Metastock Formulas New May 2026

MetaStock cannot easily mix 1-min and daily bars in one system. But you can normalize using LastValue() + ValueWhen():

Get yesterday's daily close on an intraday chart
DailyClose := Security("", C, -1);  -1 = previous daily bar
DayStartPrice := ValueWhen(1, DayOfWeek() <> Ref(DayOfWeek(),-1), DailyClose);
Intraday_Pct_Change := (C / DayStartPrice - 1) * 100;
Intraday_Pct_Change

Now overlay that on a 5-min chart to see if the current intraday move extends beyond yesterday's range.

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