

     free telephone support (except for your long distance charges, if any)

     for the SCTA program at: (212) 884-5408 from 10 am to 6pm.  Support is

     also available through CompuServe, send E-Mail to: 76703,4343.

          THE SCTA SOFTWARE IS SOLD "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND

     EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  NEITHER WALL STREET ON-LINE PUBLISHING,

     THE WALL STREET MICRO INVESTOR NEWSLETTER NOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR

     AFFILIATES SHALL MAKE CHANGES TO THIS LICENSE NOR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

     ANY DAMAGES, OR LOSSES INCURRED RELATED TO THE USE OR MISUSE OF THE

     SCTA SOFTWARE.






















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