DESCRIPTION OF THE BAR GRAPH SCREENS         RELEASE 3.11           PAGE 1 OF 8

Consider the bar chart you see on the screen to be a graphic "window" onto a
larger bar chart, depicting the entire price history of the selected security.
The 0-9 keys vary the horizontal spacing between the bars, and thus the amount
of data that can be viewed in this window.  A larger number increases the spac-
ing (0 is the same as 10); a smaller number decreases it.  This effectively al-
lows you to "zoom" in and out.

The + and - keys "move" the window horizontally across the larger bar chart.
To move to the left (to earlier dates) press the - key; to move to the right
(to later dates) press the + key.  In summary the 0-9 keys vary the density of
information you see in the window while the + and - keys "move" the window to
different data.  The number scales on the right are adjusted automatically by
the computer and apply to what you see on the screen, but not necessarily to
the whole chart.

To make corrections to the data, press E.  To set or change the moving average
periods, press M (from the graph screen).  To print what you see on the screen,
press P.  To select graphic options, press the alphabetic "O" key.  Esc or X
returns you to the Stock Select screen; Q (Quit) returns you to DOS.


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The high-low-close bar graph shows the high, low and closing prices, plus the
moving averages if selected in the option screen.  Each vertical bar represents
data for one trading period (day or week). The most current data is represented
by the rightmost bars; the earliest data is represented by the leftmost bars.

A price bar represents the low (or bid) and high (or ask) prices for that
period.  The closing price is shown as a tick-mark on the RIGHT side of each
price bar.  A moving average may be shown as a horizontal dotted line (a tick-
mark on the LEFT side of the price bar), or as a horizontal solid line, depen-
ding on which moving averages are selected.  The stock prices and moving aver-
ages all use the same scale, on the right-hand side of the screen.

The bottom line on the chart is an abbreviated menu.  When the chart is printed
with the P function the menu will be replaced by a date scale.  You can also
print the chart with Shift-PrtSc, but the menu line will be included.

The captions "max=" and "min=" on the lower right identify the maximum and min-
imum sales volumes that appear on the chart.  Volume is in thousands of shares,
unless the number has an "M" after it in which case volume is in millions.


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The relative strength graph plots closing prices as a PERCENTAGE of the ear-
liest (leftmost) closing price depicted on the graph.  The scale on the right
is in percentages, and the earliest closing prices are indicated as 0%. For in-
stance on a chart showing relative strength from Oct. 27, 1989 to Dec. 21, 1990
if the closing price on Oct. 27 was 50 and the closing price on Dec. 21 was 65,
the latter will be represented by a scale value of 30%, which is calculated as
(65-50)/50*100.  That means the latest close was 30% higher than the earliest.

By observing the difference between two plots - that of the selected security
and that of a reference such as the S & P 500 - you can easily see the relative
performance.  Any security can be identified as the reference. You do this from
the Stock Select screen by selecting the security you want as the reference and
pressing the "T" (Tag) key.  Then select the security you want to chart. Selec-
tion of the reference security remains effective until you change it again.

On-balance volume is indicated by the caption "obv".  It is plotted as an alge-
braic accumulation of the sales volumes, starting with zero reference on the
left. If the closing price increased on that day or week, the volume is added;
if the closing price decreased, the volume is subtracted.  On-balance volume is
a momentum indicator, and is plotted as a continuous horizontal line.

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Oscillators are another way to show the relationships between moving averages
and closing prices.  They are plotted as a histogram (a series of vertical bars
emanating from a horizontal reference line).  Each bar is plotted individually.

If in the option screen you selected a single moving average, each bar shows
the difference between the closing price and the moving average on that day,
and is identified by the caption "osc".  If you selected two moving averages,
each bar shows the difference between the two averages and is identified by the
caption "xover".  This type of oscillator indicates a crossover of the two
moving average lines.

Moving average plots can be hard to see when they overlay the high-low-close
bars on the chart.  This happens either when the closing prices are close to -
or are crossing - the averages, or when a short moving average period is being
used.  Therefore when the relationships between moving averages and closing
prices are being used as indicators to buy or sell, it may be easier to inter-
pret the waving motion of an oscillator.




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A trading band is a pair of lines running parallel to, and above and below, the
corresponding moving average plot.  The width of the trading band is set in the
Graphics Option screen by invoking the F (Fix) function.  Trading band width is
simply the moving average plus or minus a specified percentage. In other words,
if you specified a trading band percentage of 10, the trading band will have a
total width of 20% of its corresponding moving average (10% above and 10% be-
low).

Although a trading band percentage can be specified for each moving average in-
dividually, a trading band is plotted ONLY when a SINGLE moving average is
plotted.  This restriction is to prevent the screen from getting too cluttered.
Trading band percentages can be changed at will, and remain permanent for each
security individually until changed again.

By experimenting with trading bands, you can determine how much a stock price
has changed over a period of time.  This may be useful in setting stop loss
limits, or buy or sell targets.  To cancel a trading band, set its percentage
to zero.



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This is how price/earnings, yield and return are shown on the graph:

P/E=xxxx  is the Price/Earnings ratio which is simply the most current stock
          price divided by the earnings.  If the P/E ratio is less than .1
          or greater than 99.5 it is shown as NMF (No Meaningful Figure).

YLD=xxxx  is the yield, which is dividends divided by the most current stock
          price and expressed as a percentage.

lo% TO hi%  is the annualized potential return (low and high values) expressed
          as a percentage.  This represents stock price appreciation compounded
          annually (Internal Rate of Return) over the next five years, plus
          indicated dividend yield.

These three items are always shown on the bar graph, if the information is
available.  If graphics color 0 (monochrome high-resolution) is in effect, you
will also see the Beta and the Buy and Sell targets if that information was
entered.  Graphics (and text) colors are set from the Master Menu with the
alphabetic "O" function.  PE ratio, yield, 5-yr. price goals, Beta and buy/sell
targets are entered in the View screen (press C from the Stock Select screen).

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                     DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINT (P) FUNCTION

This function is to PRINT the chart on an Epson FX-80 or compatible printer.
Make sure the printer is on line first, and that its "ready" light is glowing.
Printing will begin on the paper at the current position of the print head.
The process should take about a minute or less on most printers.  The bar graph
may print "right side up" and will occupy about 60% of the page height.  (With
some later versions of DOS, the graph may print sideways).  Once printing has
started, it cannot be interrupted with the Esc key.

The GRAPHICS program, which is a part of DOS version 2.0 and later, must have
been run BEFORE starting the stock charting system. The actual printing is done
by invoking Interrupt 5 in DOS (the same as what happens when you press the
Shift-PrtSc keys).  The menu line at the bottom of the screen is replaced with
a date scale.  After printing, the menu is restored.  For this reason, it is
better to print with the "P" function rather than by pressing the Shift-PrtSc
keys.

When chart printing is complete, you have the option of having the program
eject the page, or ejecting or spacing the page manually.

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               DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINT (P) FUNCTION (continued)

WARNING:  Color printing is not supported on most printers.  Colors will be
shown in lighter shades of grey.  Printing may not work well if the background
color is not black (color choices 0, 1 or 2).  The color schemes can be set
from the Master Menu screen with the alphabetic "O" function.

If you get letters and numbers but no lines, and the printed display is only 40
columns wide, the problem is the GRAPHICS module is not resident in memory.
GRAPHICS must be loaded BEFORE the Stock Charting System.

Most printers have an IBM or EPSON compatibility mode; this mode should be
activated before trying to print a chart.  Some printers may require a special
ROM chip; check with your dealer.  If you can get a correct graphics image with
the Shift-PrtSc keys, your printer is compatible.
