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| ====== How to Find a Ticker Symbol ====== | ====== How to Find a Ticker Symbol ====== | ||
| - | The quickest and easiest way to search our site for a ticker symbol is to use the Create-a-Chart bar at the top of any page. | + | The quickest and easiest way to search the StockCharts site for a ticker symbol is to use the Create-a-Chart bar at the top of any page. |
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| - | Follow along as we walk you step-by-step through four symbol search scenarios, illustrating all the ways the Create-a-Chart bar can be used to help you find ticker symbols on our website. | + | We'll walk you step-by-step through four symbol search scenarios, showing all the ways the Create-a-Chart bar can be used to help you find ticker symbols on our website. |
| ===== Finding the Ticker for Netflix ===== | ===== Finding the Ticker for Netflix ===== | ||
| - | In this scenario, we want to find the ticker symbol for Netflix and launch a SharpChart for that stock. | + | **Scenario 1.** You want to find the ticker symbol for Netflix and launch a SharpChart for that stock. |
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| ===== Launch a Seasonality Chart for MSFT ===== | ===== Launch a Seasonality Chart for MSFT ===== | ||
| - | In some cases, we already know what the ticker symbol is, but we want to launch a different kind of chart. In this scenario, we'll launch a Seasonality chart for Microsoft. | + | You may already know the ticker symbol for a stock, but you want to launch a different kind of chart. |
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| + | **Scenario 2.** You want to launch a Seasonality chart for Microsoft. | ||
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| ===== Find Out Where General Motors is Mentioned on the Site ===== | ===== Find Out Where General Motors is Mentioned on the Site ===== | ||
| - | The Create-a-Chart bar can be used for more than just launching charts. In this scenario, we'll use it to find all the references to GM on the StockCharts website, including blog articles, Public ChartLists and more. | + | The Create-a-Chart bar can be used for more than just launching charts. |
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| + | **Scenario 3.** You want to use the Create-aChart bar to find all the references to GM on the StockCharts website, including blog articles, Public ChartLists, etc. | ||
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| - | The Symbol Mentions page will display some basic details about the ticker symbol, then show all the places on our site where it is mentioned, including Predefined Scans, Public ChartLists, your own ChartLists and StockCharts commentary. This can be a great way to get an overall picture of what's going on with a stock or other security. | + | The Symbol Mentions page will display basic details about the ticker symbol, then show all the places on the site where it is mentioned, including Predefined Scans, Public ChartLists, your own ChartLists, and StockCharts commentary. This is a great way to get an overall picture of what's happening with a stock or security. |
| ===== Find All Bullish Percent Indexes ===== | ===== Find All Bullish Percent Indexes ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Conclusions ===== | + | ===== It's All About Ticker Symbols ===== |
| - | While the main function of the Create-a-Chart bar is to create charts, it can also be very useful for finding ticker symbols on our website, especially when you're unsure of the name or exact spelling of a stock. It's also handy when you want to find a list of related symbols. | + | While the main function of the Create-a-Chart bar is to create charts, it can also be very useful for finding ticker symbols on the StockCharts website, especially when you need clarification of the name or exact spelling of a stock. It's also handy when you want to find a list of related symbols. |
| - | If a ticker symbol isn't listed in the Symbol Lookup results, it isn't available for charting at the moment. You can request that we add it using our [[http://stockcharts.com/support/symbolrequest.html|Symbol Request Form]]. | + | If a ticker symbol isn't listed in the Symbol Lookup results, the symbol isn't available for charting. You can, however, request that we add it using our [[http://stockcharts.com/support/symbolrequest.html|Symbol Request Form]]. |