Chart Studies

Studies Available

Lists all available studies that can be applied to a chart.

Studies To Graph

Lists the studies that will or are currently applied to the chart.

After each study name, is the calculation time in milliseconds during the last full recalculation of the study. Refer to the image below for an example of this.

This time represents the full calculation time. Not the calculation time, at each chart update. At a chart update, a study may not take any calculation time because it has nothing to do. Therefore, it takes no time.

Each study has a unique ID assigned to it (ID: ). It is unique and cannot be changed after it is assigned. When a study is duplicated, it will receive a new ID.

Add

Adds the selected study in the Studies Available list box to the Studies To Graph list box. If you wish to add the same study more than once, then press the Add button twice.

Move Up / Move Down

Moves the selected study in the Studies To Graph list box, up or down one level.

This is useful for adjusting the study display order on the chart, study calculation order, or the display order of studies on a Spreadsheet when using one of the Spreadsheet studies.

If you are using one of the Spreadsheet studies, then the order studies that will be displayed on the Spreadsheet is the same as this list.

Settings

The Settings command button displays the Study Settings Window for the selected study in the Studies To Graph list box.

To select a study, just select its name in the Studies to Graph list box with your Pointer. A study must be first added to the Studies to Graph list box before you can adjust the settings for it.

Duplicate

The Duplicate command button duplicates the selected study in the Studies To Graph list box and creates an exact copy of it using the same settings.

Another way to apply a study to a chart is to save that single study as a Study Collection that contains a single study. Refer to Study Collections. Make sure to enable the option to Prompt to Remove Existing Studies.

Remove (Analysis >> Studies)

Removes the selected study in the Studies To Graph list box. Press OK or Apply to actually remove the study from the chart.

Save Studies as Study Collection

These controls are for Study Collections:

• Save Single
• Save All
• Delete Study Collections List
• Delete
• Prompt to Remove Existing Studies

Refer to the Study Collections page for complete documentation.

Add Custom Study

Opens the Add Custom Study window. This window allows you to add Advanced Custom Studies to the chart. The Advanced Custom Studies are contained within DLL (dynamic Link Library) files. These DLL study files need to be located in the Sierra Chart Data Files Folder. You can find this folder by selecting Global Settings >> General Settings on the menu.

OK

Saves all changes, closes the window and calculates the studies.

Cancel

Cancels all changes and closes the window.

Apply

Saves all changes and calculates the study while keeping the window open.

Help

Displays this page.

OK

The OK button saves all changes and closes the window.

Cancel

The Cancel button cancels all changes and closes the window.

Help

The Help button displays this page.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Inputs

The Inputs list box displays the input settings for the study which control various parameters of the study. To adjust an Input, click on its name in the list and enter or select the new value in the control box or boxes just below the list.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Based On - Basing a Study on Another Study

The Based On setting on the Settings and Inputs tab of the Study Settings window supports basing a study another study. For example, you could apply the Moving Average study to a Volume study. Follow the instructions below.

Not all studies support being based on other studies. For example, studies that rely on two or more of the Open, High, Low, or Close values of chart bars usually cannot be based on other studies unless they have Input Data inputs to control what specific Subgraphs to reference in the study they are based on.

1. Open the Study Settings window for a study by following the instructions in the Adding/Modifying Chart Studies section on this page.
2. Select the Inputs and Settings tab.
3. Select from the Based On list the study to base the study that the Study Settings window is open for, on. Only studies which are already added to the Studies to Graph list on the Chart Studies window will be listed. It is necessary for a study to be in that list in order to base a study on it. If you want to base a study on the main price graph, then select <Main Price Graph>.
4. When you base a study on another study, then the inputs named Input Data will list the Subgraphs of the study you are basing your study on. After setting Based On, you will need to choose the appropriate Subgraph listed in these Input Data inputs. This is especially important when basing a study that normally is based on the main price graph and refers to Open, High, Low, or Close/Last values from that main price graph. Those Input Data Inputs now need to refer to the appropriate Study Subgraphs it is based on.
5. Adjust the Chart Region setting for the study to the same region as the study you are basing it on, if you want it displayed in that same region.
6. If you wish to hide the study that you Based your study on because it is not in itself useful for you to view, then enable the Hide Study setting on the Study Settings window for that study.
7. Press OK.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Short Name

Use the Short Name setting to give a study a short or custom name to display as an alternative to the default study name in the Region Data Line for the chart region where the study is located on the chart and to display in the Chart Values windows. This name is also displayed on a Spreadsheet where the study is outputted to when using one of the Spreadsheet studies. In the case of the Spreadsheet studies, the original name is displayed in (). Example: YourCustomShortName (Moving Average-Simple).

