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ScanVest: Features

ScanVest 2 is powered by BodhiGold data and is designed for the intermediate to advanced user. You need to have a basic knowledge of (or the inclination to learn about) technical and fundamental analysis.
The release of ScanVest 2 has seen the inclusion of a lot of new features to the software as well as a more stream-lined interface.
Below are a list of standard features that were available in earlier ScanVest versions. These are still available in ScanVest 2 as well as many more.
To view the new features of ScanVest 2, click here.

Presaved scans

Not quite sure how to go about setting up your own scans?. Well don't worry!, ScanVest comes with a number of built-in scans that will have you testing the market in no time.

Supports multiple scans

No limitations. Enter us many individual scans as you require. Each scan can support multiple strategies and each strategy supports multiple conditions. This program is only limited by your imagination.
Furthermore, each scan is saved to a single file on your hard-drive allowing you to share your trading techniques with other ScanVest users.

Supports backtesting and normal scanning

Backtest scans over your historical database as well as scanning on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis.

Scan unpadded or padded data

ScanVest uses the BodhiOne database supplied in BodhiGold and Bodhi Freeway. This database is automatically configured for unpadded data. However, ScanVest gives you the option to use either unpadded or padded data for your scans.
Note: ScanVest makes this change internally and does not alter your BodhiOne database.

Choose the events you want to include in your scan

The BodhiOne database that ScanVest reads, is not adjusted for reconstructions. All adjustment information is contained in another file and can be applied to the database as required. This gives you the choice of which adjustments you want to be applied to your database before you run your scan. You can choose to adjust your database for Structural; Capital; Distribution; Contract and Dividend reconstructions.

Structural

Includes: Stock Splits; Stock Consolidations and Complex Capital Changes.

Capital

Return of Capital

Distribution

Includes: Right Issues; Non-Renounceables and Scrip Issues.

Contract

Future Contract Swaps

Dividend

Cash Dividends

Note: ScanVest makes all changes internally and does not alter your BodhiOne database.

Filter the exact data you want going into your scans

Make your scans quicker by including only the information you want in each scan. ScanVest lets you filter on eight different criteria. You can use any or all of these to narrow down your scan results.

This scan will only look at the equity ALN from the Australian Stock Exchange

Module

BodhiGold gives you access to 4 modules of information.
Cellar: Investment Wine Data; Commod: Commodity & Futures data; Finance: Stock Exchange data and Funds: Fund data.
Selecting Finance would scan only Stock Exchange information.

Region

You can filter your data by region (countries). For example: if you set this to Australia, only the Australian, Newcastle and Sydney Futures Exchanges will be scanned.

Source

Choose individual Exchanges (i.e. Australian Stock Exchange and/or London Stock Exchange).

Market

Choose a particular market group/s (Equity; Future; Income; Indice; Liquor; Mutual; Option & Warrant).

Symbol

Choose individual symbols or load a list of symbols into this criteria.

Closed

If you set closed to <$10 only securities that have a close price that is less than $10 will be used in this scan.

Sector

Scan only symbols that are constituents of a particular GICS Index.

Ranked

Set a scan to include symbols that are ranked under or over a specific number. Ranking is determined by the Market Capitalisation of a company.

Pre-set list of conditions in-built

Scan your database using pre-configured conditions for technical, fundamental and statistical analysis. These include: Bollinger Bands; Dividend Yield; Guppy Countback Lines; Hull Rate of Return Indicator; MACD; Market Capital; Relative Strength to name a few.

Conditions have fully configurable parameters

Every condition supplied in ScanVest is configurable by the user. For example: If you choose the Moving Average condition you can set the Style to Simple; Exponential or Weighted. You can also choose whether you want the Moving Average to be drawn on the close, high, low, open or volume price and you can set the period. Each condition has configurable fields relating to that function.