News Alerts let you know when a new story comes in. This is typically used for stories that come in at a specific time each day or each week. Another example of using news alerts may be to notify you of the stories that may have come through while you were away from your desk.
Docked Toolbars
Creating a Chart Data Holiday Filter
Most holiday and weekend are automatically filtered and there is a data range option in the charting dialog, but there may be times when you will need to create your own filters. Chart data filters let you customize the amount and type of data presented in a chart or tabular historical display. ProphetX provides some
Using an Element Filter
Element filters let you customize the type of data presented in a tick/intra-day chart. ProphetX provides five filters for you: Asks – will only display Asks Bids – will only display Bids BidsAsks – will display Bids & Asks Trades – will only display Trades TradesBidsAsks – will display all three
Chart Signals
ProphetX has several built-in chart signals which display buy/sell signals on the chart. Using Pre-defined Signals Create the base chart and add any preferred studies Right mouse click to bring up a menu Click on Add Signal… From the Signal Menu box, select the signal you want to add to your chart. Click on
Creating a Session Filter
Since the electronic trading sessions run side by side with the pit trading sessions and the hours for each are different, Session Filters allow the user to override the standard electronic hours and display the electronic sessions during specific hours – typically during the open outcry trading hours. Prophet X is packaged with a sample
Symbol Search
There are 2 methods a ProphetX user can choose from to search for symbols and data within the desktop application. A user can search for content in ProphetX through: Entry of a keyword or symbol OR Using and drilling down within the Symbol Tree The new search functionality has been designed and built to return
Adding a Study to a Chart
A chart study is a function attached to the base chart of your window that uses markers, text, graph coloring, and alerts to indicate when conditions you have specified are met. To Add a Study do either of the following: Right-click on a blank spot in the chart, then select Add Study In the Add
Standard Studies
Absolute Price Oscillator – Based on the Absolute difference between two moving averages of different lengths: a “fast”‘ and “slow” moving average. Absolute Values – The absolute value of a real number is that number’s numerical value without regard to it’s sign. Acceleration – The acceleration (or momentum acceleration) study indicates the rate of change