Customize Study - Style
The Style tab allows you to customize the style properties of a study for the active Chart Analysis, Quick Quote, and/or RadarScreen windows. Using the style properties on the chart does not affect the study's calculation in any way, but only the manner in which the study is displayed. For more information, see Editing Studies.
For example, you can change what is used to display the study/indicator (histogram, line, points, crosses, etc.) as well as the color or weight of the plot. You can also choose to highlight the study's value on the price axis of the chart to which it is applied. The style options has no effect in how the study/indicator is calculated, but does affect the display of the study/indicator on the Chart Analysis, Quick Quote or RadarScreen windows.
Access
using the Studies > Edit Studies or Studies > Edit Strategies menu sequence, highlight a study, click Customize, and then select the Style tab.
Plots 
Specifies the study plot that will modified when changing the style settings.
- Select a plot name to change its associated settings. The Preview window shows plot's appearance.
Category
Contains the categories associated with the RadarScreen window.
- Select the category type to use for the study in the RadarScreen window.
Activity Cells
Contains the style settings for ActivityBar cells in a Chart Analysis window. For instance, you can display cells with or without borders, as solid cells with varying colors to signify different time periods, or only with cell notations (letters or signs inside the cells). You can also specify whether or not to display the ActivityZone, as well as whether or not you want to display the open and closing prices on the chart.
- Select the Display Cell check box to display gridlines between each cell. If this check box is cleared, the gridlines for each cell will be filled with a solid color.
- Select the Display Symbols check box to display symbols in each cell. If this check box is cleared, the symbols in each cell will be filled with a solid color.
- Select the Display ActivityZone check box to display the zone around the cells of your ActivityBar study. Zones will not appear if they are not part of the ActivityBar study. See the ActivityBar Study Library for a detailed description of each built-in ActivityBar study.
A
zone highlights specific cells of each ActivityBar study on the chart
by enclosing them in a box, the dimensions and location of which is specified
by the specific ActivityBar study. For most ActivityBar studies, the zone
is drawn around all the cells that fall between the open and close of
the bar. However, the Price Distribution ActivityBar study draws the zone
around the most frequently occurring price in the bar, one standard deviation
above it and one standard deviation below it. You can change the number
of standard deviations used to draw the zone. For specifications on the
zone in each study, refer to the description of the applicable ActivityBar
study.
- Select the Display open and close markers check box to display the arrows marking the open and closing prices for each bar on your chart.
Type
Contains various line types that can be used to represent the selected plot. Not applicable to text-based windows such as RadarScreen.
- Select the line type to use for the study.
Style
Provides various styles to be used in conjunction with the line type for the selected plot. Not applicable to text-based windows such as RadarScreen.
- Select the style to use for the study.
Weight
Displays various line style thickness that can be used for the selected plot. Not applicable to text-based windows such as RadarScreen.
- Select the line thickness to use for the selected study.
Transparency
Sets the percent transparency of the selected plot type, where 0% is completely solid and 100% transparency is clear.
- Use the Transparency slider or enter a value in the % box to change the transparency of a selected bar type.
Display Update Indication - Check this setting to highlight the study value on the chart's price axis. The value will be highlighted in the same color as the study's plot.
Display Plot Value in Status Line, Datatip and Data Window - Check this setting to display the study's value next to the study's name in the chart's status line, datatip and data window.
Don't automatically connect plot lines - Check this setting if you do not wish to display a plot line when no plot values exists for one or more bars. The default behavior (unchecked) is to display a continuous line between bars containing plot values.
When Plotting on a Candlestick - Select the desired setting to change how candlestick bars are painted using an indicator or PaintBar study on the active chart. This setting is only displayed when a plot is assigned to the BarHigh plot type.
Use Chart Analysis Preference Setting - Uses the default preferences from the Chart Analysis Preferences - General dialog.
Paint Candlestick Body & Wick - Paints the entire body and wick when using candlestick bars that contains indicators for the active chart.
Paint as a Vertical Line - Displays the BarHigh and BarLow plot types as a vertical line over the price range that is specified for the active chart.
Default - Sets any changes that you made as your default setting. Not applicable to the Quick Quote window.
Edit EasyLanguage - Launches the TradeStation Development Environment. If disabled, the option to edit a study in the TradeStation Development Environment is not available.
Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.