Login Page - Create Account

Support Board


Date/Time: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:37:33 +0000



Change % by candle?

View Count: 622

[2021-03-02 16:44:52]
bluejune - Posts: 34
I'd like to drag my mouse over the candles/line charts through out the day and see what the change % on the day is for that exact candle. Is there a way to do this?
[2021-03-02 18:09:08]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31131
You would need to add the Percent Change since Open study and then you can see the change for each bar in the Tool Values Window.

Refer to the information here:
Percent Change Since Open
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
[2021-03-02 19:34:24]
bluejune - Posts: 34
Thank you, I tried doing Percent change from Previous close for a 1 day time frame with 1 minute candle sticks


Any idea why I am still only getting the % change from open and not from the previous day close?
[2021-03-02 20:13:06]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31131
Why do you say that it is not comparing against the previous close. We just took a look to make sure and it is doing this correctly. Keep in mind that you will not get any result that is a 1.0, as the Previous close will be compared the its previous close, and then the new bar for the day gets compared to the Last of the bar before.
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing
[2021-03-02 20:19:48]
bluejune - Posts: 34
For example, ASLN is currently down 15.6% today but the Percent Change Since Previous close shows -12.2%....
Is this how it should be calculated?

https://imgur.com/a/J0qclrw
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-03-02 20:21:52
[2021-03-02 20:45:55]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31131
The Daily Change is based on the Settlement Price and not the Last price of the Last bar of the day. So these are two very different numbers. To compare them, you would have to use a Daily chart.
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service:
Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

To post a message in this thread, you need to log in with your Sierra Chart account:

Login

Login Page - Create Account