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Chart Region

Use Chart Region drop-down list to set the region to display the study in.

There are 12 regions in a chart. Region 1 is at the top of the chart window. It is where the main price graph is located. Regions 2 through 12 are below the main price graph.

Regions 2 through 12 are only displayed if a study is set to display in one of them.

Note that it is not possible to display some Subgraphs of a study in one chart region and some in another chart region. It is the entire study that gets displayed in the selected chart region. If you want to display some Subgraphs in one region and some in another, then you can either use multiple studies, or use the Study Subgraph Reference study to accomplish this.

If you notice a blank Chart Region, then make sure there are no other studies using a Chart Region below that Chart Region. There could also be studies which are hidden in that Chart Region. Refer to Hide Study.

When studies are added or removed, and this changes the used Chart Regions within the chart, the height percentages of these regions are reset to default. One way to avoid this is to use preconfigured Study Collections which also save the region heights. Therefore, you can switch between different configurations saved exactly as you want just by selecting the particulars previously saved Study Collection.

• Overlaying Studies in the Same Chart Region on a Chart

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  Follow the instructions below to overlay 2 studies in the same Chart Region on the chart.

  1. Select Analysis >> Studies from the Sierra Chart menu.
  2. Add the 2 studies to the chart. For instructions, refer to Adding/Modifying Chart Studies.
  3. Select one of the studies and press the Settings button to display the Study Settings window for the study.
  4. Set the Chart Region box to 2 or whatever chart region you want it displayed in.
  5. Note: If you are overlaying studies that have significantly different scales, then it is necessary to set the Scale Range of one of them to an Independent scale. On the Study Settings window for the current study, which is already open, press the Scale button and set the Scale Range to Independent.
  6. Press OK.
  7. Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for the other study. Make sure this other study is set to the same Chart Region as the other study you require in the same Chart Region.
  8. Press OK and OK again.
  9. If you require to see the scale for each of these studies, then select Chart >> Chart Settings >> Scale. Enable the Use Left Side Scale option.

  

• Overlaying a Study on the Main Price Graph

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  It is also supported to set the Chart Region to 1 to overlay the study on the main chart graph.

  1. For example, if you want to overlay a stochastic on the main price graph, then Select Analysis >> Studies from the Sierra Chart menu.
  2. Add the study that you want to overlay in Chart Region 1 by selecting it from the Studies Available list.
  3. Press the Add button.
  4. Press the Settings button to display the study settings.
  5. Set the Chart Region box to 1.
  6. On the Study Settings window, which is already open for the study, press the Scale button and set the Scale Range to Independent. Refer to the image below.
  7. Press OK and OK again.

  

• Displaying a Scale on the Left Side for the Overlay Study

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  In the case where there is more than one study in the same Chart Region or you have a study displayed in the main price graph region, you may want to see the scale for the second and additional studies. To do this you will need to enable the Left Side Scale.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Value Format

Use this drop-down list to set the value format for displaying the study values. Selecting a Fractional value or the Decimal locations will display the data to that nearest amount of the value selected.

The remaining options will set the values for the study as defined below:

• Time: The study values will be displayed as times. This is only valid if the study values actually contain valid time values.
• Inherited: The Price Display Format set in Chart >> Chart Settings for the chart is used.
• Large Integer with Suffix: Study values that are inherently integers (Volume, for example) are displayed as the actual value from -9,999 to +9,999. From -999,999 to +999,999 the numbers are divided by 1,000 and displayed with one decimal place and the suffix of K (for example, 489,200 would display as 489.2K). Beyond this range the numbers are divided by 1,000,000 and displayed with one decimal place and the suffix of M (for example, 3,268,423 would display as 3.3M).
• Percent: The study values are displayed as Percentages. Therefore, the underlying value is multiplied by 100 and is displayed with a %.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Scale

The Scale button displays the Scale window. The controls in that window set the scale used for the study graph. For complete information about the Scale window, see the Scale Window documentation page.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Display As Main Price Graph

This option is in the Settings and Inputs tab for a study.

