Chart Menu

• Chart Settings
• General Settings - Global
• Graphics Settings - Global
• Lock Fill Space
• Horizontal Grid
• Vertical Grid
• Linear/Logarithmic Scale
• Bid Ask Average Line
• Show Bid and Ask Lines
• Set Charts To Same Symbol
• Decrease Spacing
• Increase Spacing
• Large Decrease Spacing
• Large Increase Spacing
• Goto Beginning of Chart
• Goto End of Chart
• Goto Date/Time
• Replay Chart
• Duplicate Chart
• Duplicate Chart To Another Chartbook
• Reload Data
• Recalculate
• Only Symbols in Symbol List
• Associated Symbol List
• Previous File, Next File
• Scan Menu Commands
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• Use Evening Session Times

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Chart Settings

Documented on the Chart Settings page.

General Settings - Global

Documented on the General Settings page.

Graphics Settings - Global

Documented on the Graphics Settings page.

Lock Fill Space

Locks or unlocks the Fill Space on the right side of the chart. For more details please see: Scrolling The Chart.

Horizontal Grid

Displays or hides the horizontal chart grid. To enable this grid select this command on the Chart menu. The chart grid lines are drawn at each price level displayed on the right side of the chart window. For the main price graph, you can change the spacing by selecting Chart >> Chart Settings on the menu and press the Scale button on the right. Set the value of Scale Increment to the desired grid interval. If you want to change the spacing for a study, select Analysis >> Studies (F6) on the menu. Select the study in the Studies to Graph list and press on the Settings button. Press the Scale button and change the Scale Increment value. To change the color of the grid lines, select Global Settings >> Graphics Settings on the menu. Select Chart Grid from the Colors list box and change the color to what you require.

Vertical Grid

Displays or hides the vertical chart grid. To enable this grid select this command on the Chart menu. To change the spacing between lines, select Chart >> Chart Settings on the menu and change the value at the Vertical Grid Lines at every section. To change the color of the grid lines, select Global Settings >> Graphics Settings on the menu. Select Chart Grid from the Colors list box and change the color to what you require.

If the Vertical Grid option does not give you the grid lines at the times you require and you want vertical grid lines at a specific time or times, then you will want to use our Time Lines study. That study gives you the flexibility to place lines at one or more times on the chart.

Linear/Logarithmic Scale

Toggles between linear and logarithmic scale for the price graph. The scale type can also be set by pressing the Scale button in the Chart Settings window.

Bid Ask Average Line

Shows or hides a horizontal line drawn on the last bar in the chart which indicates the average of the bid and ask for the symbol. If either the bid or ask is zero, then this will indicate the last trade price.

The color and width can be set under Global Settings >> Graphics Settings. In the list of graphics objects select Bid Ask Average Line. Press the colored button to change the color. In the Width box, set the width in pixels.

Show Bid and Ask Lines

When this option is enabled, the bid and ask will be drawn as a small lines on the right side of the chart beside the Values scale. See this image.

The color and width can be set under Global Settings >> Graphics Settings. In the Colors and Widths for Chart Objects list, select DOM Ask Line and DOM Bid Line. Press the colored button to change the color for the selected item. In the Width box, set the width in pixels.

Set Charts To Same Symbol

This command sets all charts in a chartbook to the same symbol as the active chart. It only affects charts that have a Link Number setting of 0. For more information about the Link Number setting see the Chart Settings documentation page.

Decrease Spacing

Decreases the bar spacing in the active chart window. Spacing can also be decreased using the down arrow key on your keyboard.

Increase Spacing

Increases the bar spacing in the active chart window. Spacing can also be increased using the down arrow key on your keyboard.

Large Decrease Spacing

Increases the bar spacing for the active chart window by a large amount.

Large Increase Spacing

Increases the bar spacing for the active chart window by a large amount.

Goto Beginning of Chart

This command will scroll the chart to the very beginning of the first loaded bar. You can also press the Home key on your keyboard.

Goto End of Chart

This command will scroll the chart to the very end. You can also press the End key on your keyboard.

Goto Date/Time

This command will display a window which allows you to enter a Date and Time of a bar that you want to scroll to. The chart will be scrolled to a position where the very last displayed bar contains the entered Date and Time. You can also use the shortcut keys displayed right of this command to quickly access this window.

