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CHARTING.ZIP
Version 4/15/92 6:46pm
This version is currently under development and should be considered
a tester version. Please note that this documentation is brief and
to the point. More complete documentation will be available as
development continues.
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NEW FEATURES & MODIFICATIONS
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4/15/92
- DEFAULT indicator module does not automatically load on start-up.
To load, press <G> and toggle to DEFAULT.
- Pointer is turned off on start-up. Press <.> to toggle on and off.
- <I>ncrement LN Scale. (LN stands for Natural Logarithm)
New feature which allows you to manually set grid to a log scale.
The value you select represents the percent change between each
grid line. If you set Increment=7%, you will notice that no matter
where the stock price is on the graph, it moves 7% if it moves from
one grid line to another. If you set Increment=1%, each grid line
would represent a 1% move in the stock. To turn off the log scale,
set increment=0%. TeleChart will then automatically scale the graph
to fit the screen. This is the default value at start-up.
There are several major advantages to viewing graphs on LN scales.
1. You can see at a glance the percentage change of various price
swings. Without even looking at the price scale, you can visually
calculate the percent of a swing by counting the number of grid
lines it passes through.
2. A one inch move always equals the same return on your money. It
doesn't matter whether the stock is $10 per share, $100 per share,
or the stock is IBM or MSFT or an index, or whether you are looking
at 1 year of history or 3 years. If you set increment=5%, one grid
line will always equal a 5% move. Remember, because you are setting
an absolute scale, if the stock is very volatile, it may not all
fit on the screen. This will not cause an error, but your graph will
run off the screen. If you wish to compress, simply set your
increment percent higher.
3. One of the biggest advantages to LOG charts is that when you scan
from stock to stock, you get a good feel for each stock's true
movement. For example, a stock trading between 10 and 20 will look
twice as volatile as a stock trading between 15 and 20. Also, a
stock which has gone from 10 to 30 (+200%) will look like it has
gone up four times as much as a stock which has gone from 40 to
60 (+50%). The automatic scaling of the non-log graphs can be
very deceiving by making non-moving stocks look similar in pattern
to big movers.
4. And last but not least, when using the new <->Superimpose feature,
you will be comparing apples with apples, not oranges. For example,
if you are looking at a chart of MSFT and you wish to see how
it compares to the S&P 500, you <-> superimpose a graph of SP-500
over MSFT. Since it is plotted on the exact same log scale, a one
inch move in either graph represents the exact same percent change.
<-> Superimpose.
New feature which allows you to superimpose price graphs over
each other. To invoke, simply press <-> while viewing a stock
and select the symbol of the stock or index you wish to plot.
It works just like the <J>ump feature. Note that any indicators
you calculate after imposing another graph on top of your current
graph are of the NEW IMPOSED GRAPH (NOT of the original graph).
This allows you to superimpose indicators of different stocks
and indicis as well. You can superimpose up to 3 different graphs
on top of each other. At the current time, superimposed images are
not built into the MODULE system. This means if you jump to another
stock or change time frames, you will lose your superimposed images.
Also, if you jump to another stock,
any indicators which were calculated from the superimposed
images will become calculated from the new stock price graph.
This is only temporary as this feature is currently being built
into the MODULE system and should be available soon.
<+> Stock Symbol List.
New feature displays a window of scrollable symbol list. This feature
will probably display stock names as well fairly soon.
Check ELECTRONIC <W>ORDEN REPORT while viewing a chart for
announcement of next version of CHARTING.ZIP on BBS. It
will include bug corrections for this version including
envelope channel miscalculation, volume bar scaling bug after
long term price moving average, Momentum not storable in module.
Preview of features in near future versions include keeping
a separate 'WatchList' on the fly, MACD indicator, RANK#1 Stock
Capsules, improve date bar scale, increase speed of charts for
users w/o math coprocessors.
NO MORE CURRENT DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
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BUG FIXES
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- 4/15/92
- fixed OVERFLOW error when calculating STOCHASTICS
& RSI on stocks with low volatility.
- fixed ILLEGAL FUNCTION CALL error when calculating MOMENTUM
with short moving average of 0.