Charting


Studying charts is called technical or visual analysis, and many believe that Charting can be one of the most critical aspects of an investment application.

Below are descriptions of some of the Charting functions in Advanced Analyzer. Click here to see an overview of the Charting view, or click the thumbnail graphics below to view some of the individual feature set:

Charting Tools


Watch Lists

  • Create Watch lists in just two mouse clicks
  • Create and track hierarchical or "nested" Watch lists
  • E-mail Watch lists to your friends
  • Strength-Meter color-coded icons determine whether technical indicators are range bound, trending up or trending down
  • Daily Alerts display under each stock when triggered
  • Cut, copy, paste and drag-and-drop symbols from one list to another

 

Exporting Watch Lists

  • Export or import your Watch lists in just a couple mouse clicks
  • Archive Watch lists for back up, history tracking, and benchmarking
  • E-mail Watch lists to your friends

 

Market Index & Watch List Quotes

  • View market index quotes at-a-glance for over 70 US and global indexes
  • Right click to view at-a-glance quotes for an entire Watch List
  • A great way to tap into vertical and broad market sentiment

 

Creating a Holdings Portfolio

  • Create a Portfolio for each of your accounts
  • Let the application track and organize all the details including: broker, account number, capital, starting date, and of course all your transactions
  • Create "paper trading" accounts to test out new systems
  • Track investment contests with your friends

 

Chart Capture

  • Capture and save charts with one click
  • E-mail them to your friends

Adding a Transaction

  • Track the specifics of equity trading
  • Record your strategy behind each trade in the Comments field. Once added, track the performance of your trades by your favorite metrics

 

E-mail Charts, Watch List and Screens

  • Sending charts via Advanced Analyzer's integrated e-mail client is clean and simple. Right click on a chart, choose e-mail and pick an address from the Address Book
  • Small gif images are sent so you can send often and not worry about bogging down the in-boxes of your friends
  • Use the same process to e-mail Watch lists and Screens to your investment club or friends

 

Technical Analysis Tools


Charting Indicators

  • Combine moving average crossovers with the ability to determine overbought conditions with the MACD indicator
  • Use the over-bought and over -sold signals of the RSI indicator to determine the strength of a stock
  • Measure the direction and strength of existing trends as well as trend reversals with the 10-Day Moving Average and 50-Day Moving Average indicators

 

Technical Indicators

  • View both technical and fundamentals data points
  • Display as little or as much as you like
  • Sort and organize columns to find what you're looking for

 

Alerts

  • Discover how quick it is to monitor your Watch lists
  • Eliminate wasted time in your daily routine by creating Alerts for your trading triggers
  • Reduce manual analysis and quickly find your favorite trading patterns, including Candlestick patterns
  • Create Alerts with the same intuitive process as you used for creating Screens

 

Automated Alerts

  • View a visual report of the movers and shakers following the daily update
  • No configuration required
  • Add your own custom Alerts

 

Candlestick Guru

  • Improve your feel for market timing as the Guru teaches you how to identify Candlestick patterns
  • Get a better grasp for the current market psychology for the market and any stock
  • Candlestick patterns are highlighted on the chart as they occur and in the Automated Alerts visual report
  • Learn to reduce subjectivity in market analysis. The Guru is one tool to help you attempt to predict upcoming trading sessions

 

Help Tools


Trader's Strategy Guide

  • Learn how to identify many types of trades and plays
  • Learn how to find possible entry and exit points
  • See clear charting examples of the various ways to trade each play
  • Use the Strategy Guide to freshen your memory and compare plays you're considering
  • Discover the reason behind the plays

 

Journal

  • Record the reasons for your actions in the comment box of each transaction and you'll have a Trading Journal for your study and analysis
  • Make notes on hot issues from you Watch Lists
  • Assemble a trading plan each night for the next days trading issues to watch, market direction, portfolio plans, etc.

 

Symbol Look Up

  • Find symbols for company names
  • Find company names for symbols