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Volume Profile

1,399 bytes added, 14:23, 5 November 2012
# Check the '''Show Volume Profile''' box to turn it on/off. Unchecked by default.
# Select one of the available '''Profiles''':
#* '''Tick Count'''. If this profile is selected, it doesn't take into account volume provided by a data source. Each tick volume = 1.#* '''Total Volume'''. If this profile is selected, it displays '''ask + bid''' volume provided by a data source for every tick.#* '''Buy x Sell Volume'''. If this profile is selected, it displays '''ask x bid''' volume provided by a data source for every tick. Depending on the ask and bid volume amounts each line of volume profile is colored in green and red (by default) proportionally. #* '''Delta'''. If this profile is selected, it displays '''total volume''' and '''ask - bid''' output value as a part of the total volume in each line. If the ask - bid output value is negative, it is colored in red, if the value is positive it is colored in green (by default).#* '''Buy vs Sell Volume'''. If this profile is selected, it displays '''total volume''' value in each line and the line is colored in green/red (by default) depending on the ask volume is greater or smaller than bid volume.
# Select '''Breakdown by''':
#* '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded''' method:
# It is possible to adjust the '''Transparency''' of the Volume Profile.<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': Though the Volume Profile transparency can be set to 100%, one can see the bars of plotted chart symbol. This is because be default Volume Profile is shown in the background and the data series is on the foreground.</div>
# It is possible to adjust the '''Width''' of the Volume Profile.
#* If '''Last''' is selected in '''Time''' section, the 100% of '''Width''' is 100% of visual chart space.#* If '''Every''' is selected in '''Time''' section, the 100% of '''Width''' is 100% of space allocated for specified number of bars/sessions.#* If '''Start ... End ...''' is selected in '''Time''' section, the 100% of '''Width''' is 100% of space allocated for specified time period.# It is possible to adjust the '''Value Area''' of the Volume Profile. Value Area is the area (specified in %) of most traded volume of the profile (100%).

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