Full Charts |
When you enter the "Charts" section for the first time, you will see a full screen chart for your currently selected instrument from the "Quote Detail" page. You can change to a different instrument from the current page by tapping the button icon on the left.
Instrument can be edited at a simple tap on the instrument name.
In full screen mode, you will see a settings icon on the upper right corner of your screen. Tap it to bring up the settings for your chart.
This settings screen will allow you to change the resolution of your chart, by selecting from the following list:
If you selected "tick" or "intraday", you will be also asked to enter the interval for that resolution.You can also edit the interval value with a custom one, add several custom values that will be saved from session to session. You can return to the default settings by pressing "Reset to Defaults.
The second section of the menu contains the Chart Type select, which lets you change the graphics of the chart to one of the following:
The final section of the chart menu bar has the following 3 buttons:
After you are done with your configuration, tap the Done icon to go back to the chart. You can toggle the Apply to mini-chart option to apply all your settings to the mini-chart from the Quote Detail page.
In the Chart Themes screen, you can select from a list of color themes to apply on different elements of the chart. Aside from the Default setting, you have a selection of pre-defined themes, or you can select the Custom to customize the colors for your chart. Once you have selected your desire theme, tap Apply To Chart to activate your setting and return to the chart.
The Indicators button opens the indicator settings. When you first open this screen, you will be taken to a list of available indicators. You can scroll down the list or use the Search feature to look for a specific indicator. By tapping one of them, you will add them to your active indicator list. On the Indicators screen, you can press the + button on the upper right corner of the screen to add other indicators.
You can remove indicators from the active list by tapping the red Delete button. You can also edit the parameters of an indicator on this page.
On the upper half of the screen there is an Enable Indicators toggle button. This must be switched On to display the indicators.
Press Back button when you are finished. The indicators in the list are applied on every chart. The Back button hides the menu bar, so you can see the entire chart again.
Double-tap a chart enables the crosshair cursor and the tooltip, giving you information about the High, Last, Low, First and Date of that exact point.
Drag your finger on your chart to get info on a certain point on your chart. The tooltip will update accordingly. Double tap to hide the cursor and enable zooming functions.
You can zoom in and out on a chart in the same way as any other pictures. You can also scroll horizontally and vertically to get to specific point on the chart, even while zoomed in.
On the very right of the chart, you will find the Order Entry bar. You can tap anywhere on the bar to place a Buy or Sell order at the price right next to the bar. You will first be prompted to select Buy LMT or Sell STOP, after which you will be taken to the Order Ticket screen, where you can further customize your order before placing it. Active orders for your current instrument (regardless of where they were placed from) will appear as icons on the Order Entry bar with the following color scheme:
You can tap an order’s icon to bring up the menu from there you may perform a Cancel, Cancel/Replace or Cancel/Replace at MKT on the order. To Cancel/Replace an order you can also drag the icon along the order entry bar at stop it at the price that you would like to place it at. A confirmation dialog will appear, allowing you to choose exactly which order you would like to perform the action on. This is especially useful if you have multiple orders near the selected positions or even overlapped icons. Tap the info icon next to an order to go to the Order Ticket.
You can switch to a new instrument by using the same dropdown list as seen on the Page or Quote Details screen. In order to exit Charts and go to another module, press the X button on the bottom left corner of your screen.