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Charts Overview
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Chart General Features Opening a Chart – Steps for opening a new Chart window. Changing a Chart Symbol – In the current chart, just start typing the symbol you want to display. Adding a Symbol to an Existing Chart – You can add a Symbol to an existing chart window and place it in a

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Color Themes Settings
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The Color Themes selection allows you to customize the overall Color Theme of your DTN ProphetX. Understanding Color Themes There are two main components of a color Theme: Window Framework: this includes the DTN ProphetX Main Window (application), including the background, frame, menu, and tool bar. It also includes each Content Windows frame and tool

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Colors Properties
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To Change Colors Used for Quote Sheet Features Right-click in the Quote Sheet  and select Sheet Properties Click on the Colors tab Select the feature you would like to change Select the corresponding color Tip:  You can change the Grid Headers to a different color by changing it in Sheet Properties under Colors.  

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Colors Properties
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To Change Colors Used for Quote Sheet Features Right-click in the Quote Sheet  and select Sheet Properties Click on the Colors tab Select the feature you would like to change Select the corresponding color Tip:  You can change the Grid Headers to a different color by changing it in Sheet Properties under Colors.  

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Commodity Month Codes
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Standard Letters are used to represent delivery months of Commodities: Month Month Code January F February G March H April J May K June M July N August Q September U October V November X December Z

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Common Ag, Energy and Weather Symbols
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The following Symbol Quick Reference Guide contain the most popular symbols. Click here to view Common Agriculture Symbols Click here to view Common Energy Symbols Click here to view a list of the Elementized Weather FID’s available. Click here to view the USDA / County Average Symbol Structure Click here to view the DTN Refined

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Comparison Charting
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Comparison charting compares two or more instruments and/or expressions. Then, you can quickly do a spread, average, or comparison ratio on them with just a click of a button rather than manually creating a user-defined function each time you want to compare data on several instruments. In addition, the Focus List that attached itself to

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Constant Volume Bars/lines
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Constant Volume Bars draws a new bar or candle when a specified number of futures contracts are traded. The Constant Volume display has a range of valid intervals that can be used to display the chart. The range of valid intervals is based on the symbol. Changing symbols will change the valid range. This requires

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Context Bars Settings
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The Context Bars selection under General Settings allows you to customize each Windows Context Toolbar.   Under Display, select the Window that you want to change its Context Toolbar. Under Current Buttons, check the box to display the Tool, un-check the box to not display the tool. Click Ok to save your choices.

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Correlation Matrix
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What is a Correlation Matrix and what does it do? A Correlation Matrix is a table showing the statistical relationship between two or more variables. It is used to quantify the strength of the relationship between variables, and the direction of that relationship (positive or negative). Each cell in the matrix show the correlation coefficient

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