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Working with Columns

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The Market Analyzer allows you to add a variety of columns ranging from indicators to position information.  To add, remove, and customize columns in your Market Analyzer window please review the information below.

 

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tog_minusUnderstanding the Columns window

The Columns window is used to add, remove, and edit columns within the Market Analyzer window.

 

Accessing the Columns Window

To access the Columns window press down on your right mouse button in the Market Analyzer window and select the menu item Columns...

 

Sections of the Columns Window

The image below displays the four sections of the Columns window.

 

1.List of available columns
2.Current columns applied to the Market Analyzer
3.Selected column's parameters
4.Selected parameter's description

 

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tog_minusHow to add columns

A wide variety of columns can be added to your Market Analyzer window allowing you to see indicator, position, or price information at a glance.

 

 

Adding columns to the Market Analyzer window

To add a column to the Market Analyzer window:

 

1.Open the Columns window (see the "Understanding the Columns window" section above)  
2.Select the column you want to add from the list of available columns
3.Press the New button or simply double click on the column you want to add
4.The column will now be visible in the list of applied columns
5.The column's parameters will be editable on the right side of the Columns window when the column is selected from the applied columns list (see the "How to customize columns" section below)
6.Press the OK button to apply the column(s) to your Market Analyzer, and exit the Columns window

 

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Adding an Indicator Column

To add an indicator column to the Market Analyzer window:

 

1.Open the Columns window (see the "Understanding the Columns window" section above)
2.Left mouse click on the Indicator column and press the New button or simply double click on it
3.The column will now be visible in the list of applied columns and listed as "ADL on 1 Min data"
4.You can now select the indicator of your choice from the Indicator parameter
tog_minusHow to customize columns

Once you have added columns to your Market Analyzer window (see the "How to add columns" section above) you can customize the column by editing the column's parameters.

 

Editing a Column's Parameters

You can customize any column from the Columns window.

 

1.Open the Columns window (see the "Understanding the Columns window" section above)
2.Highlight the column you would like to edit in the list of applied columns (as shown by the image below).
3.Once highlighted this column's parameters will be editable on the right hand side.
4.You can choose to display the column Type as Regular or as a BarGraph
5.When editing an Indicator column, the indicator's parameters will also be editable
6.You can set Alert, Cell or Filter conditions for any column from the Special parameters section

 

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Changing the Order and Width of Columns

To order columns in the Market Analyzer window you can use the arrows to the right of the applied columns section (as shown by the green arrows on the image above).

 

Left mouse click the up arrow to move the selected applied column left in the Market Analyzer window
Left mouse click the down arrow to move the selected applied column right in the Market Analyzer window

 

Please see the Data Grids section of the user help guide for information on sizing and ordering columns.

tog_minusHow to remove columns

Columns can be removed from the Columns window or from the Market Analyzer directly.

 

Removing Columns from the Market Analyzer Window

There are two ways to remove a column:

 

1.From the Market Analyzer window left mouse click on the column header and hold down the left mouse button to drag the column outside the Market Analyzer window, once the cursor changes to a black X release the left mouse button to remove the column.
2.Open the Columns window (see the "Understanding the Columns window" section above). Highlight the column you would like to remove in the list of applied columns (as shown in the image below) then press the Remove button.

 

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tog_minusDynamic ranking and sorting

See the Dynamic Ranking and Sorting section of the user help guide for information on sorting and raking your Market Analyzer columns.