When Display As Main Price Graph is enabled, the study will be displayed as the main price graph in the chart. It will replace the underlying price bars the study is based on and the study itself will become the new underlying data for any other studies on the chart.

For example, if you enable this option on the Difference (Bars) study, then any other studies added to the chart will be based directly on this study and not the original main price graph.

This option can also be used on the Spreadsheet Study study. Using this feature with the Spreadsheet Study can be a very useful feature and will let you do many things with Sierra Chart.

This option is also very useful to create currency cross rates by using it with the Ratio study and two currency charts.

If using this option with the Spreadsheet Study, then the K column is the Open price, the L column is the High, the M column is Low, and the N column is the Close.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Hide Study

When this option is enabled the study will be hidden from the chart. The Study name and the name and value for Subgraphs will also not be displayed in the Chart Values Windows.

The usefulness of this option is that you can effectively disable the display of a study without actually removing it from the chart, and still retain its settings and calculation functionality.

If you still want the study to appear on the Study Summary window when it is hidden, then make sure that Settings >> Include Hidden Studies is enabled on the Study Summary Window.

Hidden studies are still calculated. They have to be calculated.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph (in the same Chart Region)

To access the Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph setting, open the Study Settings window for the study. Select the Settings and Inputs tab.

When the Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph option is enabled and the study is displayed in Chart Region 1, then the study will be drawn directly underneath the main price graph bars instead of above them.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Protect with Password

For complete documentation for this feature, refer to Password Protecting Studies.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Spreadsheet Name / DLL File and Function Name

For Spreadsheet studies, this is the name of the Spreadsheet file the study is associated with. In this case do not specify a file extension. For complete documentation, refer to Using the Spreadsheet Study.

For Advanced Custom Studies, this is the DLL (Dynamic Link Library) file name and function name for the study in the format: [DLL File Name].[External Function Name] (Example: MyDll.MyFunction).

In the case of Advanced Custom Studies, 64 bit DLLs will normally have the extension _64. However, this _64 extension may not be displayed in this box if the study was previously added in the 32-bit version of Sierra Chart. Although when using the 64-bit version of Sierra Chart the 64-bit DLL will be loaded and the _64 will be appended if needed in the background but not displayed.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Include in Study Summary

When this option is enabled the study Subgraphs will be included in the Study Summary window assuming that at least one of the study Subgraphs has Subgraphs >> Include in Study Summary enabled as well. For more information, refer to Study Summary.

Settings and Inputs Tab >> Include in Spreadsheet

When this option is enabled, the Subgraphs of the study will be outputted to the Spreadsheet Sheet used by one of the Spreadsheet Studies if the chart has one of the Spreadsheet Studies on it.

For more information, refer to Using the Spreadsheet Study.

Note that each study Subgraph also has a control as to whether it will be outputted to the Spreadsheet. Both of these settings must be enabled for the Subgraph data to be outputted to the Spreadsheet Sheet.

For more information on this Subgraph option, refer to Subgraphs Tab >> Include in Spreadsheet.

Subgraphs Tab >> Graph Draw Type

For studies that use a price graph type of drawing, support the Graph Draw Type setting. This setting lets you choose between various Graph Draw Types which include Open, High, Low, Close (OHLC) bars and Candlestick bars.

Choose the Graph Draw Type that you require.

For studies that support the Graph Draw Type setting, the individual Subgraphs only support a Draw Style of Visible or Ignore.

This control is disabled for Studies which do not support a price graph type of drawing.

Subgraphs Tab >> Color

The Subgraph Color settings specify the color of the study Subgraph.

If the study Subgraph supports two colors, then there will be a second color button. In this case, the first button is considered the Primary color and the second button is considered the Secondary color.

