TrendLine

Description:

A line that can can have any angle or length the user wishes.  Commonly used to indicate trends on a chart.

To create a TrendLine, select draw mode from the main toolbar and right click with the mouse on the chart you wish to apply it to. This can be either the main chart area or any of the indicators that appear in the indicator chart area. Select "New Chart Object" from the popup menu and select TrendLine from the menu.

After selecting the menu option, the mouse pointer will change to a hand pointer. The user must select the start and end points of the TrendLine. The first point to select is the start point. Click the left mouse button to select the start point. Next the user must select the end point by also using the left mouse button. Once both points have been selected, the TrendLine will appear on the chart.

Selecting:

In order to edit the TrendLine, the user must first select it. First, the user must be in draw mode. Select the TrendLine by left clicking with the mouse anywhere on the line. The object will be selected when a 2 grab boxes appears like this:



You then can right click the mouse for a context menu for the object. You may also double-left click on the object to bring up the edit dialog directly. There are three options when a TrendLine is selected. Edit, Move and Delete.

Edit:

The trend line settings are defined as follows:

• Color - The color of the trend line.
• Bar Field - The bar field to lock the trendline point on. Only used if 'Use Bar' is selected.
  
• Use Bar - If checked, bar field values are used instead of user selected points.
  
• Set Default - If checked, all settings will default to the current values when new ones are created.
• Extend Line - If checked, the line will extend into the infinite future. If not checked, the line will only be drawn between the start and end points selected.
• Start Value - The first anchor point on the chart.
• End Value - The second anchor point on the chart.
  

Move:

To adjust either the start or end points of the TrendLine, click the left mouse button on the either of the grab boxes. The TrendLine will then follow the mouse pointer using the opposing grab box as the axis. To drop the TrendLine, click the left mouse button.

Delete:

This will permanently delete the TrendLine from the chart.