Drawing Trend and Support Lines

Each chart can display up to six trend lines and three support lines simultaneously. Trend lines are user-drawn diagonal lines used to plot a price trend in order to more easily identify when a stock breaks through that specific trend. Support lines are horizontal lines, which are typically used to define a support-resistance price range within which a stock is moving, also to help identify breakout events.

Using Trend Lines:

• Adding Trend Lines : Hold down on the [Shift] key and then click and drag with the left mouse button to draw the line. The trend line will appear in the default color specified within the Chart Settings.
  
• Adjusting a Trend Line : position the mouse pointer over the either end of the trend line until a 4-arrow pointer appears. Then click and drag the end of the line as desired to change its angle and location.
  
• Changing Color : position the mouse pointer over the either end of the trend line until a 4-arrow pointer appears. Right-click and select “Color” from the pop-up menu. Choose the desired color from the custom color box and click [OK].
  
  
• Deleting Trend Lines : position the mouse pointer over the either end of the trend line until a 4-arrow pointer appears. Right-click and select “Delete” from the pop-up menu to delete the selected line. Or select “Delete All” from the pop-up menu to delete ALL of the trend lines on the selected chart (other charts will not be affected). Trend lines are treated separately within the Intra-day, Daily, and Weekly charts. Trend lines placed on a Daily chart will NOT show up on the Weekly chart in the same Chart box. However, the maximum of six trend lines applies to the entire chart module – Intra-day, Daily, and Weekly combined.

When the maximum of six trend lines is reached, adding a seventh line will automatically delete the first.

Using Support Lines:

• Adding Support Lines : Hold down on the [Control] key and then click the left mouse button to insert the horizontal line. The support line will appear in the default color specified within the Chart Settings.
  
• Adjusting a Support Line : position the mouse pointer over the support line until a 2-arrow pointer appears. Then click and drag the line up or down as desired to change its location.
  
• Changing Color : position the mouse pointer over the support line until a 2-arrow pointer appears. Right-click and select “Color” from the pop-up menu. Choose the desired color from the custom color box and click [OK].
  
  
• Deleting Support Lines : position the mouse pointer over the support line until a 2-arrow pointer appears. Right-click and select “Delete” from the pop-up menu to delete the selected line. Or select “Delete All” from the pop-up menu to delete ALL of the support lines on the selected chart (other charts will not be affected). Support lines placed within a chart box are displayed on all three of the chart types within that box. Support lines placed on a Daily chart WILL show up on the Weekly and Intra-day chart in the same Chart box. When the maximum of three support lines is reached, adding a fourth support line will automatically delete the first.