TradeStation Help

Format Symbol - Settings

The Settings tab allows you to format the symbol settings for a chart. Symbol settings include selecting the desired interval or chart type, customizing the interval and range settings, and selecting the appropriate time zone. Once you have made the changes to your settings, the changes can be set as a default for future charts. You can format the symbol when you initially create the chart or after you've created it. If you create the chart without using the Settings tab, the chart will be created using the predefined default settings.

 To access the Format Symbol dialog automatically after a chart has been created, use the View > Chart Analysis Preferences Menu bar sequence. On the General tab, select the Prompt for format when creating new Chart Analysis window check box and click OK.

 Access using the menu bar Format > Symbol menu sequence and select the Settings tab.

Select Interval (activity and time types)  

Contains the interval types for tick bars, volume bars, second bars, minute bars, daily bars, weekly bars, and monthly bars. The options available are dependent upon the data interval that you choose, therefore the interval settings and range will change based on the interval selected. For more information on the different types of charts, see Chart Types.

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For Daily, Weekly, and Monthly interval types, only regular sessions can be used. Interval settings are disabled allowing you the flexibility of customizing the desired Range settings for the selected symbol. See Scaling tab for information on the subgraph setting.

Interval Settings (activity and time types)

Contains the interval settings for tick bars, volume bars, second bars, minute bars, daily bars, weekly bars, and monthly Bars.

Select Interval (price types)  

Contains the interval types for Kagi, Kase Bar, Line Break, Momentum Bar, Point & Figure, Range Bar, and Renko charts.

Interval Settings (price types)

Contains the interval settings for Kagi, Kase Bar, Line Break, Momentum Bar, Point & Figure, Range Bar, and Renko charts.

Range  

Contains a span of time in which you are able to set a criteria to be used for charting. Range is used for interval and chart types. Depending on the interval and chart type selected, range options differ.

 If you are working in a multi-data chart, the Format Symbols window provides a listing of symbols you plotted in Data1, Data2, etc., format. Select the desired symbol to edit, and click Format to launch the Format Symbol [symbol] window. For more information, see Specifying the Date Range.  

Display  

Contains the Local and Exchange time zones that can be selected.

Set as Default - Check this setting to save any changes that you made as your default.

 Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.

Related Topics

Tick-Based Chart

Volume-Based Chart

Time-Based Chart

Kagi Chart

Kase Bar Chart

Line Break Chart

Momentum Bar Chart

Point & Figure Chart

Range Bar Chart

Renko Chart