2009-04-16T10:36:54-07:00 candleglance chart charting 30077 8053 31906 false true false true 45205 1 2009-06-29T11:33:46-07:00 StockCharts Support 209470 2009-06-29T11:33:46-07:00 <h1><a name="using_candleglance_c">Using CandleGlance Charts</a></h1> <h2><a name="a1"></a><a name="what_are_candleglanc">What Are CandleGlance Groups?</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>CandleGlance Groups are collections of up to ten tickers arranged on one page in a neat, condensed layout. They are great for an at-a-glance analysis of a collection of stocks. For example, you can quickly compare the performance of all the stocks in a specific industry, or see how the major indices have been doing over the past six months - all from one page!</p> <p>You can choose from four pre-defined date ranges and a variety of technical indicators. Each chart includes by default two Simple Moving Averages.</p> <p>You can either create your own group, select one of our pre-defined groups, or view one of fifty intra-industry comparisons. Extra! Charting Service members can also create a CandleGlance Group for any of their Favorites Lists.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a2"></a><a name="how_much_control_do_">How Much Control Do I Have Over My CandleGlance Group?</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>Users have full control over which securites are charted and which indicator to use. A maximum of ten securities and one indicator can be charted from the CandleGlance page, though users can fully edit indicator settings (such as the number of periods).</p> <p>Up to a year of data can be charted on a SharpChart, or the data can be plotted using Point and Figure charts.</p> <p>The overlays are automatically set to plot 20- and 50-period simple moving averages (SMAs) for all charts.</p> <p>Further edits to a chart can be made by clicking on the chart, which will display a Gallery View of the security. Clicking on any of the Gallery charts will open a SharpCharts Workbench or a Point and Figure Chart Workbench.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a3"></a><a name="creating_a_candlegla">Creating a CandleGlance Group</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>The first step in creating a CandleGlance group is to know the ticker symbols of the securities you are interested in. Each security has a unique symbol, often recognizable by the company name (for example, Microsoft is "MSFT"). Others are not so obvious, but any active stock can be found in our symbol catalog which you can access by clicking on the link in the top right corner.</p> <p>With the ticker symbol in mind, there are a few different methods of quickly creating your group:</p> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">From the StockCharts.com Members page, simply click the <strong>CandleGlance Groups</strong> button, enter up to 10 ticker symbols, then click <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" /></div> </li> </ul> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancecolumn.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Column" title="CandleGlance Column" /></p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Also from the homepage, you can begin putting together your CandleGlance group in the Start-a-Chart box by selecting <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down menu, entering the first ticker symbol, and clicking <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" />. From this page you can add up to 9 more symbols to your group.</div> </li> </ul> <img src="/attachments/861594" border="0" alt="candleglance.png" /> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Next to the symbol catalog at the top of every page, a CandleGlance group can be easily created by selecting <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down menu, entering the first ticker symbol, and clicking <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" />. From this page you can add up to 9 more symbols to your group. From the Home page please select <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down in the Create a Chart box.<br /></div> </li> </ul> <p><img src="/attachments/861609" border="0" alt="candleglance_ticker.png" /></p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Finally, you can create a CandleGlance group by clicking on the Free Charts tab and scrolling down to <strong>CandleGlance Groups</strong>. Click <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/usethistoolnow.gif" border="0" alt="Use This Tool Now" title="Use This Tool Now" /> then enter up to 10 tickers and click</div> </li> </ul> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" /></p> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglance3_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Groups3" title="CandleGlance Groups3" /></p> </div> <h2><a name="a4"></a><a name="predefined_groups_an">Predefined Groups And Intra-Industry Comparisons</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>There are many securities that are related, and analyzing them in groups can give you a better idea of market or industry strength.</p> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancepredefined.