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| - | ==== Adding Indicators and Overlays to the Chart ==== | + | ==== The Chart Outline ==== |
| Clicking the Chart Settings icon in the Chart Design menu on the left opens a panel that shows the indicators and overlays currently in use on your chart. Indicators listed at the top are displayed above the main price plot, and indicators listed at the bottom are displayed below the price plot. Overlays that appear on the main price plot are listed between the two dividers. | Clicking the Chart Settings icon in the Chart Design menu on the left opens a panel that shows the indicators and overlays currently in use on your chart. Indicators listed at the top are displayed above the main price plot, and indicators listed at the bottom are displayed below the price plot. Overlays that appear on the main price plot are listed between the two dividers. | ||
| In the example below, we can see that this is a chart of GM, with an RSI panel displayed above the main price plot, two moving averages and volume overlaid on the main price plot, and a MACD indicator displayed below the main price plot. | In the example below, we can see that this is a chart of GM, with an RSI panel displayed above the main price plot, two moving averages and volume overlaid on the main price plot, and a MACD indicator displayed below the main price plot. | ||
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| + | ==== Adding Indicators and Overlays to the Chart ==== | ||
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| + | A searchable list of available indicators and overlays appears below the Chart Outline. To add a new indicator or overlay to your chart, simply find it on the searchable list, and click to add it. | ||
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| - | A searchable list of available indicators and overlays appears below. To add a new indicator or overlay to your chart, simply find it on the searchable list, and click to add it. | + | By default, indicators are added below the main price plot area and overlays are overlaid on the main price plot area. Both indicators and overlays can be repositioned after they are added to the chart. |
| When the indicator or overlay is added, a panel will open where you can change its settings. | When the indicator or overlay is added, a panel will open where you can change its settings. | ||
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| Available settings vary from one indicator/overlay to the next, but typically you will be able to specify the color of the various indicator components, as well as settings like the number of periods that will affect the sensitivity of the indicator. | Available settings vary from one indicator/overlay to the next, but typically you will be able to specify the color of the various indicator components, as well as settings like the number of periods that will affect the sensitivity of the indicator. | ||
| - | === Speed Settings === | + | There are a number of ways to access the settings for an indicator: |
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| - | When looking at the currently-used indicators and overlays on the Chart Settings panel, you will see that some of them have a small triangle icon. Click that triangle to show the most commonly-adjusted settings for that indicator or overlay. You can change those settings and watch your chart adjust as you move the slider. | + | |
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| - | === Full Settings === | + | |
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| - | There are a number of ways to access the full settings for the indicator: | + | |
| * Mouse over the indicator on the Chart Settings panel and click the gears icon next to the indicator. | * Mouse over the indicator on the Chart Settings panel and click the gears icon next to the indicator. | ||
| * Click on the indicator name in the legend of the chart. | * Click on the indicator name in the legend of the chart. | ||
| * And of course, when you add a new indicator or overlay to your chart, the full settings menu will be launched for that indicator automatically. | * And of course, when you add a new indicator or overlay to your chart, the full settings menu will be launched for that indicator automatically. | ||
| - | The panel that opens allows you to change all the settings for the indicator, not just the most commonly-adjusted ones. | + | The panel that opens allows you to change all the settings for the indicator. Changes to the settings take effect immediately. For example, you can use the slider bar to change the number of periods in an RSI and watch the chart adjust as the slider moves. |
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| - | While changing the Speed Settings updates the chart instantly, changes in the Full Settings panel are not reflected on the chart until you press the green Update button at the bottom of the panel. | + | |
| - | To revert to the default settings for the indicator, click the grey Reset button right below the settings. | + | To revert to the default settings for the indicator, click the blue Reset button right below the settings. |
| - | To delete the indicator from your chart, click the red Delete button at the bottom of the panel. | + | To delete the indicator from your chart, click the red trash can icon at the top of the panel. |
| - | Click the "X" icon at the top right of the panel to close the panel without saving your setting changes. | + | Click the "X" icon at the top right of the panel or they grey Close button at the bottom to close the panel. |