Questions about the Chart View

General Questions

How can I display more data in a chart window?

This question can have several different meanings, each of which is answered below.

If you would like to change the date range being displayed, right-click on the date axis at the bottom of a chart and select a new date range from the context menu. You can display all of the data in the data series of the first item by selecting Display Entire Range.

If you would like to make the Chart View window larger to display more data, you can maximize that window by pressing the maximize gadget in the title bar of the chart window. The maximize gadget is the button with a square in it, next to the button with an X in it.

You can also make more room for the Chart View and Spreadsheet View windows by temporarily hiding the Portfolio View. To do this, press the Toggle Portfolio View button in the toolbar, or select Toggle Portfolio View from the View menu. Select this option again to restore the Portfolio View.

If you would like to add additional fields to a Chart View, select Add/Change Fields in Chart… from any chart context menu. This will display the Display Fields in Chart Dialog.

Questions about the Date Axis

Why are the lines for the days of the month and the month labels not aligned?

Charts can be zoomed such that the date axis displays selected days of the month on top and the month of the year on the bottom. When the date axis displays these values, the major lines on the top represent the beginning of a week (typically Monday). When the first trading day of a month is not on a Monday, the line representing the start of the month will not be aligned with the line for the start of the week.

Why does the date axis appear collapsed or bunched around some dates?

The date axis may appear collapsed or bunched if there are holes in the data. In other words, if a data series is missing date records for the month of November, the date axis in the chart view will collapse, causing October to be followed by December. To eliminate this effect, the holes in the date range can be filled in using the Spreadsheet view to add the missing dates to the data series.