Overview of the New SharpCharts Workbench
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The New SharpCharts Workbench is an updated version of the classic SharpCharts, the most popular charting tool for StockCharts users. If you’re familiar with the classic SharpCharts, the learning curve isn't steep. You’ll recognize the features quickly and become a pro in no time.
The first step: Log in to your StockCharts account. If you do not have an account, you can access the workbench on the Free Charts page. To use all of our tools including saving charts and custom ChartStyles, consider signing up for a free trial.
After you log in to your account, from Your Dashboard, under Member Tools, click on SharpCharts (it’s in the Charting Tools section). You can also select New SharpCharts from the dropdown menu under Default Charting Tool.
Click on the blue "Continue" button to see an interactive demonstration.
There are a couple of different ways to bring up a SharpChart, but to keep it simple, start with the following:
Enter a ticker symbol (if you don’t know the symbol, start typing the security's name) in the Create-a-Chart bar at the top of every page on the StockCharts website.
Select SharpChart from the dropdown menu on the left (if it’s not selected)
Press Enter or click Go.
1— Inspect and Auto Refresh. Want to know the date and price of a specific price bar? Check the Inspect box to see the crosshairs on a chart. Move the crosshairs so the vertical crosshair lines up with a specific date and the horizontal crosshair lines up with the indicator or overlay value for that date. If you hover over a price bar with the Inspect checked, you’ll see the open, high, low, close, volume, and approximate position of the crosshairs on the vertical axis (Y).
The Auto Refresh box is checked by default. If, for any reason, you want to pause the refresh, just uncheck the box.
2— Undo, Redo, Settings. Want to undo the last action you added to your chart? Click the Undo button. And if you undo something and want to redo it, you only need to click the Redo button. The settings button (gear icons) allows you to center or left-align your chart and auto-size your charts. The Auto-Size feature is handy for viewing your charts on your phone or tablet. All you need to do is slide the Auto-Size Charts button to the right, and your charts will automatically fit on your phone or tablet.
3— Save, Annotate, Refresh. When you’ve got your chart the way you want, don’t forget to save it (click the green Save button). The Annotate button allows you to add trendlines, text, Fibonacci levels, and other drawing tools to your SharpChart. More on these tools later. If you’ve got your Auto-Refresh button checked, then the chart will automatically refresh. But if it’s not checked, and you want to see the most recent data, click the Refresh button.
4— Resizing Charts. A feature you don't want to ignore is the ability to resize charts by dragging. Click on the black dot in the bottom right corner and drag it to resize the chart.
Ready to sharpen your chart analysis skills and become an empowered investor or trader? Let's dive into the nuts and bolts of the SharpCharts Workbench.
1— Annotate, Create Alert. The Annotate button (also known as ChartNotes) gives you access to drawing tools such as trendlines and parabolas. You can add text, Fibonacci levels, and other drawing tools. Before exiting ChartNotes, you’ll have the opportunity to save your annotations. Be sure you save your chart in a ChartList after you add the annotations if you want to revisit the chart. This is also a great time to create an alert, which you can do by clicking the Create Alert button.
2— Link, Share Chart, More Tools, Help. Once you’ve created a chart, you can create a link to the chart which you can bookmark, save, or share. Want to share the chart with your social media followers? Click the Share Chart button and send it to your X, Facebook, or LinkedIn. You could also link to a chart, download the image, email, or print a chart.
Access other tools such as Create Alerts, switch to Classic SharpCharts, Symbol Summary, ACP, Point & Figure charts, GalleryView, Seasonality, Options, PerfChart, and RRG charts.
If you have questions about an overlay or indicator, the Help button is your portal to an array of support tools available from StockCharts.
Some of the attributes are duplicates of the settings above the chart. If you wish to change any chart attributes, especially after adding indicators and overlays, there’s no need to scroll back to the top of the chart. You can do it from this section that resides below the chart.
In the SharpCharts Workbench, you have a ton of flexibility in your Chart Settings. You can change your chart type, timeframes of charts, size, colors, and amount of info you want displayed on a chart.
