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In this screen you select what is to be displayed along with the high-low-close
bar graph, what moving averages are to be displayed, and the vertical scale op-
tions.  The high-low-close graph is always displayed, along with whatever mov-
ing averages have been selected.  Oscillators, on-balance volume and sales vol-
ume are always displayed on the lower third of the chart. The exception to this
is the relative strength chart, which is always shown by itself, full screen.
Also, the high-low-close chart can be shown full screen and you can substitute
a line graph of closing prices or net asset values alone for the bar graph.

You can select one chart option, any or all of the moving average options, and
any or all of the miscellaneous options.  The selected options are identified
by arrows (-->).  In addition, you can select the number of days or weeks of
data shown on the graph - but that is done from the bar graph screen itself
(not the option screen) with the numeric 0 - 9 keys.

All graphic display options, including the number of data points, apply to each
security individually.  You can have different sets of options for different
securities, and different sets of options for daily and weekly charts. The com-
puter always "remembers" each set of options until you change it again, even if
you go back to the Master Menu or leave the Stock Charting System.

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                                 CHART OPTIONS

A = high-low-close Alone.  This chart will be enlarged vertically to occupy
    the whole screen.  Select this option if you don't want volume or oscilla-
    tors to be displayed at the bottom of the chart.  You can still have moving
    averages and trading bands.  (Also see the L option, described later.)

B = on-Balance volume. This is a popular momentum indicator using sales volume.
    It is shown as a solid wavy line instead of the volume bars.

C = Crossover/oscillator.  An oscillator is shown as a histogram (a series of
    vertical bars emanating from a horizontal reference line).  Oscillators are
    popular buy/sell indicators.

    Oscillators are related to moving averages.  If you have selected a single
    moving average, the oscillator indicates the algebraic difference between
    those moving averages and their corresponding closing prices.  If you have
    selected more than one moving average, the oscillator indicates the alge-
    braic difference between two averages (known as a "crossover").  An oscil-
    lator may be easier to view than a moving average line in some cases.    

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                           CHART OPTIONS (continued)

V = Volume.  Shows the sales volume as a histogram.  This option duplicates the
    bar charts commonly seen in investment publications such as the Wall Street
    Journal and Barron's for the Dow Jones averages.

R = Relative strength vs. XXXXX where XXXXX is the identifier for the security
    to be used as a reference.  Any security can be the reference for relative
    strength plotting.  Selection of the reference is made from the Stock
    Select screen with the (T)ag function.

Relative strength is shown full screen as a pair of horizontal plots, one for
the selected security and one for the reference security.  The vertical scale
is a percentage, with the earliest price of the both securities as a base (0%)
line. The relative strength graph visually compares the performance of the sel-
ected stock or fund with a reference such as the Standard & Poors 500 index.

Only one of the above options can be selected at a time, and is indicated by
an arrow -->.  The B, C and V functions always occupy the bottom third of the
screen.  More info is included in the HELP screens for the bar graph display.

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                            MOVING AVERAGE OPTIONS

Moving average lines can be displayed regardless of which chart option is in
effect (except relative strength).  To display a moving average, its period
(i.e. the number of days or weeks) must have already been specified by using
the (M)oving average function from the data ENTRY screen.

You press 1, 2 or 3 to select any or all moving averages for graphics plotting.
The number corresponds to the three moving average columns on the data Entry
display, respectively, from left to right.

Each moving average selection is a "toggle".  A toggle is a key that alter-
nately selects and cancels the option with each keypress. The active selections
are identified with arrows --> and remain in effect until changed again.

The moving average option also affects the Crossover/oscillator option.  With
only one moving average selected, you get an oscillator which is the difference
between the closing price and the moving average; with more than one you get a
crossover oscillator which is the difference between two moving averages.


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                             MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS

Each of these options are selected individually by a toggle, and the active
ones are identified by arrows -->.

The price and volume scales can be linear or non-linear (logarithmic).  Linear
means the vertical distance between the scale values is the same for each scale
value.  Non-linear means the lower values are spread out more and the higher
values (nearer the top of the screen) are compressed together.  The scales are
designed to show the percentage increases in value rather than the increases in
the values themselves.  If the percentage increase is not large, there will be
little difference in appearance between linear and non-linear chart scales.

Press the N key to select linear or Non-linear price and volume scales.  This
option applies to both price and volume scales simultaneously.

Press the T key to Trim (round off) the price scale values to the nearest whole
numbers.  In some cases this may cause compression of the scale, but may look
more pleasing.  Try these options both ways to determine which is best for you.


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The "L" key activates the Line graph option.  This causes a line graph to be
plotted instead of the usual high-low-close bars.  The high and low prices are
ignored, and only closing prices - or net asset values or whatever else is be-
ing used - are plotted.  This option is most useful when plotting mutual funds,
interest rates or other indicators where a high and low are not given.  You can
still have moving averages, trading bands, oscillators, etc. just as you have
with the high-low-close bars; and you can still enlarge the price chart to full
screen by invoking the A option.

The alphabetic "O" key activates the Offset option.  This causes all moving
averages to be offset to the left by 1/2 of their period.  For example, a 30-
day moving average would be offset to the left by 15 days.

Although most commercial stock charts do not offset moving averages, there is a
school of thought that a correctly plotted moving average must be offset so
that it is centered within the range of values used to compute it.  The offset
option also affects oscillators and trading bands in a like fashion.  It might
make the trading band plots more useful - try it!



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                             IMMEDIATE ACTION KEYS

G = Graph - this displays the bar Graph using the just-selected options.

Esc or X = eXit to the Stock Select screen.  All of the options you have sel-
    ected will automatically be "remembered" by the computer for the selected
    security and its corresponding update period (daily or weekly).  In ad-
    dition, the chart density (number of days/weeks displayed) will remain the
    same the next time you display this chart.  Pressing the Esc key has the
    same effect as pressing the X key.

E = Enter data - this takes you to the Data Entry screen.  Press E if you want
    to enter or correct historical volume and prices from the keyboard, to
    "import" historical data from an ASCII file, to process a stock split or
    other distribution, or to set or change the moving average periods.

M = Moving average calcs - this also takes you to the Data Entry screen.  You
    are then prompted to enter the number of days or weeks for each moving
    average period.  At that time you can press Esc and then H if you want more
    information.

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F = Fix trading bands.  This allows you to enter a percentage for each trading
    band (one separate trading band for each moving average).  You enter a
    number between 0 and 99; a zero value signifies no trading band.

    A trading band is plotted as two lines parallel to its corresponding moving
    average, one line above it and one below it.  For example, a 10% trading
    band is one line 10% above the moving average plus one line 10% below it.

    To avoid excessive clutter on the screen, a trading band is plotted only if
    a single moving average has been selected for graphics display.  If you
    select more than one moving average, no trading bands will be drawn even if
    trading band percentages have been entered.

    Experimenting with trading bands can help you to set stop loss limits, or
    to set buy and sell targets.  They do this by helping to define the limits
    of price excursions in past market trading.  Using the Offset option in
    conjunction with trading bands may be helpful.
 