There are various ways in which a Study Subgraph will use the colors. The standard method is that there is a single color button and the entire study Subgraph is colored the selected color. When there are two color buttons, then a Subgraph can be colored both of those colors depending upon various conditions.

A second color button will appear and follow predefined coloring rules when the Subgraph >> Auto-Coloring setting is set to other than None.

Subgraphs Tab >> Draw Style

The Draw Style drop-down list allows you to select the Draw Style for a study Subgraph.

1. To set the Draw Style for a Subgraph, open the Study Settings window for a study.
2. Select the Subgraphs tab.
3. In the list of Subgraphs, select the particular Subgraph you want to modify the Draw Style for.
4. If you want to hide a Subgraph, set the Draw Style for it to Hidden or Ignore. Refer to the descriptions below for these.

The available Draw Style types are listed below.

References to ACSIL in parentheses indicate the actual constant value that can be assigned to sc.Subgraph[].DrawStyle. ACSIL = Advanced Custom Study Interface and Language.

Text (ACSIL: DRAWSTYLE_TEXT)

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This Draw Style will display the specified text at each chart bar/column at the level of the Subgraph value for that bar/column. The actual text is specified with the Text to Draw setting for the Subgraph. To clearly see the text, be certain to set the Width/Size setting for the Subgraph to a large enough value. For example, use 12. Refer to the image.

Diamond (ACSIL: DRAWSTYLE_DIAMOND)

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An independent diamond draw style.

Value of Subgraph (ACSIL: DRAWSTYLE_VALUE_OF_SUBGRAPH)

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This Draw Style will draw the numeric value of the Study Subgraph which uses this Draw Style, at the level of the Subgraph value at each chart bar/column. The size of the font is set through the Width/Size Subgraph setting.

Notes about Top and Bottom Draw Style Pairs

• The Top and Bottom Draw Style pairs (Fill Top, Fill Bottom, and others) fill or draw in an area between two study Subgraphs.
  
  To use them you need to have a study with at least two Subgraphs. Set the Draw Style of one of the Subgraphs to the first Draw Style in one of the pairs (Example: Fill Top). Set the Draw Style of another Subgraph to the second Draw Style for one of the pairs (Example: Fill Bottom).
  
  For example, using the Bollinger Bands study, you could set the Top Band (SG1) Subgraph to Fill Top and the Bottom Band (SG3) Subgraph to Fill Bottom. This will result in the area between the Top Band and the Bottom Band being filled.
  
  
• There are some Draw Styles which fill in an area and do not have a corresponding Draw Style and instead fill to the zero level. For example, the Fill To Zero Draw Style is one of these.
• When using the Fill* Draw Styles in Chart Region 1, they may overlap the price bars in the chart. There are two solutions to this. The first solution is to open the Study Settings window for the study and enable the Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph option.
  
  The second solution is to use a pair of Transparent Draw Styles. However, keep in mind transparent Draw Styles will elevate CPU usage. The level of transparency is controlled through the Transparency Level for Fill Styles setting on the Subgraphs tab.
  
  The Transparent Draw Styles are as follows:
  • Transparent Fill Rectangle Top
  • Transparent Fill Rectangle Bottom
  • Transparent Fill Top
  • Transparent Fill Bottom
  • Transparent Fill Bottom
  • Transparent Fill To Zero
  • Transparent Fill Rectangle To Zero
  • Transparent Bar Top
  • Transparent Bar Bottom
• Only similar Top and Bottom Draw Styles can be used together. For example, it is only possible to use Fill Bottom with Fill Top. You cannot use Fill Rectangle Bottom with Fill Top.
• If you use the Fill Top or Fill Rectangle Top Draw Styles without the matching Bottom style, then the Subgraph will fill to the bottom of the Chart Region. Likewise, if you use the Fill Bottom or Fill Rectangle Bottom Draw Styles without the matching Top* Draw Style, then the Subgraph will fill to the top of the Chart Region.
  
  The Box Top and Box Bottom Draw Styles do not do this.
• When using one of the Top* fill Draw Styles, the Subgraph Color setting is used to fill the region when that Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to a Bottom* fill Draw Style.
  
