Area

Function

Control toolbars

There are two toolbars that provide various functions for creating charts and performing analysis.

Charting area

This is the area where the charts and indicators are being drawn.

Status bar

Shows charting status. At the right corner is a scrollbar that scrolls left/right of the chart.

Button

TA Parameters. Parameters command of the current technical study. These parameters are specified at the time the indicator is plotted.

Add Technical Analysis. Click this button displays a drop down menu containing the studies you can add.

Setting. This function allows user to modify the system setting. This includes:

1. Background and foreground color of the chart panes.
2. X and Y-axis background and foreground colors.
3. Color and Parameter settings for the Base Time Series and enable Technical Analysis.

• To change any color, click on the color button to be changed and then select the color from the color palette.
• To change setting of Technical Analysis, select the Analysis from the drop down list and make the change.
• To restore default setting, click Restore default setting button.

Print. Print the current chart. Click the button will display the drop down list.

Chart Mode. Price chart can be displayed in three types. Click the button will display the drop down list.

Chart Interval. Chart can support various time intervals. Click the button will display the drop down list.

Show/Hide Option. Click the button will display the drop down list.

Cursor Type. Click the button will display the drop down list.

Zoom In.

1. Click Zoom In button to activate the zoom in function.
2. Points the mouse to start zoom in point, and then drag it to desired end point.
3. The selected range will be highlighted.
4. Release the left mouse button and the new range will be displayed.

Trend Line. Drawing a trend line.

To draw a Trend Line, follow these steps:

1. Click Trend Line button.
2. Move the cursor to the start of the line to be drawn, press the left mouse button and drag to the end point of the line to be drawn.
3. Release the left mouse button.
4. The line will be drawn once the left mouse button is released.

Channel Line. Prepares the cursor for drawing channel/parallel trend lines. To enable/disable this function, simply click the Channel Line button.

To draw Channel/Parallel Line, follow these steps:

1. Click Channel Line button.
2. Move the mouse to the start of the first parallel line to be drawn, press the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the end point of the first parallel line to be drawn and release the left mouse button.
3. A line will be drawn connecting to the start and end points.
4. Move the mouse to the point where the second parallel is to be drawn. As user moves the mouse, the second parallel line will be drawn at the cursor position.
5. Click left mouse button when the desired point of second line is located.
6. The channel line will be drawn.

Retracement. Prepares the cursor for drawing horizontal Fibonacci Retracement.

Fibonacci Retracement lines are drawn by first drawing a straight line (normally a trend line), then a series of horizontal lines are drawn intersecting the trend line at the Fibonacci intervals of 0.0, 23.6, 50.0, 61.8 and 100%. The horizontal lines shows the support and resistance levels often occur at or new the Fibonacci Retracement levels.

To draw Fibonacci Retracement lines, follow these steps:

1. Click Retracement button.
2. First point the cursor at the first extreme point, say a through.
3. Press left mouse button and drag the cursor to the second extreme point, say a peak.
4. Then release the left mouse button.
5. The retracement lines will be drawn.

Tool Selection. To select a trend line or a set of trend lines for deletion, use this function to select the trend line first.

To select drawing tool, follow these steps:

1. Click Tool Selection button.
2. Move mouse to a point.
3. Press left mouse button, and then drag the mouse.
4. A rectangle will be drawn, inside which the trend line will be selected.
5. Release left mouse button, the selected trend line will be highlighted with small square at their vertexes.

After selection is made, click Delete Selected button to remove the selected trend line.

Delete Selected. Click this button to delete the selected Analysis/Trend Line.

Delete All. Click this button to delete all Technical Analysis and Trend Line.

Drag Chart. After a chart is zoomed in, user can drag the chart to left or right by choosing drag function (click Drag button).

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