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How to scale two indicators in one chart region
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| [2023-02-14 19:39:20] |
| User989054 - Posts: 2 |
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I have two indicators that I am trying to align in one chart region. I've read through some similar requests but cannot figure it out. Both indicators have negative and positive values. One typically ranges from 16000 to -16000 and the other ranges from 400 to -400. I can align their zero lines using "Automatic Zero Centered" on both indicators. I cannot get the "smaller" one to expand to be usable. I also cannot use "Use in Left Side Scale". Checking this box for either indicator does not show and change at all. This is a secondary concern but I've tried in some out-of-the-box indicators (MACD) and it does not work there either. Any help is appreciated! |
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| [2023-02-14 23:31:38] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36350 |
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The first thing is that you can not have both be "Automatic", or "Automatic Zero-Centered". That is at the heart of your issue, as when you do this, it is forcing both indicators to the same scaling. Therefore, you need to set one of them to "Independent", and then you will be able to scale it independent of the other indicator and be able to view them relative to one another better. Refer to the information on this at the following link: Chart Scale and Scale Adjusting: Displaying Multiple Graphs in Chart Region As for the "Use in Left Side Scale", this is related to the above, as when you have both the indicators set to "Automatic" the left side scale is going to work exactly the same as the right side scale. Now that you have one indicator independent, you can turn on the left side scale and check the option to use it, and that indicator will have its information relative to that left side scale. Refer to the information here: Chart Settings: Use Left Side Scale (Chart >> Chart Settings >> Scale menu) For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2023-02-15 00:34:24] |
| User989054 - Posts: 2 |
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John - thanks for the quick reply. Based on what I've read and tried, it is not possible for the two indicators to share a zero line and (either one or both) be "independent". There is also no way to use "automatic zero centered" for both (which does align the zero line of both) and use a scale multiplier on the smaller one to scale it up. Can you confirm? I've included another screen shot to show the closest I've been able to get. |
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| [2023-02-15 15:07:48] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36350 |
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There is not a way to have the separate scales and have them automatically aligned. You can adjust the scales to align as close as you can by eye by using the left side scale for the independent indicator. The other option would be to use the Spreadsheet study to calculate a multiplication factor to adjust the one indicator into the same relative size as the other. Then you could set both indicators to a scale of Automatic. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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