  Likewise, when using one of the Bottom* fill Draw Styles, the Subgraph Color setting is used to fill the region when that Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to a Top* fill Draw Style.
• It is supported to use multiple sets of the Top and Bottom Draw Style pairs within a single study. The first encountered Top/Bottom Draw Style will be matched with the next found matching Top/Bottom Draw Style in the list of Subgraphs according to the order of the Subgraphs. The same logic continues for the remaining Top and Bottom Draw Style pairs.

Filling the Area Between Two Study Subgraphs within Same Study

To fill an area between two study Subgraphs within the same study follow the instructions below.

A study Subgraph is a single line or a related graph of Draw Style elements along the horizontal axis within a study.

To fill an area between Subgraphs of two different studies, then follow the Filling the Area Between Two Study Subgraphs within Different Studies instructions instead.

1. Add the study to the chart. This study must have at least 2 Subgraphs. Refer to the Adding/Modifying Chart Studies section for instructions to add a study to the chart.
2. Optional: If you want to fill a rectangle area between two levels on the chart, then add the Horizontal Lines study to the chart and define 2 levels within that study.
3. Open the Study Settings window for the Horizontal Lines study.
4. Go to the Settings and Inputs Tab tab.
5. Enable the option Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph.
6. Set the Chart Region that you want to display the study in.
7. Select the Subgraphs tab.
8. Set the Draw Style for the first study Subgraph to Fill Top and the Draw Style for the second study Subgraph to Fill Bottom.
   
   You can also use any Draw Style Top/Bottom pair. Refer to Draw Style for descriptions for all of the available Draw Style pairs.
9. Set the colors for each Subgraph as you require. The Color of the Fill Top Subgraph is the fill color used when the Fill Top Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to Fill Bottom.
   
   The Color of the Fill Bottom Subgraph is the fill color used when the Fill Bottom Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to Fill Top.
10. Press OK again.
11. Optional: If there is a single study Subgraph that you want have filled to two other Subgraphs within the same study, then it is necessary to add another instance of the study to the chart and configure that study Subgraph to fill to that other Subgraph as explained above.
    
    For example, if you want Subgraph 1 to fill to Subgraph 2 and 3, then in one instance of the study set Subgraph 1 to Fill Top and Subgraph 2 to Fill Bottom. In the second instance of the study, set Subgraph 1 to Fill Top and Subgraph 3 to Fill Bottom.
12. Press OK again.

Filling the Area Between Two Study Subgraphs within Different Studies

To fill an area between two study Subgraphs which exist in different studies, then follow the instructions below.

A study Subgraph is a single line or a related graph of Draw Style elements along the horizontal axis within a study.

In the case of where you want to fill the area between two Moving Averages, rather than following the instructions below, use the Moving Averages study and follow the Filling the Area Between Two Study Subgraphs instructions instead.

1. Add the first study to the chart. Refer to the Adding/Modifying Chart Studies section for instructions to add a study to the chart. You may want to enable the Hide Study option for the study.
2. Add the second study to the chart. Refer to the Adding/Modifying Chart Studies section for instructions. You may want to enable the Hide Study option for the study.
3. Add the Study Subgraphs Reference study to the chart. Refer to the Adding/Modifying Chart Studies section for instructions. This study is able to reference the individual Subgraphs from two different studies to combine them into a single study.
4. Open the Study Settings window for the Study Subgraphs Reference study.
5. Go to the Settings and Inputs Tab tab.
6. Enable the option Draw Study Underneath Main Price Graph.
7. Set the Chart Region that you want to display the study in.
8. Using the Input Study 1 Input, select the first study added to the chart which contains the Subgraph that you want to use for the filled area. After selecting the study, using the second list box select the particular Subgraph within that study that you want to use.
9. Using the Input Study 2 Input, select the second study added to the chart which contains the Subgraph that you want to use for the filled area. After selecting the study, using the second list box select the particular Subgraph within that study that you want to use.
10. Select the Subgraphs tab.
11. Set the Draw Style for Study Subgraph 1 to Fill Top and the Draw Style for Study Subgraph 2 to Fill Bottom. You can also use any Draw Style Top/Bottom pair. Refer to Draw Style for descriptions for all of the available Draw Style pairs.
12. Set the colors for each Subgraph as you require. The Color of the Fill Top Subgraph is the fill color used when the Fill Top Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to Fill Bottom. The Color of the Fill Bottom Subgraph is the fill color used when the Fill Bottom Subgraph is above the Subgraph set to Fill Top.
13. Press OK.
14. Press OK again.

