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Program Features: Intraday Graph
 The Stock Graphs service provides the ability to view graphs on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Intraday basis.
The Intraday chart provides the option to view stocks with a time interval of 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 60 minutes. With the Intraday graph, each price and volume bar represents the trading activity that occurred for that specific time interval.
To enhance the use of this graph, we provide tools to perform the following tasks:
Modify Appearance
With the Intraday graph, it is possible to create trend lines, display different volume scales, and view price history as a line rather than as price bars.
Modifications for the Line Pen and Volume Scale are made via the resources on the Tools menu. For information on modifying the charts, reference the Tools section of the Program Features.
LINE PEN
This tool provides the ability to draw linear red lines on the graph. It is particularly useful in identifying a variety of technical chart patterns.
VOLUME SCALE
Volume scale is presented on a logarithmic basis. The Intraday graph provides the option to view the volume bars based on an arithmetic scale.
LINE GRAPH
Standard presentation for price activity in all Stock Graphs is to use price bars. The Intraday Graphs provide the option to view price activity as a line, in place of individual price bars. When using this format, the last price for an interval is used to plot the price line (i.e., the high and low price range is not displayed).
To view price activity as a line, first open an Intraday Graph of a stock or index. From the Intraday menu, click "Line Graph On" to view intraday price information as a line. To return to the price bar presentation, click "Line Graph Off".
Obtain Price/Volume Details
To determine the price and volume details for the current trading day, for any trading sessions on a chart, or to create horizontal and vertical lines to align items on the chart with its corresponding date or scale, utilize the Track-Price tool.
To access this tool, place the cursor over the desired price or volume bar, then press and hold down the right mouse button. This will prompt the Track-Price Box to open in the upper left area of the chart and Track-Price Lines to center on the location of the cursor. Releasing the mouse button will remove the Track-Price features.
To keep the Track-Price function enabled without having to press the right mouse button, simply activate the Track-Price tool by pressing the right mouse button while moving the cursor over the Track-Price window, and then releasing the mouse button. As long as the cursor is kept over the chart area, the Track-Price features will remain enabled. When viewing the weekly charts, the Data Boxes must be hidden, which can be done through the Tools menu. To close the Track-Price tool from this always enabled setting, move the cursor off the chart area or click the right mouse button.
Access Recent Graph Symbols
The Stock Graphs service provides two ways of accessing the symbols of recently viewed graphs:
Both features will list the symbols of stocks, indices, Daily Market Indicators, and Daily Market Averages. Symbols will be displayed in the order they are accessed, with the most recently accessed symbol appearing at the top of the list. If a symbol is accessed repeatedly, it will appear on the list only once, in the order it was most recently viewed.
The main difference in these features is how they are accessed and updated. The Symbol Field List appears as a drop-down list, or as an individual symbol in the display field. The list of symbols is refreshed each time a chart is viewed.
The Recent Symbol List, in contrast, opens in a separate window that may be moved, resized, and is always accessible until it is closed. The symbols in this list will remain static until it is manually updated.
SYMBOL FIELD LIST
This feature provides access to symbols of recently viewed graphs in two ways, from a drop-down list, or as an individual symbol in the display field.
To view a list of up to 10 symbols, click the down-arrow button located to the right of the Symbol Field. Click any symbol on the drop-down list to view its graph.
 NOTE: The Symbol Field List down-arrow button is accessible when the display pixel setting is 1024x768 or greater.
To view up to 20 symbols, one at a time in the Symbol Field, use the "Page Down" and "Page Up" keys. The Page Down key will allow one to navigate from the top of the recent symbol list to the bottom. The Page Up key will display symbols as one navigates back up the list. When the desired symbol is displayed, press the "Enter" key to view its graph.
RECENT SYMBOLS LIST
To view a list containing the names and symbols of up to 20 recently viewed graphs, simultaneously press the "Ctrl" and "Home" keys. This list will appear in a detached window that may be moved, resized, and will remain open until its window is closed. The items on this list are static and will not change until the "Update List" button (at the end of the list) is utilized. Click any item on the list to view its graph.
NOTE: The Symbol Field List and Recent Symbols List are accessible only when using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 (or greater), Firefox version 1.0 (or greater), or Netscape version 7.0 (or greater).
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