Help MenuChart Time Period- Display Period Select
How to select a time frame to display on your chart such as 6 months, 1 year, 5 years - Scroll Back/Forward
Scroll back/forward on the time axis with the scrolling toolbar. - Zoom
Drag your mouse pointer to zoom in on a specific chart period - Chart Intervals
Use the View menu to switch between chart intervals such as minute, hourly or daily bars. - Incomplete Periods
Display temporary values for incomplete periods on Daily, Weekly and Monthly charts, before completion of the full period. - Back Testing
Use the scroll buttons on the toolbar to simulate actual trading conditions.
Drawing Tools- Trendlines
Draw trendlines on a chart. - Captions
Incredible captions - highlight buy and sell signals and record your observations right on the chart... - Trend Channels
Trend channels are used to track the momentum of a trend, with peaks (or highs) frequently respecting the upper trend channel; and troughs (or lows) respecting the lower ... - Fibonacci Extensions
Project Fibonacci extension levels from a present trend. - Fibonacci Retracements
Project Fibonacci retracement levels from an existing trend.
Indicators- Indicator Add/Edit
Customize indicators to suit your needs. Add new indicators plus Point and Figure charts. - Indicators Premium
Some indicators are only available to Premium Data subscribers or during a free trial. - Relative Strength
The Relative Strength indicator is set up using the Price Comparison indicator. Indicators are saved to your Project ... - Indicator Smoothing
Smooth indicator lines with an exponential moving average. - Indicator Colors
Use the Legend to amend indicator colors on a chart. Click the color button alongside the indicator title. - Indicator Show/Hide
Use the Legend function to temporarily hide an indicator or the price bars - Sector Analysis
From Stan Weinstein's Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets - a breakout model for trading stocks and shares in a longer time frame ... - Indicator Display
Formats to display or hide indicators below the price chart.
Chart Views- Chart Views
Chart types, log and normal scale, legends, crosshairs, price and time axes, indicator views and screen splits. - Indicator Display
Formats to display or hide indicators below the price chart. - Crosshairs
Use cross-hairs to line up bars on a chart, or to check dates or price levels. - Log & Normal Scale
Use log scale to view charts with large price variations, normal scale for shorter-term charts. - Price & Time Scales
Adjust scales for the price and time axes - Legend
Display the chart legend, show/hide indicators and edit their colors.
Select a Chart Type- Chart Types
Candlesticks, bar charts, equivolume, candlevolume and point and figure - Bar/OHLC Charts
How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days. - Equivolume Charts
The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction. - Candlestick & OHLC Colors
Candlesticks are colored according to opening and closing price, OHLC by comparing closing price to the previous close. - Point & Figure Charting Guide
Suggests suitable Point & Figure settings: log or normal scale; box size and reversal amounts; and pricing method. - Point & Figure Setup
Create custom Point and Figure chart s from the Indicator Panel.
Projects- Project Tabs
Recently used project files are displayed as tabs below the price chart (and indicators), above the bottom price bar. Click on a tab, for example [Relative Strength], to display the project ... - Projects Add
Create new project files for your separate trading systems. Save all customized chart and indicator settings. - Project Customize
Set a project to open with a custom security, time period, chart interval, chart type and log/normal scale. - Projects Explained
A project contains a set of indicators, trendlines, captions and default settings. A project does not contain data relating to specific securities. All data is stored in a ...
Data- Data Update Times
20-minute delayed ASX and SGX updates, and 15-minute delayed LSE, TSX, NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX updates. - Dilution Adjustments
Stocks may be adjusted for the dilution effect of share splits, special dividends, rights issues, spin-offs and reconstructions. Here are some examples ... - Data Compatibility
Incredible Charts fetches packets of data from the server as you chart each stock - eliminating the need for daily data downloads. The data format is not compatible with other charting software. - Data from Yahoo
Import data from external websites. - Data Import
Import data from files on your computer - in descending date order. - Time Zones
Advice on converting times in different countries.
Format Charts- Format Charts
Customize indicator colors, chart gridlines and background colors to suit your needs. - Chart Views
Chart types, log and normal scale, legends, crosshairs, price and time axes, indicator views and screen splits. - Candlestick & OHLC Colors
Candlesticks are colored according to opening and closing price, OHLC by comparing closing price to the previous close. - Indicator Colors
Use the Legend to amend indicator colors on a chart. Click the color button alongside the indicator title. - Chart Construction Details
This page explains some of the issues surrounding actual construction of the charts ...
Toolbar Shortcuts- Menus & Toolbars
Menu and toolbar commands. - Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut keys to activate Incredible Charts commands from the keyboard. - Toolbars Customize
Left-click and right-click commands for toolbars - Price Bar
OHLC Volume and Date are displayed on the price bar below the chart. - Quotes from Yahoo
Delayed quotes can only be imported from Yahoo at this stage. Please notify us of any other websites that you would like to see included ...
Files & Backup- Backup
It is advisable to backup your watchlists and project files on a regular basis. - Undo/Redo
Easily undo or redo recent changes. - Import/Export Files
Transfer or back up your project files (indicators, trendlines and captions) and watchlists ...
Advanced Options- Advanced Options
Commands that are complex or infrequently used are placed under View >> Advanced Options - Hide Advertising
Premium members can hide the top banner and right margin advertising banners ... - Stock Menus Customize
You may wish to customize your watchlist and menu settings to reduce the number of sub-folders
Installing- Install Incredible Charts
When you have downloaded Incredible Charts, follow these steps to install the program. - Uninstall
To uninstall, open Uninstall.exe in the Incredible Charts folder - Live Updates
Incredible Charts automatically updates when when there is a new version available on the server. - Mac Users
There is no special Mac version but some users successfully run Incredible Charts with Vitual PC.
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