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A volume delta chart type provides price and volume activity together on one data point over a specified time frame. It allows traders to see "within" the price bar to provide more transparency over a traditional chart.A bar is divided to equal parts based on minimum price increments for the symbol. Each box shows traded ask and bid volume in three different options: ask x bid values, their sum or their delta.There are 2 base colors: red and green. A box is green if delta of ask and bid volume is positive. A box is red if delta of ask and bid is negative. All boxes within 1 bar are not the same in terms of color. The darker is a red box, the lower is its delta value. The darker is a green box, the higher is its delta value. All boxes between these extreme ones are colored respectively. ===Selecting Volume Delta Chart TypeOption === 

#:* Click the '''New Chart Window''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/05_Create_New_Chart_WindowNew_Chart.png ]] icon on the Main toolbar; or:

# Select a symbol from the list of available symbols in '''All Symbols''' tab, or use the category '''Category''' tabs to list show only a particular category of symbols; the list can be sorted by any column, in ascending or descending order, by clicking on the column header. If you can’t find a symbol, see [[Operating Symbol List#Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List|Adding Symbol(s) to Symbol List]] section.

# Select '''Volume Delta''' from the '''Chart Type''' list.# Select '''Resolution''' for your chart to will be based on. It allows you to choose which type of data (for more details see [[Tick, Minute and Daily Data]]) and what detailed resolution will be used for building the bars.# Enable '''Show Delta''' section and choose '''Volume Delta''' from the '''Delta Type''' dropdown list.# Select '''Breakdown by''':#* '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''' method:#** If the current tick price is higher than the previous tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to BUY volume. #** If the current tick price is lower than the previous tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to SELL volume.#** If the current tick price is the same as the previous tick price, the volume is recorded either to BUY or to SELL volume depending on what was the last recorded volume.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': If a new tick comes with higher than previous price and volume is recorded as BUY volume, and then another tick comes with the same as previous price, the volume is recorded also to BUY volume.</div>#** If a tick is first one in the series, its volume goes to BUY volume.

#:* If the current tick price is higher than the previous tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to BUY volume. #:* If the current tick price is lower than the previous tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to SELL volume.#:* If the current tick price is the same as the previous tick price, the volume is recorded either to BUY or to SELL volume depending on what was the last recorded volume.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': If a new tick comes with higher than previous price and volume is recorded as BUY volume, and then another tick comes with the same as previous price, the volume is recorded also to BUY volume.</div>#:* If a tick is first one in the series, its volume goes to BUY volume.#: <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': When you plot Volume Delta chart, take into account that it doesn't matter what resolution is selected, additionally MultiCharts will request '''historical tick ask''' and '''bid''' data from your data source for the specified in chart settings data range, if '''Ask Traded vs Bid Traded''' is selected. </div>#* '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''' method:#:* If the current tick price is higher or equals current ASK tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to BUY volume.#:** If the current tick price is lower or equals current BID tick price, the volume of the current tick goes to SELL volume.#:** If the current tick price is between ASK and BID prices, than the volume is recorded either to BUY or to SELL volume depending on what was the last recorded volume.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': If a new tick comes with a price higher or equals current ASK tick price and its volume is recorded as BUY volume, and then another tick comes with a price that is between ASK and BID prices, the volume is recorded also to BUY volume.</div>#: <div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Select '''NoteBuild from''': When you plot to choose which type of data shall be utilized to build Volume Delta chart, take into account that it doesn't matter what resolution is selected, additionally MultiCharts will request '''historical tick trade''' data from your data source for the specified in chart settings data range, if :#*If '''Up Ticks vs Down Ticks''' is selected. </div># Select '''Show Volume as''':#* :- For '''Bid x Ask VolumeBreakdown by'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''ExampleAsk Traded vs Bid Traded''': MultiCharts will request '''0x56historical tick ask''', where '''0''' is SELL volume and '''56bid''' is BUY volumedata from the data source for the selected data range irrespective of the chart resolution to build Volume Delta chart. </div>#* :- For '''Total VolumeBreakdown by'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''ExampleUp Ticks vs Down Ticks''': MultiCharts will request '''56historical tick trade''' is data from the data source for the sum selected data range irrespective of BUY + SELL volumethe chart resolution to build Volume Delta chart.</div>#* '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)'''<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FF;">'''Example''': '''56Minutes''' option is available if the difference between '''56''' and '''0'''.</div># Check '''Displayed as a percentage''' to see BUY and SELL volume basic resolution in %. Available only for '''Total Volume''' and '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)'''chart settings is higher than one minute.#*:* - If '''Total VolumeMinutes''' is selected and , MultiCharts will request '''Displayed as a percentagehistorical minute trade''', data from the data source for the for the whole bar represents 100% of used volume, each part selected data range irrespective of the bar represents a particular % of used volume respectivelychart resolution to build Volume Delta chart.#:* If '''Delta (Ask – Bid Volume)Days''' option is selected and '''Displayed as a percentage''' available if the basic resolution in chart settings 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 boxthan one day.<br><div style="background-color: #E5F6FFE3FBE5;">'''ExampleNote''': BUY volume '''Minutes''' and '''Days''' options are not available if '''Breakdown by''' = 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 – Traded vs Bid Volume)Traded''' the percentage is shown for each box individually, not for the whole bar.</div># Double-click the symbol, or click Click '''OK''', to create a chart.<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': [[Custom Futures]] are supported on Volume Delta chart typesince MultiCharts 11.</div> ===Settings Volume Delta Chart Style (Up, Wick, Down, Buy Volume, Sell VOlume)===

#* Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; double-click once the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] changes into a '''Hand''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Hand.gifpng]]; or:#* Position the mouse pointer over the symbol's data series; once the '''Pointer''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Pointer.gif png]] changes into a '''Hand''' http[[File://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/cursors/Hand.gifpng]], right-click and then click '''Format''' 'Symbol Name'; or:

# Select one of the 2 3 available chart types:

# From the '''Width''' list select a width of the body border and the wickcomponent. # To apply the most recently selected component's style to all components, click the '''Apply to All Components''' button. # In the '''Advanced''' section the following options are available:#* To hide BUY and SELL volume values check the '''Color Only''' box (unchecked by default).# * 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.#* 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. #* 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''' — displays the price levels that were outside of the Open/Close interval. This option 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 same 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 Down componentbox 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>