NeedForTrade Documentation

Line Indicator Properties

To access Line Indicator Properties

  1. Make the Chart Window the active window.
  2. Click the right mouse button anywhere on the Line Indicator and select the Graph Component Properties from the context menu or double-click anywhere on the Line Indicator and Line Indicator Properties will appear.
You can see Line Indicator Properties window below. See also details about working with Properties Windows.

First category name (AverageDirectionalMovementIndex) corresponds to Indicator's name. It appears if Indicator has some input parameters. For this Indicator it's Length. See Analysis Technique Parameters.  

Category BasedOn includes the following cells:

  • Data # specifies number of the symbol to base Strategy on (1 to number of symbols applied on the chart). See Multi-Data Charts.

Category Layer includes the following cells:

  • Scale Type specifies type of scale. It can be Shared, Screen, UserDefined and Parent. See also Scale Types.
  • Transparency percent specifies transparency of graph component. Valid range is from 0 to 100. "0" is untransporent and "100" is fully transparent. 
  • Use Antialiasing specifies if to use Antialiasing. Valid variants are True and False.

Category Line includes the following cells:

  • Color specifies Indicator color. You can choose it from the standart Palette Window. Valid range is any color.    
  • Dash Style specifies the dash style of indicator. It can be Solid, Dash, DashDotDashDotDot and Dot. See also about Dash Styles.
  • Displace specifies displacement of indicator. You can displace it to the right or to the left with integral number of bars. Valid range is any number. 
  • Line Width specifies Indicator width. Valid range is from 1 to infinity.

Category Marker appears only with Maximum Speed (False) in Chart Style window. It includes the followin cells:

  • Fill uses to indicate if you want to fill the marker with color. This cell appear only if Marker Size > 1. Valid variants are Yes and No.
  • Fill Color specifies filling color. This cell appear only if with Fill (Yes). You can choose color from the standart Palette Window. Valid range is any color.
  • Line Color specifies Marker border color. You can choose it from the standart Palette Window. Valid range is any color.
  • Marker Size specifies Marker size. Valid range is from 1 to infinity.
  • Style specifies Marker styles. It can be Square, Triangle, Rhomb, Circle, Cross or you can select None if you don't need Marker. See also about Marker Styles.

Also this properties window includes Description Box. This box reflects which cell of Line Indicator Properties is active at the moment.


See also about Indicators.