How To Color Price Bars By Conditions
You can now custom color price bars based on a condition or condition set. This allows you to easily see points on a price chart where the issue met your scan conditions historically. Steps to set up the conditional color bars are below.
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Click on the Price Plot name in the legend of the pane
Select Edit from the drop down menu
Click on Add Color in the Conditional Colors section of the menu
This opens the Library of conditions available.
Select from the library the Condition/condition set with which to color the price bars. In this example, we will be using an existing condition called 5 Day Gainer.
(Click here for help selecting existing scan conditions from library.)
Alternately, create a new condition/condition set. Click Blank Condition button to open the condition building wizard.
(Click here for help creating conditions for a new scan.)
The condition/condition set selected now populates the Edit Color Bar window
Select the color you want to see where the bar meets your condition(s)
Click on any individual condition to edit the condition.
Click Add Condition (+) to add new conditions to the set
Right-click the condition to delete. Use the Clear Conditions icon (X) to start a new condition set.
Click the Copy icon to copy the condition(s) to your computer clipboard
Click OK to keep the changes. Click Save to place the Scan Plot conditions and new settings into the library
Click OK in the Chart Properties Window
Your price bars are now colored whenever the condition(s) are met for any chart you look at.
Right click on a chart and choose Edit Chart Properties from the drop down menu
Click the Price Style tab
Click on Add Color in the Conditional Colors section of the menu
This opens the Library of conditions available.
Select from the library the Condition/condition set with which to color the price bars. In this example, we will be using an existing condition called 5 Day Gainer.
(Click here for help selecting existing scan conditions from library.)
Alternately, create a new condition/condition set. Click Blank Condition button to open the condition building wizard.
(Click here for help creating conditions for a new scan.)
The condition/condition set selected now populates the Edit Color Bar window
Select the color you want to see where the bar meets your condition(s)
Click on any individual condition to edit the condition.
Click Add Condition (+) to add new conditions to the set
Right-click the condition to delete. Use the Clear Conditions icon (X) to start a new condition set.
Click the Copy icon to copy the condition(s) to your computer clipboard
Click OK to keep the changes. Click Save to place the Scan Plot conditions and new settings into the library
Click OK in the Chart Properties Window
Your price bars are now colored whenever the condition(s) are met for any chart you look at.
