An area study object is displayed on the chart as a shaded, transparent area with two lines at the borders. You can change the type of the area object, the colors, width and style of the border lines, and the fill colors and transparency of the shaded area.

Note             When inserting study columns into price pages, only a few color settings are available on the Appearance tab. For details, see Adding, Removing and Customizing Study Columns.

Area settings dialog

Control

Description

Pane

Chart pane that the study object is displayed in

Top                           Display the study object in a new pane at the top of the chart window

Pane x                     Display the study object in the specified pane

Bottom                    Display the study object in a new pane at the bottom of the chart window

Type

Choose which type of area is used:

Continuous            Connects all parts of an area with continuous border lines / shadings

Segmented            Displays all parts of an area as independent segments (relevant for areas that have many different segments, for example the signal A Kamu Elder Ray Digital).

Brick                        Draws transparent rectangles around each bar between the upper and lower borders of the area

Line

Define the appearance of the border lines in this section

Line #1

Color of the first border line, usually the top line

Check the box next to the color selection to display this border line on the chart

Line #2

Color of the second border line, usually the bottom line

Check the box next to the color selection to display this border line on the chart

Weight

Width of both border lines

Style

Style of both border lines

Fill

Define the appearance of the shaded area between the top and bottom lines in this section

#1 above #2

Color of the shaded area when the first border line is above the second border line

Check the box next to the color selection to show this shaded area on the chart

#2 above #1

Color of the shaded area when the first border line is below the second border line

Check the box next to the color selection to show this shaded area on the chart

Transparency

Transparency of the shaded area in percent (0% = solid)