Getting Started with Incredible Charts
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Enter a stock, share or index code
- Select an Exchange on the toolbar
- Enter the security symbol
- Click the Load Security button
or hit the Enter key.
You can also type the exchange code in the security field:
Or search or browse the Securities menu.
Select a Chart Type
Use View on the main menu to switch between the various chart types:
Close
plots a single line representing closing price
Select OHLC for bar charts with
Open High Low and Close
Candle
plots the same information but in candlestick format
EquiVolume
plots Equivolume/Candlevolume charts
Set up additional Point
And Figure charts from the Indicator Panel
Add an Indicator
-
Click
on the toolbar to open the Indicator Panel
(or select Indicators on the main menu).
- Select an indicator from the left column
- Adjust the settings (if necessary) in the center
- Save the indicator > in the right column
- Click X to close the Indicator Panel
Pre-set Indicators
To select a pre-set trading system, for example Multiple Moving Averages:
- Click File on the main menu
- Select
Open Project on the drop-down menu. - Browse the [Pre-set] files
- Select
[Multiple Moving Averages]
Change the Screen View
When you add more than 3 indicators they may appear blank because they are too small to display meaningful information.
Click this button in
the left margin for a full screen view of a chart or indicator.
Click this button
to display a split screen view of an indicator and the price chart.
The indicator will then display on its own below the price chart.
Click this button
in the left margin to return to the default view with all indicators.
Change the Time Period
To change the chart time frame, select Time Period on the main menu.
Change to Daily, Weekly or Monthly charts
Select Daily, Weekly or Monthly on the toolbar.
Lesson #2: Trendlines & Captions
Next: Format Charts
