ChartStyles & StyleButtons
Using different indicators and parameter settings when viewing a one-minute chart vs. a daily or monthly chart isn't unusual. ChartStyles and StyleButtons help to streamline the analysis process, allowing you to quickly switch between different chart styles for a single ticker symbol. Those charts might cover different time periods or be focused on different aspects of technical analysis. Once you've determined the important settings, indicators and overlays for each chart, you can quickly create a chart with that exact configuration for any ticker symbol you choose.
What are ChartStyles and StyleButtons?
A ChartStyle is a collection of SharpCharts settings that can be used as a template for creating new charts in the future. A ChartStyle encompasses all the settings visible below the chart on the SharpCharts Workbench page, including the chart's period, date range, size, type, colors, overlays, and indicators. Essentially, a ChartStyle contains everything about a SharpChart except its main ticker symbol.
If you find yourself setting up the same chart settings repeatedly with different ticker symbols, consider saving that configuration in a ChartStyle that you can reuse. StockCharts members can save up to 50 different ChartStyles in their account and apply them to any ticker symbol.
Additionally, you can assign up to 12 different ChartStyles to thin, gray StyleButtons on the left side of the chart on the SharpCharts Workbench. StyleButtons allow you to quickly apply your most commonly used ChartStyles with a single click.
Note: While this article is focused on ChartStyles for SharpCharts, the P&F Workbench also offers some ChartStyle functionality.
Special ChartStyles
Most ChartStyles are custom templates you create, but some particular kinds of ChartStyles are worth mentioning.
Default ChartStyle
The Default ChartStyle is a unique collection of chart settings that will be used whenever you whenever you create a new chart using a ticker symbol. The following are a few examples of how to apply your default ChartStyle to a ticker symbol:
Type a ticker symbol into the Create-a-Chart box and press Go.
Click on a symbol in the Ticker Cloud.
Click on a symbol in the Market Movers panel on Your Dashboard.
Click on a symbol in one of the Summary reports.
Click on a symbol in a Scan Results list.
Your Default ChartStyle should have the settings you find most useful when first looking at a chart.
Please see the Working with ChartStyles and StyleButtons article for detailed instructions on setting up your Default ChartStyle.
Tool-Specific ChartStyles
You can create special ChartStyles to use with specific StockCharts tools. For example, you can create a ChartStyle named CandleGlance, which will be used whenever you display a CandleGlance chart. Effectively, this creates a default ChartStyle for that tool.
Tool-specific ChartStyles are available for CandleGlance and GalleryView (intraday, daily, and weekly only) charts.
Predefined ChartStyles
StockCharts offers a variety of Predefined ChartStyles. The first few Predefined ChartStyles are basic and intended as starting points for creating your own custom ChartStyles. The rest of the Predefined ChartStyles are associated with top analysts, reflecting their favorite indicators and chart settings. You can apply Predefined ChartStyles to your charts but cannot edit them.
ChartPack ChartStyles
Similar to Predefined ChartStyles, the ChartStyles included in certain ChartPacks are typically created by analysts to show their chart settings. These ChartStyles are installed in your account, much like custom ChartStyles, meaning you can modify them.
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