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Predefined" title="CandleGlance Predefined" /></p> <p>This is why we have assembled important stocks together in our <strong>Predefined Groups</strong> section located on the CandleGlance Groups page. Simply click on one of the links to bring up the CandleGlance Group. Predefined Groups you can select to view in a CandleGlance Group include:</p> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Market Overview</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major US Indices</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Market Breadth Indicators</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">S&amp;P Select Sector SPDRs</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major Industry Groups 1</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major Industry Groups 2</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Dow Stocks</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">US Commodity Groups</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">International iShares</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Bullish Percents</div> </li> </ul> <hr /> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceintra-industry.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Industry" title="CandleGlance Industry" /></p> <p>Also, many analysts focus on specific industries, and that is why we created CandleGlance Groups for intra-industry comparison. Simply click on one of the links to bring up the CandleGlance Group.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a5"></a><a name="interpreting_the_can">Interpreting The CandleGlance Group</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancefields.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Fields" title="CandleGlance Fields" /></p> <p>All of the mini-charts for the group will appear on a single page. At the bottom of the page you will find fields where you can modify the ticker symbols, date range, or technical indicators used.</p> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglance-ibm-msft_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance IBM MSFT" title="CandleGlance IBM MSFT" /></p> <p>By default, each chart contains daily candlesticks, volume bars, and two Simple Moving Averages.</p> <p>The top of each chart shows the company name and ticker symbol, the date and time the chart was created, the last closing price, and the last percentage change.</p> <p>Click on any of the mini-charts to view a <a href="http://stockcharts.com/help/doku.php?id=support:galleryview" title="support:galleryview">Gallery Page</a> for that ticker symbol.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a6"></a><a name="modifying_the_securi">Modifying The Securities</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancesymbols.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Symbols" title="CandleGlance Symbols" /></p> <p>The securities charted are determined by the tickers entered at the bottom of the page. Here you can either add or modify the charts in your CandleGlance group.</p> <p>Simply type in all the tickers you want to chart and click <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" /></p> </div> <h2><a name="a7"></a><a name="duration">Duration</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceduration.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Duration" title="CandleGlance Duration" /></p> <p>By default, each mini-chart covers two months of data. If you want the charts to cover a larger or smaller date range, select one from the <strong>Duration</strong> drop-down list, and then click the <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" /> button to update the page. Choose from two days, two months, six months, or one year.</p> <p>You also have the option of charting the securities as <a href="http://support.stockcharts.com/forums/30077/entries/21293" title="support:using_sharpcharts_po">Point and Figure Charts</a>.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a8"></a><a name="indicators">Indicators</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceindicator.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Indicator" title="CandleGlance Indicator" /></p> <p>By default, each mini-chart is plotted with two Simple Moving Averages overlays. However, you can select an additional <a href="http://stockcharts.com/education/IndicatorAnalysis/index.html" title="http://stockcharts.com/education/IndicatorAnalysis/index.html">technical indicator</a> (such as RSI, Chaikin Money Flow, etc) to be applied to all the mini-charts. Use the <strong>Indicator</strong> drop-down menu to select an indicator, and then modify the indicator's default parameters if desired.</p> <p>Click the <img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" title="Go Button" /> button to update the page.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a9"></a><a name="favorites">Favorites</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>As an <a href="http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favorites.CServlet" title="http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favorites.CServlet">Extra!</a> member, you can create a CandleGlance Group for all the stocks in any of your Favorites Lists. There are two ways to view your favorites in a CandleGlance group:</p> </div> <h3><a name="a10"></a><a name="method_1">Method 1:</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p>From your Extra! page in the Members tab, scroll down to the <strong>Your Favorite Charts</strong> section and click on the <strong>CandleGlance</strong> link for the list you want to use.</p> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/yourfavoritecharts.gif" border="0" alt="Your Favorite Charts" title="Your Favorite Charts" /></p> </div> <h3><a name="a11"></a><a name="method_2">Method 2:</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p>From inside any Favorites List, use the Format drop-down menu at the top of the page and select <strong>CandleGlance</strong>.</p> <p><img class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/cgextra_format_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleClance Extra Format" title="CandleClance Extra Format" /></p> </div> <h1><a name="using_candleglance_c">Using CandleGlance Charts</a></h1> <h2><a name="a1"></a><a name="what_are_candleglanc">What Are CandleGlance Groups?