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Classic Chart Indicators and Studies

Find descriptions, formulas, parameters, and other help for the indicators and studies used by the Barchart.com Classic Charting application below.

Classic Charts and Technical Charts each have their own set of studies.

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Classic Chart Indicators and Studies

When you switch between Classic and Technical Charts, any studies already on the chart are removed, as the indicators do not transfer.

When charting any of the studies, the argument coloring is red, green then blue. For example, on a Moving Average chart [9, 18, 40], the 9 day would be the red line, 18 day would be the green line and the 40 day would be the blue line. The argument order is displayed on the chart next to the study name.

Average True Range

Also referred to as the Trading Range, this system was introduced by J. Welles Wilder Jr. in his book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems." Wilder has found that high Average True Range values often occur at market bottoms following a "panic" sell-off. Low Average True Range values are often found during extended sideways periods, such as those found at tops and after consolidation periods.

The True Range indicator is the greatest of the following:

The price difference from today's high to today's low.

The price difference from yesterday's close to today's high.

The price difference from yesterday's close to today's low.

The Average True Range is an exponential moving average (typically 7-days) of the True Ranges.

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