Quick Charts

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Use the View / Quick Charts menu item to access this feature. Available only in the Builder Edition.

 

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Instrument Type

Stock/Futures/Forex

 

Instrument Symbol

The symbol as entered into the Dictionary

 

End Date

Defaults to today, but can be set to any date using the calendar picker

 

Time Period

Set to the time period for the chart. The back and forward arrows move that amount forward and back in time, to scroll the chart.

 

Chart Options

Show Volume Bars

Parabolic SAR

Log Scale

Percentage Scale

 

Chart Type

Candlestick

Closing Price

Median Price

OHLC Bars

Typical Price

Weighted Close

 

Price Band

Bollinger Band

Donchian Band

Envelope

 

Moving Averages

Up to two moving averages can be plotted on the chart. Select the type, and enter the bars to use to the right.

Simple

Exponential

Triangular

Weighted

 

Indicators

Up to four indicators can be plotted with the chart. The first one will be on top. Use the space below to enter the parameters such as 14 or 14,20 or 14,20,10 depending on how many parameters the indicator needs.

 

Note that these indicators are all computed by the third party charting package and are for visual reference only. They are not necessarily computed the same way as the indicators in the Trading Blox Systems.