Getting Started: Trendlines & Captions

Add a Caption

1. Select Draw >> Caption or on the toolbar
2. Click on the chart to place the Caption.
3. Add a Caption Marker (1 below) or leave blank if you want the captions to number sequentially
4. Add a detailed Caption (2 below) that displays on mouse-over

Draw a Trendline

To draw a trendline:

1. Select Draw >> Autofit Trendline or on the toolbar
2. Drag your mouse below (up-trend) or above (down-trend) the price bars for the period
3. Select Closing Price for long-term charts or Highs/Lows for short-term (less than 6 months)
4. The trendline will automatically fit to price bars in the selected time period

To modify a trendline:

1. Right-click on the trendline to edit its properties.
2. Click on the trendline to drag it to a new position.
3. Click on the anchor at either end to drag that end only.

Draw a Standard Deviation Channel

This fits a linear regression line to selected data, with channel lines normally at 2 standard deviations on either side (enclosing roughly 95% of the data).

1. Select Draw >> Standard Deviation Channel or on the toolbar
2. Click on the chart and drag across the selected time period

3. Select the number of standard deviations (normally 2.0)