2) Chart
Four different types of charts are available through BigTrends: Line, Bar, OHLC Bar & Candlestick. Each offers a different way of presenting the price of a stock over time.
Bar - In a bar chart, each individual bar consist of a vertical line and a horizontal line extending to the right from a point on the vertical line. The top and bottom of the vertical line are the high and low prices of the stock during that time period. The horizontal line is the closing price of the stock during that time period.
OHLC - An OHLC Bar, adds the opening price to each individual bar. The opening price of each period is a line extending to the left from a point on the vertical line.
Candlestick - A candlestick has two parts, the "body" and the "tails". If the body is filled in, the stock price has gone down during that time period, as the top of body is the open price and the bottom of the body is the close. If the body is not filled in, the stock price has gone up during that time period, as the bottom of the body is the open and the top of the body is the close. If the stock price did not change, a horizontal line will represent the body.
Line Chart - A line chart connects the closing prices of each period over time.
Multiple Overlays - To show multiple overlays simultaneously, you must check "Multiple Overlays" in the Chart menu. If "Multiple Overlays" is unchecked, then only one overlay will be shown at a time. Selecting an overlay will replace the one currently in use.
Chart Overlays
Moving Averages (up to 3)
Compare with - You can compare the relative price performance of equities and indices using the Compare Chart feature. To compare a security to the S&P 500 or Dow Jones Industrial Average, click on the Chart menu, and select "Compare With". A new menu will form. Select either "S&P 500" or "Dow Jones Industrials". To compare a security with up to four other securities, click on the Chart menu, and select "Compare With" >> "Other Company or Index". A new window will be displayed. Select up to four symbols in the space provided and click "OK". Click "Clear" to begin from scratch. Click "Close" to close the window without making a new comparison. Select a chart overlay or "Clear Chart" in the Chart menu to stop using comparative charts.
- A.
- S&P 500
- B.
- Dow Jones Industrial
- C.
- NASDAQ Composite
- D.
- NASDAQ 100
- E.
- Other Company or Index
Relative to
- A.
- S&P 500
- B.
- Dow Jones Industrial
- C.
- NASDAQ Composite
- D.
- NASDAQ 100
- E.
- Other Company or Index
Add Data As: This feature helps analyze future price moment whether it goes up or down. Customers have the ability to enter prices for the next trade day to develop trade strategies. Select the "Add Data As" Option and a small window appears. Users can enter the Open, Close, High, Low, and Volume for the following trade day. After these values are entered, click the add button and the data will be displayed as the next trade day. Use the "Clear" button to ease the values entered for re-entering new values.
Clear Added Data - Use the "Clear Added Data" selection to erase the next day added values.
Clear Chart - This function will allow users to clear trendlines on the chart. If a chart has been zoomed in/out or pushed backwards, it will return the chart to its original place.