</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>CandleGlance Groups are collections of up to ten tickers arranged on one page in a neat, condensed layout. They are great for an at-a-glance analysis of a collection of stocks. For example, you can quickly compare the performance of all the stocks in a specific industry, or see how the major indices have been doing over the past six months - all from one page!</p> <p>You can choose from four pre-defined date ranges and a variety of technical indicators. Each chart includes by default two Simple Moving Averages.</p> <p>You can either create your own group, select one of our pre-defined groups, or view one of fifty intra-industry comparisons. Extra! Charting Service members can also create a CandleGlance Group for any of their Favorites Lists.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a2"></a><a name="how_much_control_do_">How Much Control Do I Have Over My CandleGlance Group?</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>Users have full control over which securites are charted and which indicator to use. A maximum of ten securities and one indicator can be charted from the CandleGlance page, though users can fully edit indicator settings (such as the number of periods).</p> <p>Up to a year of data can be charted on a SharpChart, or the data can be plotted using Point and Figure charts.</p> <p>The overlays are automatically set to plot 20- and 50-period simple moving averages (SMAs) for all charts.</p> <p>Further edits to a chart can be made by clicking on the chart, which will display a Gallery View of the security. Clicking on any of the Gallery charts will open a SharpCharts Workbench or a Point and Figure Chart Workbench.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a3"></a><a name="creating_a_candlegla">Creating a CandleGlance Group</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>The first step in creating a CandleGlance group is to know the ticker symbols of the securities you are interested in. Each security has a unique symbol, often recognizable by the company name (for example, Microsoft is "MSFT"). Others are not so obvious, but any active stock can be found in our symbol catalog which you can access by clicking on the link in the top right corner.</p> <p>With the ticker symbol in mind, there are a few different methods of quickly creating your group:</p> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">From the StockCharts.com Members page, simply click the <strong>CandleGlance Groups</strong> button, enter up to 10 ticker symbols, then click <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" /></div> </li> </ul> <p><img title="CandleGlance Column" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancecolumn.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Column" /></p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Also from the homepage, you can begin putting together your CandleGlance group in the Start-a-Chart box by selecting <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down menu, entering the first ticker symbol, and clicking <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" />. From this page you can add up to 9 more symbols to your group.</div> </li> </ul> <img src="/attachments/861594" border="0" alt="candleglance.png" /> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Next to the symbol catalog at the top of every page, a CandleGlance group can be easily created by selecting <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down menu, entering the first ticker symbol, and clicking <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" />. From this page you can add up to 9 more symbols to your group. From the Home page please select <strong>CandleGlance</strong> from the drop-down in the Create a Chart box.<br /></div> </li> </ul> <p><img src="/attachments/861609" border="0" alt="candleglance_ticker.png" /></p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Finally, you can create a CandleGlance group by clicking on the Free Charts tab and scrolling down to <strong>CandleGlance Groups</strong>. Click <img title="Use This Tool Now" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/usethistoolnow.gif" border="0" alt="Use This Tool Now" /> then enter up to 10 tickers and click</div> </li> </ul> <p><img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" /></p> <p><img title="CandleGlance Groups3" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglance3_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Groups3" /></p> </div> <h2><a name="a4"></a><a name="predefined_groups_an">Predefined Groups And Intra-Industry Comparisons</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>There are many securities that are related, and analyzing them in groups can give you a better idea of market or industry strength.</p> <p><img title="CandleGlance Predefined" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancepredefined.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Predefined" /></p> <p>This is why we have assembled important stocks together in our <strong>Predefined Groups</strong> section located on the CandleGlance Groups page. Simply click on one of the links to bring up the CandleGlance Group. Predefined Groups you can select to view in a CandleGlance Group include:</p> <ul> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Market Overview</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major US Indices</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Market Breadth Indicators</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">S&P Select Sector SPDRs</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major Industry Groups 1</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Major Industry Groups 2</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Dow Stocks</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">US Commodity Groups</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">International iShares</div> </li> <li class="level1"> <div class="li">Bullish Percents</div> </li> </ul> <hr /> <p><img title="CandleGlance Industry" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceintra-industry.