Customize Chart

You can customize your DTN_IQ Chart by selecting the defaults for the symbol type, Chart increment, and Chart type.

• The Chart increments are Tick, Minute, Daily, Weekly and Monthly.
• The Chart types are as follows:

H/L/O/C, which uses high-to-low vertical lines and horizontal ticks to identify the day’s open and close.

Candlestick, which uses two-dimensional bodies to identify the open-to-close trading range and uses upper and lower stems to mark the day’s high and low.

Tip: When you draw a Chart, you can override the defaults by selecting different settings from the Chart toolbar.

You can set data point intervals. A data point interval is how many points are shown on the Chart. You select the base number from the Settings dialog box, then display different data point intervals by using the zoom feature on the Chart toolbar. The number of data points changes as you zoom in and out.

You can also select the location of the Y axis, display or hide grid lines, and select the style of the grid lines. You can indicate if the Y axis is a fixed or flexible scale, specify whether Charts scroll by time increments or percentage of the screen, and indicate which minute data to load or which tick data to load.

Tip: Your Chart settings apply to any Chart you draw, until you change the settings. You can customize Chart from a blank window or from a window with data.

To select the default Chart increment:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Chart Increment drop-down menu, select the default increment for your Charts:

Tip: You can change this setting for an individual Chart from the toolbar.

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the default minute interval:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Chart Increment drop-down menu, select Minute as the default increment for your Chart.
5. Click on the Time Frame (min) up and down arrows to select an interval for minutes.

Tip: You can change these settings for an individual Chart from the toolbar.

6. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the default Chart type:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Chart Type drop-down menu, select a Chart type:

• H/L/O/C, which uses high-to-low vertical lines and horizontal ticks to identify the day’s open and close.
• Candlestick, which uses two-dimensional bodies to identify the open-to-close trading range and uses upper and lower stems to mark the day’s high and low.

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the location of the Y axis:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Y Axis Orientation drop-down menu, select the location of the Y axis:

• Left
• Right

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To set data point intervals for charts:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Data Points drop-down menu, select a data point interval.

Tip: A data point interval is how many points are shown on the Chart. You select the base number from the Settings dialog box, then display different data point intervals by using the zoom feature on the Chart toolbar. The number of data points changes as you zoom in and out.

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the display or hide grid lines default:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. Click on the Show Grid Style check box to insert or remove the check mark.

Tip: You can toggle grid lines on and off for individual Charts by using the toolbar Set Grid Style icon. 

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the style for grid lines:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. Click on the Show Grid Style check box to insert the check mark.
5. From the Show Grid Style drop-down menu, select the style for Chart grid lines:

6. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select the Y axis scaling:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. Select a Y Axis Scaling option:

• Flexible Scale
• Fixed Scale

Click on the Reset Now checkbox to insert or remove the check mark.

Tip: When the Reset Now option is selected, your Charts are updated even when data are outside the selected fixed scale.

5. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select Chart scrolling options:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. Select a Chart Scrolling option:

• By Time Increments

Use the up and down arrows to select the time increment.

• By % of screen

Use the up and down arrows to select the % of screen.

6. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select load minute data options:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Chart Increment drop-down menu, select Minute.
5. From the Minutes drop-down menu select the minute interval.
6. Select a Load Minute Data option:

• All
• For days

Enter the number of days

7. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.

To select load Tick data options:

1. From the DTN.IQ Smart Bar, click on the Chart icon. 
2. Click on the toolbar Settings icon. 

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the General tab.
4. From the Chart Increment drop-down menu, select Tick.
5. Select a Load Tick Data option:

• All – Gives you all ticks for the current day.
• For x Ticks

Enter the number of Ticks

8. Click on OK to save the setting and close the Settings dialog box.