Modify Options Dialog: Charting
The Modify Options Dialog allows you to modify default settings for the entire program. These settings are kept from session to session, so you do not need to modify them each time you start the program. The Charting page allows you to specify defaults used for the Chart View.
& For help with charting, see Displaying Data in a Chart.
Data to Display in Default Chart
These options are used for setting the range that initially appears when opening the Chart View.
¨ Periodicity
This setting indicates the periodicity for which the data settings are currently being displayed or modified. The periodicity indicates the number of minutes or days to include in each High / Low / Open / Close bar. The data settings for only one periodicity can be modified at a time.
Ä Note: If intraday is selected, you will also be asked to specify the Bar Size in minutes.
The following settings are available for each periodicity:
¨ Display chart for last…
This setting indicates the amount of data to display when a chart for data with this periodicity is first opened.
· Use data for last…
· Use all available data.
These settings indicate the amount of data to make available to display in the chart for data with this periodicity. Selecting larger amounts of data will cause the chart to open slower.
Ä Note: Additional data can be loaded when the chart is opened or after it being displayed.
Values to Display in Default Chart
The following options are available for the default chart. These settings apply to all periodicities.
· Closing Price Line
This setting displays the price as a single line based on the closing price.
· Japanese Candlestick Chart
This setting displays the price as a vertical bar representing the range of prices between the opening and closing prices with vertical lines extending to the high and low prices. Bars in which the close is higher than the low are white. Bars in which the close is lower than the open are colored.
· High/Low/Open/Close (HLOC) Chart
This setting displays the price as a vertical line representing the range of prices between the high and low prices. A horizontal line entering from the left represents the opening value. A horizontal line exiting to the right represents the closing value.
· HLOC Chart with Closing Price Line
This setting displays the price as a combination of the HLOC chart and the closing price line.
þ Include Volume Subchart
This setting indicates whether a subchart with the volume should be displayed.
þ Include Secondary Signal
This setting indicates whether the Secondary Signal should be displayed when it is available.
Ä Note: The Primary Signal is always displayed in the default chart, except when Solution Service information is being displayed, in which case only the Service Signal is displayed.
The default chart selections are used in the following situations:
· The Chart button on the Information View is pressed.
· There are no previous views to select for a data series.
· "* Default Chart" is selected as the view to display on the Display Chart Dialog.
· Display in Chart… is selected for a signal field from the Portfolio View or the Modify Field Dialog: Overview Page, in which case the default price information will be added.
Mouse Lines to Display on Charts
The following options are available for displaying lines under the mouse while it is over the chart. These lines are also referred to as crosshairs. These settings apply to all periodicities.
þ Display Horizontal (Value) Line under Mouse
This option displays a horizontal line under the mouse. This is useful for visually comparing values on multiple dates.
þ Display Vertical (Date) Line under Mouse
This option displays a vertical line under the mouse across all sub-charts. This is useful for visually comparing multiple values for a single date.
What Do I Do Next?
When you are finished modifying the program options, press the OK button to use your changes or select another property page. If you would like to exit from this dialog without saving your changes, press the Cancel button.
Additional Property Pages
The Modify Options Dialog has the following property pages.
0 General
This page allows you to specify general options, such as startup behavior.
0 Charting
This page allows you to specify defaults used for the Chart View.
0 Sounds
This page allows you to specify the sounds to play when different events occur.
This page allows you to view and modify the default values used when creating new fields.
This page allows you to specify the default date range to use when analyzing for signals.
& For help using property pages, see the help for Property Pages.
How Did I Get Here?
The Modify Options Dialog appears when you select Options… from the Tools menu.