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.
- Activate a Chart Analysis window.
- From the menu, click Data > Edit Symbol. The Customize Symbol dialog is displayed.
When using a multi-data chart, the Customize Symbols dialog will display all the symbols you selected to be plotted.
- Select the symbol to view the volume versus tick count.
- Click Customize to open the Customize Symbol [symbol] dialog.
- Click the Scaling tab.
- Select the Center Last Price check box.
- Select the Set as Default check box to use all settings on this tab as the default for future Chart Analysis windows.
- Click OK when finished.