Chart

Four different types of charts are available through IQ Chart: Line, Bar, OHLC Bar & Candlestick . Each offers a different way of presenting the price of a stock over time.

Bar - In a bar chart , each individual bar consist of a vertical line and a horizontal line extending to the right from a point on the vertical line. The top and bottom of the vertical line are the high and low prices of the stock during that time period. The horizontal line is the closing price of the stock during that time period.

OHLC - An OHLC Bar adds the opening and closing prices to each individual bar. The opening price of each period is a line extending to the left from a point on the vertical line. The closing price of each period is a line extending to the left from a point on the vertical line.

Candlestick - A candlestick has two parts, the "body" and the "tails". If the body is filled in, the stock price has gone down during that time period, as the top of body is the open price and the bottom of the body is the close. If the body is not filled in, the stock price has gone up during that time period, as the bottom of the body is the open and the top of the body is the close. If the stock price did not change, a horizontal line will represent the body.

Line Chart - A line chart connects the closing prices of each period over time.

Multiple Overlays - To show multiple overlays simultaneously, you must check "Multiple Overlays" in the Chart menu. If "Multiple Overlays" is unchecked, then only one overlay will be shown at a time. Selecting an overlay will replace the one currently in use.

Chart - Employ any or all of these price bar Overlays found under the Chart menu. Select any of the links below for an overview of our interpretation.

1. Bollinger Bands
2. Linear Regression
3. Moving Averages (up to 3)
4. Volume Moving Averages (up to 3)
5. On Balance Volume
6. Parabolic Sar
7. IQC Zone (Daily)
8. Up/Down/In/Out
9. Fibonacci Retracement
10. Filtered Wave

Compare with - You can compare the relative price performance of equities and indices using the Compare Chart feature. To compare a security to the S&P 500 or Dow Jones Industrial Average, click on the Chart menu and select "Compare With". A new menu will form. Select either "S&P 500" or "Dow Jones Industrials". To compare a security with up to four other securities, click on the Chart menu and select "Compare With" >> "Other Company or Index". A new window will be displayed. Select up to four symbols in the space provided and click "OK". Click "Clear" to begin from scratch. Click "Close" to close the window without making a new comparison. Select a chart overlay or "Clear Chart" in the Chart menu to stop using comparative charts. To summarize, compare the current chart to any of the following:

S&P 500

Dow Jones Industrial

NASDAQ Composite

NASDAQ 100

Any Other Company or Index

Relative to - Relative to works in a similar fashion to Campare with described above. The difference between the two views is that Relative to begins the comparison at the same point of origin. To summarize, compare the current chart relative to any of the following:

S&P 500

Dow Jones Industrial

NASDAQ Composite

NASDAQ 100

Any Other Company or Index

Create and Save Chart Templates - Switch between different chart settings with just one mouse click! To save a chart setting, simply right-click your mouse, click “Add Template” and name the template. Those chart settings are saved in your Templates folder one click away!

Add Data As - This feature helps analyze future price movement whether it goes up or down. You now have the ability to enter prices for the next trading day to assist you in developing trading strategies. Select the "Add Data As" Option and a small window appears. Enter the Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume for the following trading day. After these values are entered, click the add button and the data will appear for the next trading day (pro forma). Use the "Clear" button to erase the values entered or to re-enter new values.

Clear Added Data - Use this function to clear any pro forma values you've set on the chart.

Clear Chart - Use this function to clear trendlines. Also, if a chart has been zoomed in/out or scrolled backward in time, this feature will return the chart to its default position.

Edit Data - You can remove or edit any ticks manually on any bar within IQ Chart. Right-click your mouse, and select “Edit Data”. Then, choose to set the open, high, low, close or volume on any tick. Or, choose to remove the data altogether.