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Chart Commands

Command
Function
AFTER
Enables you to view data after a date you specify.


.BAR
Changes the graph in the active chart window to bars.


BEFORE
Enables you to view data before a date you specify.


.CANDLE
Changes the graph in the active chart window to candlesticks.


.CENTER
Scales prices using automatic scaling.


.CHART
Displays the Window Selection Menu.


.CHOME
Removes the chart cursor from the active chart window.


.CLEFT
Moves the chart cursor left one bar.


.CLEFT10
Moves the chart cursor left ten bars.


.COMPRESS
Compresses the price scale.


.CONT
Displays the Continuation Setup Menu.


.CRIGHT
Moves the chart cursor right one bar.


.CRIGHT10
Moves the chart cursor right ten bars.


.DAY
Changes the graph in the active chart window to a daily time scale.


.EDIT
Opens a tick correction box in the cursor window, or displays a tick correction Time & Sales window, depending on the time base of the current chart.


.EQTICK <n>
Renders an Equi-Tick bar chart. Syntax is .EQTICK <n>, where <n> is the number of ticks per bar.


.EXPIRES
Enables you to manually enter an instruments expiration date.


.FIXSPLIT
Displays the Fix Split window.


.HOURS 24
Displays an instrument on a 24 hour, linear time scale.


.LEFT
Shifts the time scale forward in time (approximately one-quarter screen).


.LINEAR
Changes the graph in the active chart window to a linear price scale.


.LOG
Changes the graph in the active chart window to a logarithmic price scale.


.MACRO
Compresses price scale to maximum compression.


.MICRO
Expands price scale to maximum expansion.


.MONTH
Changes the time base of the active chart window to a monthly time scale.


.NIGHT OFF
Turns second session off.


.NIGHT ON
Turns second session on.


.NIGHT ONLY
Turns day session off.


.NOGAPS OFF
Closes gaps on intraday and tick charts caused by sparse trading by making the time scale non-linear.


.NOGAPS ON
Restores a chart to a linear time scale.
.P&F
Changes the graph in the active chart window to point & figure.


.PARAM
Displays the parameters menu for the type of graph currently displayed in the active chart window.


.PERCENT
Changes the graph in the active chart window to a percent change price scale.


.QUARTER
Changes the time base of the active chart window to a quarterly time scale.


.RIGHT
Shifts the time scale back in time (approximately one-quarter screen).


.SCALE
Displays the chart rescaling menu.


.SPLIT
Splits the active chart window.


.TIC
Toggles the graph in the active chart between bar and tic formats.


.TRANSP
Renders the active chart window transparent.


.UNZOOM
Compresses time scale.


.WEEK
Changes the graph in the active chart window to a weekly time scale.


.YEAR
Changes the time base of the active chart window to a yearly time scale.


.ZOOM
Expands time scale.