How to Shade Underlying Stock Price When Option is In The Money
When an option is selected as the primary symbol, a green line represents the strike price for the option selected.. The underlying stock plot is shaded wherever the price of the stock is "In-the-money". For a call, the stock will be shaded above the strike price. For a put, the stock will be shaded below the strike price.
1. Select an option from the option chain window
Click on the desired option to view
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This plots the option with the underlying symbol on the same chart.
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Note that the underlying stock has the green shading automatically above the strike price line (this is a call option).
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An example of the shading for a put option is below.
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2. Edit the In-The-Money Shading
If you want to change or remove the shading form the underlying charts for options, right click on the chart and select Edit Chart Properties.
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Click the Option Sym tab
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Edit the strike price style/color/opacity plot. Use color selector for a different color than the default green. Use the percentage spinner to lighten/darken the line.
- Show strike price as a small line at the end of the chart
- Show strike line as a line running the length of the chart.
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Edit the underlying shade color/opacity plot. Use color selector for a different color than the default green. Use the percentage spinner to lighten/darken the shading.
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Click OK to set the changes.
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