Replay Chart

For complete instructions please see Replaying Charts.

Duplicate Chart

This command duplicates a chart in a chartbook. One use of this is to create another chart which uses the chart you are duplicating as a "template". To duplicate a chart, follow the steps given below:

1. Select Chart >> Duplicate Chart on the menu.
2. Notice that the Chart Number (#) of the duplicated chart, changes to the next available number.
3. If you want to change the symbol of the duplicated chart select Chart >> Chart Settings.

Duplicate Chart To Another Chartbook

This command duplicates a chart in a chartbook to another chartbook. One use of this is to create another chart which uses the chart you are duplicating as a "template". To duplicate a chart, follow the steps given below:

1. Select Chart >> Duplicate Chart To Another Chartbook on the menu.
2. Select the destination Chartbook from the list in the displayed window and press the OK button. If you wish to switch to this Chartbook, then check the option named Switch to This Chartbook.
3. Notice that the Chart Number (#) of the duplicated chart, may change to the next available number in the destination chartbook.
4. If you want to change the symbol of the duplicated chart select Chart >> Chart Settings.

Reload Data

Reloads the data from the chart data file on your disk drive. This does not cause any request of data from the remote data server.

Recalculate

Fully recalculates all studies in the chart.

Only Symbols in Symbol List

If this option is checked the Previous File, Next File, and Start Scan commands only cycle through symbols within the symbol list. Otherwise, these commands cycle through all symbols you have a data file for.

Associated Symbol List

The documentation for the Associated Symbol List can be found in the Using the Associated Symbol List section.

Previous File, Next File

See the Changing the Symbol of a Chart documentation page.

Scan Menu Commands

If you are using the Worksheet System/Alert study on a chart or you have specified a Simple Alert condition formula on a study in a chart, these system or alert conditions are continuously monitored on the last bar/column in a chart if the chart is open and will generate alerts when true. You can also scan for these system or alert conditions among many symbols.

Scanning for a Condition in All of your Data Files

1. Go to the chart that has your System/Alert condition. Select Chart on the menu and make sure the Only Symbols in Symbol List option is Not checked.
2. Select Chart >> Start Scan on the menu. All symbols you have data for in the Sierra Chart Data Files Folder will be scanned for your System/Alert Condition.
3. When a scan is started, the chart data file for a symbol will be loaded and the studies will be calculated. The interval between loading of chart data files is the same as the update interval for charts. This is set by selecting Global Settings >> General Settings on the menu. Use Chart >> Stop Scan to stop the scan before it is completed.

Scanning for a Condition in Symbols in the Associated Symbol List

To scan for the system or alert condition in the Associated Symbol List:

1. Go to the chart that has your System/Alert condition. Select Chart on the menu and make sure the Only Symbols in Symbol List option is checked.
2. Select Chart >> Start Scan on the menu. Each symbol you have listed, will be scanned for your System/Alert Condition.
3. When a scan is started, the chart data file for a symbol will be loaded and the studies will be calculated. The interval between loading of chart data files is the same as the update interval for charts. This is set by selecting Global Settings >> General Settings on the menu. Use Chart >> Stop Scan to stop the scan before it is completed.

Notes

If you are scanning historical charts, select File >> Download Historical Data on the menu to update all historical chart files before scanning. When scanning intraday charts you should have charts open for each symbol you want to scan, since they will be up to date if they are open and as long as you are connected to the data feed. If you are scanning your intraday data files, then those may not be up to date if there is no chart open for them.

If you start a scan on an intraday chart, then only intraday charts will be scanned. If you start a scan on an historical chart, then only historical charts will be scanned.

On charts where your condition formula is true, the program provides a text alert by adding a detailed message to the Alert Log. To open the Alert Log window select Window >> Show/Hide Alert Log on the menu.

Daily

Switches to daily bar period.

Weekly

Switches to weekly bar period.

Monthly

Switches to monthly bar period.

Use Evening Session Times

When this option is checked, this will activate and apply the second set of Start and End times defined in Chart Settings. This is useful for quickly switching between the day session and the full session. For this command to be useful, you need to go to Chart >> Chart Settings. Set the Start and End times to the day session. Enable the Use Evening Session Times checkbox. Enter the Evening Session Start and End times. Press OK. You can then include or remove the Evening Session easily with this command. There is a shortcut key to toggle this as well for very fast switching.

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