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<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': [[Custom Futures]] are supported on Volume Delta chart type since MultiCharts 11.</div> | <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': [[Custom Futures]] are supported on Volume Delta chart type since MultiCharts 11.</div> | ||
=== Setting Volume Delta Chart Style (Up | === Setting Volume Delta Chart Style (Up, Down, Buy Volume, Sell Volume) === | ||
# Open the '''Format Instrument''' window by one of the following methods: | # Open the '''Format Instrument''' window by one of the following methods: | ||
#* Click the Format Instrument icon on the Chart Analysis toolbar; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button; or: | #* Click the Format Instrument icon on the Chart Analysis toolbar; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button; or: | ||
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#* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Instrument'''; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button. | #* Select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Instrument'''; if the '''Format Objects''' window appears, select the symbol and click the '''Format''' button. | ||
# Select the '''Style''' tab. | # Select the '''Style''' tab. | ||
# Select one of the | # Select one of the 3 available chart types: | ||
#* '''Volume Delta''' | #* '''Volume Delta''' | ||
#* '''Profile''' | #* '''Profile''' | ||
#* '''[[Imbalance Delta]]''' | |||
# In the '''Chart Style''' section click on the component element to be changed. | # In the '''Chart Style''' section click on the component element to be changed. | ||
# In the '''Color''' column select one of the standard 40 colors from the palette box, or click the '''Other''' button to create custom colors. | # In the '''Color''' column select one of the standard 40 colors from the palette box, or click the '''Other''' button to create custom colors. | ||
# From the '''Width''' list select a width of the | # From the '''Width''' list select a width of the component. | ||
# To apply the most recently selected component's style to all components, click the '''Apply to All Components''' button. | # To apply the most recently selected component's style to all components, click the '''Apply to All Components''' button. | ||
# To use these style settings for all new charts of this type, select '''Use as Default''' check box. | |||
# In the '''Advanced''' section the following options are available: | # In the '''Advanced''' section the following options are available: | ||
#* To hide BUY and SELL volume values check the '''Color Only''' box. | #* To hide BUY and SELL volume values check the '''Color Only''' box. | ||
#* To display the Last Price Marker select the '''Last Price Marker''' check box, or clear the box to hide the marker | #* To display the Last Price Marker, select the '''Last Price Marker''' check box, or clear the box to hide the marker. The color of the marker can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section. | ||
#* | #* '''Last Price Marker Line''' option is used to display a line showing the last price level along the length of the chart. The color of the line can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section. | ||
#* '''Point of Control''' is the level of Volume Delta chart with maximum volume. Enable '''POC''' option to mark this price level in yellow. You can change the color and width for POC in the 'Chart Style' section. | #* '''Point of Control''' is the level of Volume Delta chart with maximum volume. Enable '''POC''' option to mark this price level in yellow. You can change the color and width for POC in the '''Chart Style''' section. | ||
#* Enable '''Show x as |''' option to change Ask Volume, Bid Volume delimiter format from '''x''' to '''|'''. | #* Show Candlestick Border option is not applicable for Volume Delta chart type, as it is working for Candlestick chart style. For Volume Delta charts '''Border''' can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section. | ||
#* '''Use Static Font Size''' option when checked, enables static, unchangeable size of the font inside the boxes (uses the [[Status Line#Status Line Style|"Status Line" font settings]]). If Use Static Font Size is unchecked, the size of the font will be dynamic, i.e. will change according to the box size.<br> | #* Enable '''Show x as |''' option to change Ask Volume, Bid Volume delimiter format from '''x''' to '''|'''. It works only if '''Show Volume as''' option is set to '''Bid x Ask Volume''', and '''Color Only''' box is unchecked. | ||
# | #* '''Use Static Font Size''' option when checked, enables static, unchangeable size of the font inside the boxes (uses the [[Status Line#Status Line Style|"Status Line" font settings]]). If Use Static Font Size is unchecked, the size of the font will be dynamic, i.e. will change according to the box size. | ||
#* Select '''Show Open/Close Indicator''' to mark the Open and Close of the bar. The color of the marker can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section. | |||
#* '''Show Prices as Open to Close Boxes''' — this option highlights the prices within the Open/Close interval of the bar. The color of Up Box and Down Box can be set in the '''Chart Style''' section. | |||
#* Check '''Displayed as a Percentage''' to see BUY and SELL volume in %. Available only for '''Total Volume''' and '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)''' options selected from the '''Show volume as''' dropdown list. | |||
#* '''Show Invisible Price Levels''' — works for non-standard chart types. | |||
# Select '''Show Volume as''': | |||
#* '''Bid x Ask Volume'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': '''0x56''', where '''0''' is SELL volume and '''56''' is BUY volume. </div> | |||
#* '''Total Volume'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': '''56''' is the sum of BUY + SELL volume.</div> | |||
#* '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': '''56''' is the difference between '''56''' and '''0'''.</div> | |||
#:* If '''Total Volume''' and '''Displayed as a percentage''' are selected, the whole bar represents 100% of used volume, each part of the bar represents a particular % of used volume respectively. | |||
#:* If '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)''' is selected and '''Displayed as a percentage''' is checked, then a higher value between BUY and SELL volume of a particular box is taken, then it is multiplied by 100 and divided by total volume of this box.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': BUY volume = 180, SELL volume = 30. The percentage of the box is calculated this way: (180 x 100) / (180 + 30) = 85,71%. Note that for '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)''' the percentage is shown for each box individually, not for the whole bar.</div> | |||
===Auto Trading Orders on Volume Delta Chart Type=== | ===Auto Trading Orders on Volume Delta Chart Type=== |