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Industry" /></p> <p>Also, many analysts focus on specific industries, and that is why we created CandleGlance Groups for intra-industry comparison. Simply click on one of the links to bring up the CandleGlance Group.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a5"></a><a name="interpreting_the_can">Interpreting The CandleGlance Group</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img title="CandleGlance Fields" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancefields.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Fields" /></p> <p>All of the mini-charts for the group will appear on a single page. At the bottom of the page you will find fields where you can modify the ticker symbols, date range, or technical indicators used.</p> <p><img title="CandleGlance IBM MSFT" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglance-ibm-msft_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance IBM MSFT" /></p> <p>By default, each chart contains daily candlesticks, volume bars, and two Simple Moving Averages.</p> <p>The top of each chart shows the company name and ticker symbol, the date and time the chart was created, the last closing price, and the last percentage change.</p> <p>Click on any of the mini-charts to view a <a href="http://stockcharts.com/help/doku.php?id=support:galleryview" title="support:galleryview">Gallery Page</a> for that ticker symbol.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a6"></a><a name="modifying_the_securi">Modifying The Securities</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img title="CandleGlance Symbols" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglancesymbols.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Symbols" /></p> <p>The securities charted are determined by the tickers entered at the bottom of the page. Here you can either add or modify the charts in your CandleGlance group.</p> <p>Simply type in all the tickers you want to chart and click <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" /></p> </div> <h2><a name="a7"></a><a name="duration">Duration</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img title="CandleGlance Duration" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceduration.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Duration" /></p> <p>By default, each mini-chart covers two months of data. If you want the charts to cover a larger or smaller date range, select one from the <strong>Duration</strong> drop-down list, and then click the <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" /> button to update the page. Choose from two days, two months, six months, or one year.</p> <p>You also have the option of charting the securities as <a href="http://support.stockcharts.com/forums/30077/entries/21293" title="support:using_sharpcharts_po">Point and Figure Charts</a>.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a8"></a><a name="indicators">Indicators</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p><img title="CandleGlance Indicator" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/candleglanceindicator.gif" border="0" alt="CandleGlance Indicator" /></p> <p>By default, each mini-chart is plotted with two Simple Moving Averages overlays. However, you can select an additional <a href="http://stockcharts.com/education/IndicatorAnalysis/index.html" title="http://stockcharts.com/education/IndicatorAnalysis/index.html">technical indicator</a> (such as RSI, Chaikin Money Flow, etc) to be applied to all the mini-charts. Use the <strong>Indicator</strong> drop-down menu to select an indicator, and then modify the indicator's default parameters if desired.</p> <p>Click the <img title="Go Button" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/go2_001.gif" border="0" alt="Go Button" /> button to update the page.</p> </div> <h2><a name="a9"></a><a name="favorites">Favorites</a></h2> <div class="level2"> <p>As an <a href="http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favorites.CServlet" title="http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/Favorites.CServlet">Extra!</a> member, you can create a CandleGlance Group for all the stocks in any of your Favorites Lists. There are two ways to view your favorites in a CandleGlance group:</p> </div> <h3><a name="a10"></a><a name="method_1">Method 1:</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p>From your Extra! page in the Members tab, scroll down to the <strong>Your Favorite Charts</strong> section and click on the <strong>CandleGlance</strong> link for the list you want to use.</p> <p><img title="Your Favorite Charts" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/yourfavoritecharts.gif" border="0" alt="Your Favorite Charts" /></p> </div> <h3><a name="a11"></a><a name="method_2">Method 2:</a></h3> <div class="level3"> <p>From inside any Favorites List, use the Format drop-down menu at the top of the page and select <strong>CandleGlance</strong>.</p> <p><img title="CandleClance Extra Format" class="media" src="http://stockcharts.com/help/data/media/support/images/candleglance/cgextra_format_000.gif" border="0" alt="CandleClance Extra Format" /></p> </div> 2009-04-16T10:36:54-07:00 31906 30077 45205 2009-06-29T11:33:46-07:00 209470