Command Bars
In each Chart document there are 4 command bars, two at the top, one along the left side and one along the right side. These bars are:
Selection and Settings Bar - Horizontal bar, visible at the top left;
Orders Bar - Horizontal bar, visible at the top right;
Toolbar - Vertical bar, visible at the left side;
Information Bar - Vertical bar, visible at the right side;
Selection and settings bar
This horizontal command bar, visible at the top of the Chart and aligned to the left edge, contains the main settings of the Chart. The available commands are:
View Settings - Settings of the graphic elements of the chart, such as colors, CrossHair and font. When there are multiple symbols on the same Chart, in the bar relating to the secondary series this button is replaced by the Spread Settings button;
Add Symbol to Compare - Adds a new historical series to the Chart relating to another symbol to make a comparison with the main series. See the chapter Comparison function for more information. When there are multiple symbols on the same Chart, in the bar relating to the secondary series this button is replaced by the Remove button;
Spread Settings - Visible only in the selection bars for the secondary time series used in comparison. Opens the Symbol Selection Window by presetting a spread on the symbols currently in use on the Chart;
Remove - Visible only in the selection bars for the secondary time series used in comparison. Allows you to remove the related time series from the comparison;
Select Symbol - Drop-down box, allows you to select a different symbol than the current one;
Select Time Frame - Drop-down box, allows you to select a different Time Frame than the current one;
Select number of Bars - Drop-down box, allows you to select the number of historical data bars to display in the Chart;
Chart Style - Drop-down menu, where you can choose which style to use to draw the chart;
Chart Settings - Opens the settings window for the currently selected style;
Edit Historical Data - Opens the historical data editing window;
Show/Hide additional series panels - Visible only in the selection bar for the main historical series when other historical series are used in comparison. Shows or hides the selection bars for the secondary historical series.
View Settings
The Chart work area settings window is made up of 3 tabs and can be found by clicking the Settings 1 button in the selection and settings bar:
In this window you can set various characteristics specifically for the current Chart. The window is divided into three sections:
Colors
In this tab you can set the colors with which to draw the Chart. They are:
Background Top - Background color, upper part of the Chart panels. The background of the Chart panels can have a uniform color or have a vertical gradient between two colors. The vertical gradient is determined by the two colors Background Top and Background Bottom. If Background Top and Background Bottom are the same, the background of the panels is a uniform color. If a gradient is used, this is opposite between even-numbered and odd-numbered panels;
Background Bottom - Background color, lower part of the Chart panels;
Foreground - Foreground and text color;
Grid - Color of the horizontal and vertical guide grids;
Highlight - Highlight color of Chart elements;
Panels Separators - Color of the Chart panels separators;
Long Open Positions - Color that highlights open positions with a positive sign;
Short Open Positions - Color that highlights open positions with a negative sign;
OCO Links Color - Color to draw links between orders Order-Cancel-Order;
Childs orders Links Color - Color to draw the relationship between parent order and child orders.
CrossHair
In this tab you can configure the appearance of the CrossHair functionality for the Chart. The available settings are:
Line Color - Color of the CrossHair lines;
Line Style - Drawing style of the CrossHair lines. The possible choices are:
Solid - Continuous line;
Dash - Dashed line;
Dot - Dotted line;
Dash-Dot - Dashed and dotted line;
Dash-Dot-Dot - Dashed and dotted line, composed of a dash and two dots;
Point-To-Point - Line that connects two non-null points, but which can also be non-consecutive;
Line Width - Thickness of the CrossHair lines;
Text Color - Color of the CrossHair text;
Text Outline Color - Color of the border of the CrossHair text areas;
Text Background Color - Background color of the CrossHair text areas.
Font
In this tab you can configure the font used to draw all the texts in the Chart, such as the values of the X and Y axes, the headers of the historical series and indicators, the values displayed in the information panels of the CrossHair function, and so on. The available settings are:
Font - Type of font to use;
Size - Character size;
Style - Font style.
Options
In this tab you can configure how the historical data for the current chart have to be retrieved and updated. The available settings are:
Display data Outside RTH - Enable/Disable the display of historical bars whose time is not related to regular trading sessions. If enabled, pre-opening and after-hours trading sessions will also be displayed. If disabled, only regular trading sessions will be displayed.
Update chart from Datafeed - Enable/Disable updating of chart bars with data provided directly from datafeeds that support it, avoiding building bars with real-time or delayed data received while the Chart remains open.
Historical Data Editor
Clicking on the 1 button displays the window containing the historical data present in the chart.
In the Edit Data window, all the data of the historical series drawn on the Chart are shown in numerical format in a table. It is possible to manually modify all the values present in the table, and the changes made are immediately drawn on the Chart. This function is very important to be able to correct incorrect data present in the historical series.
