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Forex Charts Options

 

Forex Charts options are:

 

1.                Timeframe can be changed as written here.

2.                Chart type - reflection form: line chart, bar chart, candle chart.

3.                Background color.

4.                Style of chart lines (line, dot etc.) .

5.                Line Thickness.

6.                Line color.

7.                Grid Line Style.

8.                Grid Line Thickness

9.                Grid Line Color.

10.                Horizontal and vertical number of grid lines (X-axis points and Y-axis points range).

·        X-axis points - number of vertical sections forex char should be split for.
·        Y-axis points range (min) - minimum number of horizontal sections forex char should be split for.
·        Y-axis points range (max) - maximum number of horizontal sections forex char should be split for.

To make vertical sections of the grid equal by height to horizontal sections of the grid check "X-axis is base axis" checkbox.

 

Thus the amount of grid lines is determined by program within limitations set by user.

 

11.                Possibilities:

·        to display or not display left vertical (price/indicator) chart axis (check or uncheck "Show Left Scale" checkbox)
·        to display or not display right vertical (price/indicator) chart axis (check or uncheck "Show Right Scale" checkbox)
·        to display or not display horizontal (time) chart axis (check or uncheck "Show Horizontal Scale" checkbox)

 

These options are changed in Draw Properties window. There are 2 ways to call Draw Properties window:

·        to get Draw Properties press right mouse button in any part of Forex Chart frame body and and select "Draw Properties" in the shortcut menu.
·        Actuate the Chart frame (press left mouse button in the frame and to headline of frame will become blue) and select Frame => "Draw Properties " in the main program menu.

 

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12.                Vertical  and horizontal scalability of the forex chart.

 

Changing of time can be made by pressing timeframe buttons under the main program menu.

 

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Vertical adjustment of the chart is made automatically depending on maximum and minimum price values on current displayed section of the forex chart.

Horizontal adjustment (compressing/stretching) is made by one of the following ways:

 

1. Press "+" (plus) on the right numerical panel of keyboard to Zoom in the chart or press "-" (minus)  on the right numerical panel of keyboard to Zoom out the chart. .

 

2. Press right mouse button in the chart frame and select "Zoom in"  or "Zoom out" in the shortcut menu.

 

3. Actuate a chart frame (press left mouse button in the frame to headline of frame will become blue) and select "Frame"=>"Zoom in"  or "Frame"=>"Zoom out"   in the main program menu.