12.1 Chart

 

To bring up the Chart window, go to the menu bar Market > Chart or click on the toolbar icon.  To view the chart for a symbol, type the symbol in the symbol field in the upper left corner of the window and hit Enter.  Figure 12.1.1 shows a standard Chart window, consisting of three components: a tool bar at the top, a Chart area, and a Volume area.

Figure 12.1.1

Tool Bar

Tool Bar is the main vehicle to control all the functionalities in the Chart.  Figure 12.1.2 is a detailed description of the Tool Bar.

Figure 12.1.2

Time Horizon

The second section in the tool bar is the Time Horizon drop-down menu, from which you can select Daily Chart, Intraday Chart including 1 Minute, 5 Minute….etc. (See Figure 12.1.3).

Figure 12.1.3

Candle Stick

To view Candle Stick chart, click on the Candle Stick button (see Figure 12.1.4). 

Figure 12.1.4

Right-Click Menu

You can right click on the Chart to bring up the right-click menu (Figure 12.1.5). From right-click menu, you can show/hide the toolbar, access to all the functionalities listed in the toolbar, open User Preferences window, print the chart and open Link Window dialog. 

Figure 12.1.5

Color Scheme

To change the color scheme of the chart, click on the User Preferences button on the tool bar to open User Preferences window and customize the display setting for the chart (see Figure 12.1.6). 

Figure 12.1.6

Trend Line

You can draw trend lines on the chart. To use this feature, simply click on the Trendline button on the tool bar, or select the "Trendline" option from Right-Click menu. When you draw the trendline, click on the place where trendline starts, hold down the left button of the mouse, move the mouse to where the trendline ends, then release the left button of the mouse (see Figure 12.1.7). 

 

To delete the trend line, click on the Default button on the tool bar or select "Default Arrow" option from Right-Click menu, use the mouse to select the trendline that you want to delete, then hit Delete key on your keyboard.

Figure 12.1.7