Technical Analysis Studies

In the Charting Window, there are more than 40 technical analysis studies to choose from. There are three ways to add a technical analysis study to an existing chart:

•Use the Technicals drop down in the chart

•Right Click in the chart and select Technicals

•Press the [Insert] key. This will open a dialog where you can type the short name of the study

The following types of studies are available:

Studies
The line chart can display several possible values:

•Last

•Open

•Low

•High

•Typical price - calculated as: (High + Low + Last) / 3

•Weighted close - calculated as: (High + Low + Close * 2) / 4

•Bid

•Ask

•Yield

Volume studies

The program supports the following studies. Read more about Volume studies.

•Accumulation/Distribution

•Chaikin A/D Oscillator

•Chaikin Money Flow

•Ease of Movement

•Money Flow Index

•Moving Average Volume (*)

•Negative Volume Index

•On Balance Volume

•Positive Volume Index

•Price Volume Trend

•Volume Bar

•Volume Oscillator

•Volume Rate Of Change

(*) Note: To get a Moving Average Volume, select the new Moving Average and select the Volume field in its properties.

Trend studies

The program supports the following studies. Read more about Trend studies.

•Bollinger Bands

•Exponential Moving Average

•Keltner Channel (ATR Bands)

•Moving Average

•Parabolic Stop and Reversal

•Price Channel

•Triangular Moving Average

•Weighted Moving Average

Momentum studies

The program supports the following studies. Read more about Momentum studies.

•Average True Range

•Chande Momentum Oscillator

•Commodity Channel Index

•Directional Movement ADX

•Directional Movement ADXR

•Directional Movement DI+/DI-

•Directional Movement DX

•High/Low Oscillator

•Intraday Momentum Index

•Market Facilitation Index

•Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

•Price Oscillator

•QStick

•Rate of Change

•Relative Momentum Index

•Relative Strength Index

•Relative Volatility Index

•Standard Deviation

•Stochastic Oscillator

•Volatility

•Williams %R

•Williams Acc/Dist

Price Volume

Select this to toggle the presence of Price Volume bars in the chart. It can also be selected from the right-click menu of a vertical axis.