Ticker Symbols are what drive the data that is displayed in a quote sheet. When you open a quote window, the first cell in the Ticker Symbol column is selected and ready for input. You can enter a standard symbol or any of the alternative entries described below. To enter additional symbols, select a cell
Miscellaneous
Quote Board
The Quote Board is an alternate way to display quotes. Instead of columns, the quote board lists the data in rows within a cell. Quote Board Properties – View the Sheet Properties of the Quote Board. Opening a Quote Board Window Select Quotes/Quote Board on the Main Menu Bar In the Quote Board window, select
Crop Conditions
The Crop Conditions charting module displays both a text and graphic version of previous, current, and normal crop conditions for a select number of growing areas within the United States. To display Crop Conditions: Select Charts/Crop Condition from the Main Menu Bar Make sure the context tool bar is showing at the bottom of the
Price Distribution
The Price Distribution chart displays the percentage of time an instrument trades at or above a range of prices using inter-day history (daily or weekly). It can also show the percentage of the total volume traded at each price or higher. To Create a Price Distribution Select Charts/Price Distribution from the Main Menu Bar
Forward Curve
Unlike historical charts, Forward Curves display all of the selected forward contract months along the X-axis. Each data point represents one of the forward contract months. The Y-axis represents the price of that contract on the day selected when the chart was generated. The display is dynamic and updates when current prices update. This
Market Profile
The Market Profile is made up of TPO’s (Time Price Opportunities). A different letter is assigned to each 30-minute time period of every trading session. the POC (Point of Control) is the row at which the most TPOs occurred. A value area is calculated using 70% of the days TPOs to give a value area”high”
Time and Sales
A Time and Sales display shows all transactions that have occurred on an individual instrument during the trading day. Opening a Time & Sales Window Select Charts/Time and Sales from the Maim Menu Bar Type the symbol for the instrument to be displayed and press Enter. Example of Times and Sales in the Across
RTD Linking Tabular History
RTD (Real Time Data) is an updated alternative to DDE that allows you to dynamically link historical data to a spreadsheet. This method offers the following advantages over DDE: Has Excel function-like syntax Can use cell references as part of the formula Updates in real time, frequency based on user configurations Is extremely efficient
Tabular Displays of Historical Data
A tabular display provides chart data in table format. ProphetX’s tabular displays also allow you to dynamically link historical data to a spreadsheet application. To Open a Tabular Display Select Charts/Tabular from the Main Menu Bar In the Symbol or Expression box, type an instrument or symbol. Tip: You can also use the same alternate
Seasonal Charting
A seasonal chart shows a year over year view of an instrument and compares day by day throughout the season. In addition, you can add a seasonal average using the Multi-year average for futures or Seasonal Average for cash priced instruments, as well as a Multi-year range or Season Range for futures and cash instruments.