Customizing Vertical, Fibonacci and Cycle Lines

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Customizing Vertical, Fibonacci and Cycle Lines

You can customize the color and style of all lines, and change the calculation method (timing) for the reference interval.

Vertical, Fibonacci and Cycle Lines

To change the line style of vertical or cycle lines

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Line Style. For example: Vertical lines 1 > Line Style.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, adapt the default settings to your needs.

Control	Description
Line Color	Color of the lines
Style	Line style of the lines
Weight	Width of the lines

To change the timing of vertical lines

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Timing. For example: Vertical lines 1 > Timing.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, choose a timing setting:

Use number of bars

The reference interval is calculated in bars, all other intervals are set accordingly.

This means, for example, that if you use a daily compression, trading days (bars) will be used to calculate the interval.

Use date and time

The reference interval is calculated in days (or according to the used compression), all other intervals are set accordingly.

This means, for example, that if you use a daily compression, calendar days will be used to calculate the interval. This include weekends and exchange holidays.

Note Cycle lines always use trading days (bars) for calculating the intervals.

Fibonacci vertical lines

To show / hide individual levels

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select the check boxes next to the levels that should be visible, or clear the check boxes next to the levels that should be hidden.

To use custom levels for the Fibonacci vertical lines

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines 1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select Use custom values.

▪ In the Custom column of each level, click on the value for this level to edit the value.

To change the line style of the level lines

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines 1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, adapt the Line settings to your needs.

Control	Description
Color	Color of the level lines
Style	Line style of the level lines
Weight	Width of the level lines
Apply to all levels	Check to use the same line style for all levels. Clear to use individual line styles for each level. You can then click on each level to see / change the line style settings of this level.

To show the group number next to each level label

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select Show group number.

To show the line number

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select Show line number.

To show the date for each level

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select Show date.

To show the period for each level

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, select Show period.

To change the font of the level labels and prices

▪ Right-click on the drawing object and select Properties.

▪ On the left side of the dialog, select the name of the drawing object, and then Levels. For example: Fibonacci vertical lines1 > Levels.

▪ On the right side of the dialog, adapt the Font settings to your needs.

Control	Description
Font	Type of font used for the labels and prices of each level
Bold	Check to use a bold style for the labels and prices
Italic	Check to use an italic style for the labels and prices
Size	Size of the font used for the labels and prices
Apply to all levels	Check to use the same font settings for the labels and prices of all levels. Clear to use individual font settings for each level. You can then click on each level to see / change the font settings of this level.