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 ====== SharpCharts ======
-**SharpCharts**, our award-winning bar/candlestick charting program, is the signature tool of StockCharts.com and the most widely used feature of the website. SharpCharts can be generated from almost anywhere on the site and can be modified using the accompanying SharpCharts Workbench.
+**SharpCharts**, our award-winning bar/candlestick charting program, is the signature tool of StockCharts.com and the most widely used feature of the website.
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+{{:211762_information_icon.png|}}We've rolled out an updated SharpCharts Workbench, the next evolution of our classic charting platform. Check out the [[sharpcharts_3.0|new tools, features, and updates]] and send us your feedback.
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 ===== Overview =====
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 A **SharpChart** is a technical chart that plots price values for a ticker symbol ("dataset") over time. SharpCharts have a large number of chart settings that can be used to customize the chart, as well as a huge collection of technical indicators and overlays that can be added. A complete description of all of the chart types and technical indicators supported by SharpCharts can be found in the [[https://school.stockcharts.com/|ChartSchool]] area of our website.
-SharpCharts are sent to your web browser as a regular Internet image file (in "png" format), meaning that you can treat a SharpChart exactly the same as you would treat any other Internet-based image. You can copy and paste it into other documents, save it to your hard disk or a photo-organizing program, email it to friends, draw on it with a drawing program and much more.
+SharpCharts are sent to your web browser as a regular Internet image file (in "png" format), meaning that you can treat a SharpChart exactly the same as you would treat any other Internet-based image. You can copy and paste it into other documents, save it to your hard disk or a photo-organizing program, email it to friends, draw on it with a drawing program, and much more.
 Furthermore, you do not have to install any additional browser plug-ins or other software in order to view our charts; they can be viewed on any Internet-connected device that has a web browser.
+==== Creating a SharpChart ====
+SharpCharts can be created using the "ChartBar" found at the top of every page on the website. Simply enter the ticker symbol of the stock you are interested in (or part of its name if you don't know the symbol), select "SharpChart" from the left-side dropdown (if it isn't already selected), and press Enter (or click "Go").
 ===== SharpCharts Format =====
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 Next to the main symbol box is **the Period dropdown menu**, which lets you select the time duration (i.e. the period) for each bar/candlestick on the chart. Free users can choose between "Daily" and "Weekly" bars; members have access to many more choices, including 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 30-, 60- and 120-minute bars, as well as monthly or even yearly bars. For more specifics, please see our Support Center section on [[:data#data_bar_periods|Data Bar Periods]].
 ===== Chart Attributes =====
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 **The Log Scale checkbox**  changes the vertical scale for the Price Plot panel from Arithmetic Scaling (unchecked) to Logarithmic Scaling (checked). Percent changes in price are constant on a log scale chart. For more information, see [[https://school.stockcharts.com/doku.php?id=chart_analysis:what_are_charts#price_scaling|our ChartSchool article on price scaling]].
-**The Solid Candles checkbox**  fills in all candlesticks with solid colors instead of using the more traditional hollow candlesticks when prices increase.
+**The Solid Candles checkbox**  fills in all candlesticks with solid colors instead of using the more traditional hollow candlesticks when prices increase. The color of the candlesticks is based on the relationship between the open and the close. If the close is above the open, the candle is colored with the Up Color; if the close is below the open, the candle is colored with the Down Color.
 **The Color Volume checkbox**  causes the bars of the volume histogram to be colored so that they match the chart's price bars.
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 **The Zoom Thumbnail checkbox**  adds a narrow vertical column to the right side of the chart, showing the final 18 time periods for the chart - usually in more detail than on the regular chart.
+**The Extended Hours checkbox**  displays extended hours (pre- and post-market) bars on the chart if they are available. Learn more about our [[:data#extended_hours_data|Extended Hours Data]] in the Support Center.
 ===== Adding Overlays =====
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 Each line in the Overlays section has a primary dropdown menu (for overlay type selection), a Parameters box and the optional advanced settings boxes. Free users only have access to 3 overlays per chart and cannot use the advanced settings. Members can add up to 25 different overlays to their charts. As soon as the last available overlay line is used, a new line will appear beneath it, allowing you to add more.
-The **Parameters box**  allows you to enter whatever parameters the technical indicator needs. Some indicators do not need any parameters, while others support 5 or more different settings via the Parameters box. Individual settings within the box are separated from one another using commas. Many parameters are optional - if you do not specify a particular parameter, a commonly used default setting will be used instead.
+The **Parameters box**  allows you to enter whatever parameters the technical indicator needs. Some indicators do not need any parameters, while others support 5 or more different settings via the Parameters box. Individual settings within the box are separated from one another using commas. Many parameters are optional - if you do not specify a particular parameter, a commonly used default setting will be used instead. For more details about the available parameters for each overlay, please see our [[:sharpcharts:reference|SharpCharts Parameter Reference]].
 The **Reorder arrows**  allow you to change the order of the overlay lines displayed on the chart. Just click on an up or down arrow to move the entire overlay line up or down on the list.
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 Each line in the "Indicators" section has a primary dropdown menu (for indicator type selection), a Parameters box, a Position dropdown menu and the optional advanced settings boxes. Free users only have access to 3 indicators per chart and cannot use the advanced settings. Members can add up to 25 different indicators to their charts. As soon as the last available indicator line is used, a new line will appear beneath it, allowing you to add more.
-The **Parameters box**  allows you to enter whatever parameters the technical indicator needs. Some indicators do not need any parameters, while others support 5 or more different settings via the Parameters box. Individual settings within the box are separated from one another using commas. Many parameters are optional - if you do not specify a particular parameter, a commonly used default setting will be used instead.
+The **Parameters box**  allows you to enter whatever parameters the technical indicator needs. Some indicators do not need any parameters, while others support 5 or more different settings via the Parameters box. Individual settings within the box are separated from one another using commas. Many parameters are optional - if you do not specify a particular parameter, a commonly used default setting will be used instead. For more details about the available parameters for each indicator, please see our [[:sharpcharts:reference|SharpCharts Parameter Reference]].
 The **Position dropdown**  allows you to specify whether the indicator appears in a panel **//above//** the price plot area, **//below//** the price plot area, **//behind price//** (i.e. overlaying the price bars inside the price plot area) or **//behind indicator//** (i.e. overlaying the indicator immediately above it on the indicator list).
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 ===== Additional Resources =====
+==== Reference Guides ====
+  * [[:sharpcharts:reference|SharpCharts Parameter Reference]]
 ==== Videos ====