Subgraphs Tab >> Line Style

This drop-down list allows you to select the line style of the Subgraph. Not all Draw Styles make use of the Line Style. The Line Draw Style does support the Line Style.

If the Line Style is not supported for a particular Draw Style, then the list box will be disabled and not allowing you to change the setting.

In the case of a study Subgraph with a Draw Style of Line or Dash, when the Line Style is set to a style other than Solid it may not have any visible effect when the chart bar spacing is very small and the Subgraph >> Width is 2 or greater because each segment of the line is drawn independently for each chart bar and each segment of it may appear solid since it is very short which can effectively create a solid line.

The solution to this is to change the Draw Style to Point or something similar. Or increase the spacing between the chart bars. Although increasing the chart bar spacing still may not have any effect when using a Draw Style of Line / Dash unless you decrease the study Subgraph Width to 1.

Subgraphs Tab >> Line Width

When the Draw Style is set to display the data in the form of a nontext style, then this controls the width of that particular Subgraph style.

When the Draw Style is set to display the data as text, then this controls the size of the subgraph's text.

In the case of when changing the width of a particular element of a price type bar, then it is necessary to disable the Use Chart Graphics Settings for Subgraph Colors option on the Subgraphs tab for the width to go into effect. Otherwise, it will be reverted back to the global setting for the particular Price Graph Type.

Subgraphs Tab >> Auto Coloring

Subgraphs Tab >> Label

When the Label option is selected, then the color defined just to the right of the Label text with the colored button is used as the color of the Name and Value Labels when they are displayed, rather than the color of the Subgraph itself.

To change the color, click on the color button just to the right of the Label text and select the desired color from the color selector window.

Subgraphs Tab >> Text To Draw

Text to Draw specifies the actual text to display by the study Subgraph when using the Text, Transparent Text, or Text with Background Draw Style. There is a limit to the number of characters this can be.

Subgraphs Tab >> Short Name

This setting displays and sets an alternative name for the study Subgraph which is displayed on the chart and in the Chart Values windows.

This name can be longer or shorter than the default. It does not matter.

Subgraphs Tab >> Displacement

This setting offsets the study Subgraph. A positive displacement will shift the Subgraph towards the right, and a negative displacement will shift the Subgraph towards the left.

If you wish to use a common displacement for all of the subgraphs, then enable the Use Common Displacement option on the Subgraphs tab. In this case the displacement of the 1st Subgraph controls the other Subgraphs.

When a study Subgraph is forward displaced and you scroll past the last bar in the chart using the scrollbar at the bottom of the chart, or any of the other supported methods to scroll the chart, then you will see the Subgraph line drawn past the last bar of the chart into the future.

Note that when using the Displacement option, any alerts or references to the Subgraph that is displaced, will use the value of the Subgraph at the location specified. For example, if a Subgraph has the following values for the three most current bars: 450, 300, 200 where the value of 200 is the most recent bar, 300 is one bar back, and 450 is two bars back; and an Alert exists that uses that Subgraph, such as =ID1.SG1 > 400, then when the subgraph is displaced by a value of 2, the alert will be triggered, since a value of 450 is greater than 400.

It is not possible to displace studies like the Volume by Price or TPO Profile Chart studies.

Subgraphs Tab >> Name and Value Labels

For each Subgraph line in a study, it is possible to display Name and/or Value labels. Refer to the chart image below for an example. Follow these instructions to do this:

1. Refer to the Adding/Modifying Studies section to open the Study Settings window for the study.
2. Select the Subgraphs tab.
3. In the list of Subgraphs, select a particular Subgraph you want to set the Name and Value labels for. Make sure you are selecting the correct Subgraph. For example, if you want to set a Value Label for the last trade price for a study that displays chart bars, it is necessary to select Close SG4.
4. To display the Subgraph Name Label, enable the Show option for the Name Label for the selected Subgraph on the Subgraphs tab of the Study Settings window.
   
