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Centering Last Price on a Chart Analysis Window

Centering the last bar on a chart uses the closing price of the last bar as a midpoint for the price axis (y-axis). When selected, this feature allows the user to see recent trends without the visual bias of the trend ending at the top or bottom of the Chart Analysis window. A current bullish trend at the top of the Chart Analysis window might give the false impression that the trend cannot go higher. Conversely, a current bearish trend at the bottom of the Chart Analysis window might give the false impression that the trend cannot go lower. By centering the last price of a chart, you are better able to evaluate the recent trend in relation to previous data.

This feature is available when using Date Range On Screen or Entire Date Range scaling.

1. Activate a Chart Analysis window.
2. From the Menu bar, click Format > Symbol. The Format Symbol dialog is displayed.
   
   When using a multi-data chart, the Format Symbols dialog will display all the symbols you selected to be plotted.

3. Select the symbol to view the volume versus tick count.
4. Click Format to open the Format Symbol [symbol] dialog.
5. Click the Scaling tab. 
6. Select the Center Last Price check box.
7. Select the Set as Default check box to use all settings on this tab as the default for future Chart Analysis windows.
8. Click OK when finished.