Where conditions can be used
TC2000 supports conditions and condition sets in filtered watchlists, True/False columns, and other views such as Data Grids. Personal Criteria Formulas (PCFs) let you create custom conditions. Keep the universe, observation time, and timeframe explicit when comparing what each condition leaves or excludes.
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Deconstructing Condition Sets in Hierarchical Scans
In systematic market exploration, an EasyScan operates as an unweighted logical conjunction (AND gate) evaluated against an underlying asset universe. A disciplined scan separates static universe parameters from state indicators and trigger events.
Filters out illiquid instruments, foreign OTC listings, and micro-caps before running compute-heavy indicator comparisons.
Demands macro alignment (e.g., price above structural moving averages) to ensure the asset participates in the broader market phase.
Visualizing multi-tiered condition containment: Every newly appended condition removes candidate volume monotonically unless nested inside an explicit boolean disjunction.
Interactive Condition Stack Inspector
Toggle discrete scan layers below to observe how each condition narrows down an initial hypothetical cohort of 4,000 equities into an explainable subset.
Active Conditions
(AVGV50 > 500000 AND C > 15) AND (C > AVGC200 AND AVGC50 > AVGC200) AND ((MAXH10 - MINL10) / (MAXH50 - MINL50) < 0.65) AND (C > MAXH10.1 AND V > AVGV20)
Core Mechanics of TC2000 EasyScan Construction
Watchlist Scope Isolation
Prior to applying formulas, identify the parent list. Running scans across “US Common Stocks” rather than “All Stocks” removes hundreds of closed-end funds, preferred securities, and structured products without requiring formula arithmetic.
Personal Criteria Formulas (PCFs)
PCFs evaluate boolean conditions bar-by-bar. Syntax like C > C1 checks close vs prior close. Avoid redundant boolean checks: if C > MAXH20.1, asking also for C > AVGC20 is mathematically redundant.
Sorting vs. Binary Exclusion
Instead of filtering out every asset failing a rigid threshold, use column sorting. A scan that allows 50 candidates through which are then sorted by relative volume keeps the filter broad while placing the highest density observations on top.
Three Conceptual Condition Stack Models
Regime Discovery: Isolating Trend Leaders
This scan model isolates assets maintaining structural persistence relative to broad benchmarks. Rather than inspecting oscillators, it relies on multiple moving average slopes and 52-week proximity.
Further Exploration in Systematic Screening
Continue dissecting screening errors, execution sequences, and post-filtering verification methodology in our research modules.
Condition Stacks Framework
Master the logical foundations of chaining discrete screening criteria without parameter decay.
Redundant Conditions
Learn to diagnose overlapping criteria that needlessly complicate formulas without narrowing results.
Too-Narrow Scans
Detect over-optimization traps where restrictive filters eliminate valid structural candidates.