V.16:14 (612-615): Product Review: MetaStock ver 6.5 by John Sweeney

MetaStock, Version 6.5 (Equis International). End-of-day charting and technical analysis software; CD-ROM with five years of data for stocks, mutual funds, futures, and indices included. by John Sweeney

Nowadays, analytical programs run so smoothly compared with the early days— unless you’re pushing the envelope — that most users are almost blasé about super capabilities. Take the capabilities that MetaStock 6.5 now offers. EQUIS International went out and tacked on 15 new indicators; six new expert advisors, some with video and audio support; screening setups for finding good trades (called Explorations); and channel drawing capabilities. These are all terrific enhancements to what was already a very good program. (For a summary of basic MetaStock features, see our review of MetaStock 6.0 in January 1997.) And yet, EQUIS modestly treats this as a half-point version upgrade.