Chart Settings

Chart Settings allow you to select technical studies to overlay on the chart, determine the time frame, frequency, and style of your chart, as well as any other chart customizations.

When you save a chart, these settings are saved as well. For more information go to Saving and Loading Charts.

The Chart Settings are displayed across the top of the Chart sub-tab. They allow you to set up studies, overlays, chart time frame/style/etc, and more.

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Symbol	Enter the symbol for the chart you wish to view. Click the arrow to select from a list of recently-viewed symbols.
Link this tab	Links the symbol in the chart to all chart symbol fields when checked. Chart will update based on any symbol field change made in other StreetSmart.com® charts.
Time Frame drop-down	Select the time period and frequency for which you wish to see chart data.
Style drop-down	Choose from the following chart styles: Candlestick On a daily chart, each candle is one day. On an intraday chart, each candle represents between 1 and 120 minutes. Green indicates the security's closing/last price for the day or interval was higher than today's opening price. Red indicates the security's closing/last price for the day or interval was less than today's opening price. Gray indicates the security's closing/last price for the day or interval was equal to today's opening price. The top and bottom of the line behind it represent the high and low for the day/period. Line Based on bar close OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) On a daily chart, each bar is one day. On an intraday chart, each bar represents one interval. The left rung indicates the opening price of the stock, and the right rung indicates the closing/last price of the stock for the day or interval. The top and bottom of the bar represent the high and low for that day or interval. Mountain Based on bar close
Scale drop-down	The Linear and Log options allow you to change the scale of the vertical axis (price axis) of your chart. Linear Displays the price axis with each price an equal distance from the next. EXAMPLE: A stock that has moved from $20 to $30 would show the same absolute change as an increase in price from $50 to $60, even though the move from $20 to $30 represented a 50% advance, and the move from $50 to $60 represented a more modest 20% advance. Log The vertical axis is structured so that an equal distance along it represents an equal percentage change. EXAMPLE: Using the example above, the move from $20 to $30 is a larger percentage increase (50% increase) than the move from $50 to $60 (20% increase). Therefore, the axis points between $20 and $30 are farther apart than the axis points between $50 and $60.
Hours drop-down	Check Pre-market and/or Post-market to view before and after hours activity in your chart.
Alerts drop-down	Get a visual depiction of your alert on your charts, showing on the chart the point at which your alert will be triggered. From the Alerts drop-down, select Show All. This will display the alert any time you go to a chart containing an alert that you created in the Conditional Orders & Alerts.
Overlays drop-down	Overlays can display another symbol or an index chart or study on top of your current chart. Click to view your Overlay settings. Check a box for each overlays you wish to view (you can make multiple selections). Refer to Chart Overlays for more information.
Studies drop-down	Using the study menus, you may position up to 4 technical analysis studies above or below (or both) each chart. Click to see the list of available studies and settings. Refer to Chart Studies for more information.

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