How is Performance calculated in the Screener?

Screener Performance data is calculated using the formula:

//@version=5
indicator(title="Screener Performance")
fastSearchN(_xs, x, maxbarsback) =>  // xs - sorted, ascending
	xs = _xs
	if bar_index == 0
		xs += xs[maxbarsback] * 0  // max_bars_back
	left = 0
	right = math.min(bar_index, maxbarsback)
	mid = 0
	if xs < x
		0
	else
		for i = 0 to 9 by 1
			mid := math.ceil((left + right) / 2)
			if left == right
				break
			else if xs[mid] < x
				right := mid
				continue
			else if xs[mid] > x
				left := mid
				continue
			else
				break
		mid
years5 = 365 * 4 + 366
years5_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * years5
countOfBars5YearAgo = fastSearchN(time, years5_ago, years5)
weeks52 = 7 * 52
weeks52_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * weeks52
countOfBars52WeekAgo = fastSearchN(time, weeks52_ago, weeks52)
month6 = 180
months6_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * month6
countOfBars6MonthAgo = fastSearchN(time, months6_ago, month6)
month3 = 90
months3_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * month3
countOfBars3MonthAgo = fastSearchN(time, months3_ago, month3)
month1 = 30
month_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * month1
month_ago_this_bar = time - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * month1
countOfBars1MonthAgo = fastSearchN(time, month_ago, month1)
countOfBars1MonthAgoThisBar = fastSearchN(time, month_ago_this_bar, month1)
week1 = 7
week_ago = timenow - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * week1
week_ago_this_bar = time - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * week1
countOfBarsWeekAgo = fastSearchN(time, week_ago, week1)
countOfBarsWeekAgoThisBar = fastSearchN(time, week_ago_this_bar, week1)

// performance
rateOfreturn(v1, v2) =>
	(v1 - v2) * 100 / math.abs(v2)
rr(_bb, maxbarsback) =>
	bb = _bb
	if bar_index == 0
		bb += math.round(open[maxbarsback] * 0)  // max_bars_back
	if bb == 0
		na
	else
		rof = rateOfreturn(close, open[bb])
		rof
plot(rr(countOfBarsWeekAgo, week1), title="Perf.W")
plot(rr(countOfBars1MonthAgo, month1), title="Perf.1M")
plot(rr(countOfBars3MonthAgo, month3), title="Perf.3M")
plot(rr(countOfBars6MonthAgo, month6), title="Perf.6M")
plot(rr(countOfBars52WeekAgo, weeks52), title="Perf.Y")
plot(rr(countOfBars5YearAgo, years5), title="Perf.5Y")
var lastYearOpen = open
if year > year[1]
	lastYearOpen := open[1]
plot(rateOfreturn(close, lastYearOpen), title="Perf.YTD")

Note: this script values are different on history and realtime because of timenow, see https://www.tradingview.com/pine-script-docs/en/v4/essential/Indicator_repainting.html

For visual displays, you can add this script to your chart through the Pine Editor using the chart's daily timeframe. An indicator will appear on the chart, the plots of which will show the values for each type of performance.

Change % vs Performance %:

Let's say today is Tuesday. Weekly Change calculates the difference between the current close (Tuesday) and the close from the last week (the closing price of the previous Friday). Weekly Performance calculates the difference between the current close (Tuesday) and the open from a week ago exactly (the previous Tuesday).