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Charts
To view the list of symbols, select Charts in the main menu.
To refresh the list of symbols, tap .
To go to chart settings, tap .
Tip: If you are using a tablet, you can open multiple charts. Select the number of charts (one, two, or four), and then select symbols in the symbol list.
To place an order, tap > Trade > Go to New Order.
Tip: Turn your device horizontally for a more convenient chart view. This will make the displayed time interval considerably wider, and it will be easier for you to view the chart data.
Display parameters will change automatically according to the screen width.
Chart menu
Tap to go to Chart menu.
The menu contains the following options:
- Chart scheme: Chart color scheme: Green and Red, Black on White, Green on Black, Custom. If you select Custom, you can set a preferred color for each chart element.
- Histogram Settings: Settings of the histogram:
- Histogram Bar Size, %: Histogram bar size (1-100).
- Histogram Bar Thickness, %: Histogram bar thickness (1-40).
- Histogram Bar Size, %: Histogram bar size (1-100).
Chart Custom Toolbar
Periodicity. Time frame of the chart (from 1 minute to 1 month).
Chart Type. Visualization of the Bid/Ask price movements of the finance instruments represented in lines, columns, or another form (Bars, Candles, Line, Area, etc.).
Indicators. Statistics used to measure current market conditions and forecast economic trends (Aroon, Chop zone, EMA cross, UO, Zig Zag, etc.). View the details here.
Chart settings. Chart properties including symbol bars colors, status lines (Symbol, OHLC, Indicator values, etc.), scales (Symbol/Indicator name label, No overlapping lable, etc.).
Snapshot. Possibility to save the image of the chart or copy the image url.
Chart additional settings
To change chart settings, tap at the bottom of the screen:
- Show L2 histogram: Show Level 2 histogram on the chart.
- Show OHLC: Show OHLC prices of the last bar in the upper-left of the chart.
- Grid: Show the chart grid.
- Ask line: Show Ask horizontal line.
- Bid line: Show Bid horizontal line.
- Order lines: Show 0rder lines.
Indicators
Tap Indicators in the Chart menu. In Indicator Settings, you can add and delete indicators, and change indicator settings.
Technical Indicators are a result of mathematical calculations based on the values of price and/or volume. You can use indicators to analyze market trends and predict price changes.
To add an indicator to the chart, select the check box, and then tap Save.
Depending on their functions, indicators are divided into the following groups:
Trend Indicators help visualize current trends in the market. They reflect 3 trends in the movement of prices: Up moves, Down moves, and Sideways price moves.
Oscillators are technical indicators that are used to analyze the market situation, especially when the market is not showing any definite trend. They help to determine the extremes of market prices and short-term overbought and oversold market conditions.
Volumes confirm the strength of a trend or indicate its weakness for any specific period of time.
Indicators by Bill Williams are developed by a professional trader Bill Williams within his well-known trading system.
Get more actual information on indicators here.
How are indicators are displayed?
When you add indicators, this affects how the chart is displayed. Depending on the type of indicator you select, it can be displayed in the chart area (internal type) or in the additional field below the chart (external type). This allows you to use several indicators on one chart, which helps to predict the price trend more accurately.
Indicator settings
To go to Indicator Settings, tap Indicators in the Chart menu. Indicator parameters may vary depending on the type of indicator.
To change the indicator parameters, select the indicator using the check box, and then tap .
Following are the settings that are common for all indicators:
Hide. If enabled
, the applied indicator will be hidden on the chart.
Remove. The applied indicator will be removed from the chart.
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