5. To set a different name for a Subgraph rather than the default name, then specify this name in the Short Name box for the Subgraph. This Short Name will then be used for the Name Label.
6. To display the Subgraph Value Label, enable the Show option for the Value Label for the selected Subgraph on the Subgraphs tab of the Study Settings window.
7. There are several options for Vertical and Horizontal Alignment. Set these as you require. They are described below.
   • Left Edge: This horizontal alignment option will display the label on the left side of the chart window.
   • Left: This horizontal alignment option will display the label at the end of the Subgraph at the last displayed bar. The right side of the label will be aligned to the end of the Subgraph.
   • Right: This horizontal alignment option will display the label at the end of the Subgraph at the last displayed bar. The left side of the label will be aligned to the end of the Subgraph.
   • Right Edge: This horizontal alignment option will display the label on the right side of the chart window.
   • Values Scale: This horizontal alignment option will display the label within the right side Values Scale. When using this particular Horizontal Alignment, you may want to add space to the right side of the chart and lock it. For instructions, refer to Right Side Fill Space.
   • Label Column: This will display the label in the Chart/Trade DOM Label Column if it has been added to the chart. Otherwise, the label will not display. To add this column, refer to Customize Chart/Trade DOM Columns.
8. Custom Coloring: To change the color of the Name and Value labels, enable the Subgraphs >> Label (Color) option and then use the colored button to the right of this checkbox to change the color.
9. These Name and Value labels display beside the study Subgraphs on the chart (see image below). They are not for the display of the Subgraph Names and Values on the Region Data Line at the top of the chart region the study is located in. For the Region Data Line, use the Display Name and Value in Region Data Line Subgraph option.
10. If the study Subgraphs do not extend all the way to the last bar in the chart, then it is necessary to enable the Always Showed Name and Value Labels When Enabled option on the Subgraphs tab to allow the labels to display.

Labels Not Visible: When a study Subgraph does not extend to the very last bar on the chart, then the Subgraph Name Label and Value Label will only display when Always Showed Name and Value Labels When Enabled is enabled on the Subgraphs tab of the Study Settings window. Therefore, in the case when a study Subgraph does not extend to the very last bar on the chart, and you do not see Name and Value labels that you have enabled, then make sure Always Showed Name and Value Labels When Enabled is enabled.

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Name and Value in Chart Values Windows

When this option is enabled, the Subgraph Name and Value are displayed in the Window >> Chart Values Window, Window >> Tool Values Window and the Compact Tool Values Window. Otherwise, the Subgraph Name and Value will not be displayed and can save space. This option applies to the individual selected Subgraph in the Subgraphs list. Each Subgraph has its own independent setting.

The Compact Tool Values Window currently only displays the values for the first study (graph) or main price graph in the Chart Region being pointed to with one of the chart tools, such as the Chart Values tool. Therefore, in the case of a study in Chart Region 1, even if you have enabled Display Name and Value in Chart Values Windows, you will not see the values for it in the Compact Tool Values Window because it is the second graph in that region.

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Name and Value in Region Data Line

When this option is enabled, the Subgraph name and value are displayed in the Region Data Line at the top of the region that the study is located in.

Otherwise, the Subgraph name and value will not be displayed and can save space. This option applies to the individual selected Subgraph in the Subgraphs list. Each Subgraph has its own independent setting.

This option is ignored, when the Draw Style for the Subgraph is set to Ignore. In this case, the Subgraph Name and Value will not display in the Region Data Line.

Subgraphs Tab >> Include in Summary

When this option is enabled the study Subgraph will be included in the Study Summary window assuming that Settings and Inputs >> Include in Study Summary is enabled as well for the study. For more information, refer to Study Summary.

Subgraphs Tab >> Include in Spreadsheet

When this option is enabled, the study Subgraph will be outputted to the Spreadsheet Sheet used by the Spreadsheet Study if that study is on the chart.