Orders Bar
This horizontal command bar, visible at the top of the Chart aligned to the right edge, contains the commands related to entering orders from the Chart. The available commands are:
Orders Routing - Opens the Orders Routing settings window;
DOM - Opens the DOM related to the symbol used in the chart for sending orders;
One-Click Mouse Trading - Activates/Deactivates the order entry mode on the chart via a single click of the left mouse button;
Keyboard Trading - Activates/Deactivates the mode of entering orders on the chart using the keyboard;
Profit / Loss - Shows/Hides the panel that displays the Profit/Loss realized since the beginning of the day and the one not yet realized relating to the current Open Position. If an Open Position is present, its equivalent value is also shown. The values can refer to the Auto-Trade system only or to all orders executed during the day;
Backtest on this chart - Shows/Hides the panel for setting and executing the Backtest using the historical data visible in the Chart;
Auto-Trade - Shows/Hides the panel for setting and executing the Auto-Trade on the Chart;
Toolbar
This vertical command bar, visible along the left edge of the Chart, contains the commands related to the tools that can be applied to the chart:
Indicators - Menu for inserting a new indicator on the Chart;
Drawings - Menu for inserting a new drawing on the Chart;
Candlestick Patterns - Menu for activating or deactivating the search for Japanese candlestick Patterns;
Crosshair - Activates/Deactivates the Crosshair function. The activation or deactivation of this function occurs on all Charts at the same time;
Volume Overlay - Menu for choosing the Volume Overlay to apply to the Chart;
Volume Overlay Settings - Opens the window for setting the Volume Overlay currently active on the Chart;
Group - Menu for choosing the group to associate the Chart with;
Group Settings - Opens the window for setting the group associated with the Chart;
Template - Menu for using templates.
Information Bar
This vertical command bar, visible along the right edge of the Chart, contains the commands related to the information data that can be displayed for the Chart and the selected symbol. All the commands in this bar open a vertical tab aligned to the right edge of the chart containing the information related to the selected command. The size of the panel can be changed by dragging the left edge of the panel with the mouse. The commands in this bar are all of the Active/Inactive type, and only one of them can be active. The available commands are:
Company Profile - Opens a tab that shows the company profile of the selected symbol;
Watchlist - Opens a tab with a Watchlist to monitor the performance of the Peers symbols. It is also possible to show a watchlist with a customized list of symbols;
Object Tree - Opens a tab that shows the list of indicators and drawings present on the Chart, from which it is possible to modify or delete each entry;
News - Opens a News Reader document and places it in the bottom part of the MarvelChart window.
Company Profile
The Company Profile panel provides a series of comprehensive information about the Chart symbol. In the upper right corner of the panel there are some buttons:
More Financials - Opens the Financial Informations window;
Selection of the elements to display on the panel;
Swiping from top to bottom, the information displayed is:
Logo and abbreviated symbol;
Full name and stock exchange;
Last price and variation compared to the opening price of the session;
Price range of the day, the two extreme prices represent the Low and High prices of the day, while the central part highlights the Open and Last prices, in green if Last is greater than Open, or in red if Last is less than Open;
Price range at 52 weeks, for which the same considerations as in point 6 apply;
Main statistics of the symbol;
Earnings chart;
Dividends chart and data;
Income, Balance or Cash Flow chart, annual or quarterly;
More Financials button to open the Financial Informations window;
Performance grid with weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, year-to-date and annual time frames;
Indication of the trend through technical analysis;
Button to display the window with technical analysis details for trend indication;
Analyst ratings;
Company profile.
Technical Analysis Details for Trend Indication
This window displays the details of the technical analysis performed to determine the trend indication. At the top of the window there is a drop-down box from which you can change the TimeFrame of the historical data with which to perform the analysis. Below is a general summary, which represents the result of the analysis, and the details of the indicators used in the calculation, divided into oscillators and moving averages. For each indicator the numerical value and the relative trend indication are shown.
Watchlist
The Watchlist panel displays real-time prices and their variation from the opening price of a set of symbols, grouped in different lists, some of which are predefined by MarvelChart:
Peers - Available only when the chart symbol datafeed provides the list of symbols corresponding to the chart symbol. The symbols in this list are not customizable.
Stocks - Most common stocks. The list of symbols is customizable;
Indexes - Major world indices. The list of symbols is customizable;
Forex - Major currency exchanges. The list of symbols is customizable;
Crypto - Major cryptocurrencies. The list of symbols is customizable;
Futures - Most common futures. The list of symbols is customizable;
MarvelChart's predefined symbol lists cannot be removed.
Customize the Watchlist
Right-clicking on the Watchlist will open a menu that allows you to customize the Watchlist.
Add Symbols - Allows you to add more symbols to the currently selected list;
Remove Selected Symbols - Removes the selected symbols from the watchlist;
New Symbols List - Creates a new list of symbols, whose name can be chosen by the user;
Delete List - Deletes the entire selected list of symbols. This command is only available for user-created symbol lists.
You can also use the Del key on the keyboard to delete symbols from the Watchlist.
All Watchlist symbol lists can be collapsed or expanded.
Object Tree
The Object Tree panel displays the list of elements present on the chart, including:
Time series;
Indicators;
Drawings.
The list is sorted by:
Chart panel, from the top to the bottom;
Element type, in order, time series, indicators, drawings;
Displayed name on the Object Tree, alphabetical order. The main time series always takes precedence over other time series.
For each element displayed in the Object Tree there are buttons to delete it and to open the related settings window. The main time series 1 cannot be removed from the Chart.