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What Affects Chart Timestamps

311 bytes added, 14:47, 12 April 2019
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==Time Zone of Chart==
'''Local''' time is the system time of your computer, and '''Exchange''' time is the local time at the location where the exchange is based according to as is configured in QuoteManager. If the Exchange time zone is selected in the chart settings, the time zone from settings of the exchange 's settings is used (see [[Setting Exchanges & ECNs|Editing the Exchange/ECN]]) that is bound to the plotted on chart symbol in QuoteManager is used.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': it is important to make sure that your current time matches your the time zone in your Windows standard clock settingsettings.</div><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': Daily-based charts, by default, are not affected by session settings. It is possible to [[Chart Resolution#Setting Resolution of Time-Based Charts|build daily-based charts out of minute]] data in order to form bars based on the applied session.</div>
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In QuoteManager each symbol has its own session settings that are applied automatically once the symbol is added. There are 2 ways to set up session settings for a chart:
# Use [[Setting_Properties|'''default''' ]] symbol session settings.# Use [[Setting_Custom_Session_Templates|a prebuilt or a custom '''session template''']].
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# Make a right-click on the symbol in QuoteManager
# Select Edit Symbol…
# Go to the Sessions tab.
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': If , when you create a chart, "default" in the chart settings is set up used for sessions in chart settings, then the sessions from QuoteManager's symbol session settings from QuoteManager will be taken.</div>
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