For more information, refer to Using the Spreadsheet Study.

Subgraphs Tab >> Use Transparent Label Background

When this option is enabled, the labels for the study Subgraph will be set to have a transparent (not visible) background.

Since the coloring for the labels uses the background color for the label name/value, by default, it is recommended to enable the option for Reverse Colors for the label when using this option.

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Study Subgraphs Name and Value - Global

When this option is enabled, then the Name and Value for each Subgraph will be displayed in the Chart Values, Tool Values and Compact Tool Values Windows and in the Region Data Line if the individual Subgraph option Subgraphs >> Display Name and Value in Region Data Line is also enabled.

Otherwise, they will not be displayed even when the individual Subgraph option Subgraphs >> Display Name and Value in Region Data Line is also enabled

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Study Name

When this option is enabled, then the main study name will be displayed in the Chart Values Windows and in the Region Data Line. Otherwise, it will not be displayed.

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Input Values

When this option is enabled, then study Input values will be displayed in the Chart Values Windows and in the Region Data Line. Otherwise, they will not be displayed.

If Global Settings >> General Settings >> Charts >> Charts >> Hide Study Inputs on Charts is enabled, then regardless of whether Display Input Values is enabled or not, the Study Inputs will not be displayed on the chart in the Region Data Line area. Therefore, when you have Display Input Values enabled in the Study Settings, be sure to disable Hide Study Inputs on Charts in the Global General Settings.

Subgraphs Tab >> Always Show Name and Value Labels When Enabled

When this option is enabled, then the Name label for a study Subgraph will always be displayed when the Show option is enabled for Name Label for the Subgraph, even when the label would not normally be displayed.

When this option is enabled, then the Value label for a study Subgraph will always be displayed when the Show option is enabled for Value Label for the Subgraph, even when the label would not normally be displayed. One reason the label would not be displayed is that at the last displayed column/bar in the chart, there is no data available for the study Subgraph. In this case, the prior value of the study Subgraph will be used for the label.

Subgraphs Tab >> Use Common Displacement

When this option is enabled, then the displacement of the 1st Subgraph controls the other Subgraphs.

Subgraphs Tab >> Resolve Full Names for Reference Inputs

When this option is enabled and the study that contains this option has an Input for Study and Subgraph to Reference, then the information for the referenced Study and Subgraph is displayed in the Region Data Line and in the Chart Values Window as Study Name|Subgraph Name where the Study Name is the name of the referenced study and the Subgraph Name is the name or Short Name (if provided) of the referenced Subgraph.

Otherwise, when this option is not enabled and the study that contains this option has an Input for Study and Subgraph to Reference, then the information for the referenced Study and Subgraph is displayed in the Region Data Line and in the Chart Values window as IDx.SGy, where x is the Number of the study and y is the number of the Subgraph.

Subgraphs Tab >> Display Values When Hidden

When this option is enabled and the study that contains this option is hidden, then the values from this study will be displayed in the Tool Values Window. Otherwise, the values are not displayed in the Tool Values Window.

Subgraphs Tab >> Use Chart Graphics Settings for Subgraph Colors

This option is only allowed to be set when the Graph Draw Type setting on the Subgraphs Tab is a setting other than Custom. In this case, the Graph Draw Types will be various price bar types.

When this option is enabled, then the colors for the price bars will be controlled through either Chart >> Graphics Settings, if using chart specific graphics settings or Global Settings >> Graphics Settings.

If this option is disabled, then the price bar colors will be controlled through the Subgraph Color settings you specify on the Subgraphs Tab of the Study Settings window for the study.

For complete documentation for the color settings for the various Graph Draw Types when this option is disabled, refer to the Color Settings for Graph Draw Types page to know which color settings control each specific element of a bar.

Subgraphs Tab >> Transparency Level for Fill Styles

This setting displays and sets the the transparency level for the transparent study Draw Styles. This includes Transparent Fill Top and Transparent Fill Bottom Draw Styles.

0% represents no transparency and would be completely opaque, in other words completely filled in. 100% represents complete transparency and the filled area would not appear. Values between 0% to 100% represent varying levels of transparency.