Charts: Auto Scrolling

I find it useful to keep my open positions in one trading account.  When that account is displayed, I click the right mouse button to display the pop-up menu for the trading account and select the bottom menu item to display a chart.  Then I click on the menu Chart | Auto Scroll.  Ensign Windows will cycle through the symbols on the trading account and display a chart for each in the open chart window.  The duration of time that each chart is displayed before moving on to the next symbol is set as a Scroll Speed parameter on the SetUp | Charts form.  I like 2 or 3 seconds as the scroll speed.

The auto scroll mode can be stopped by unchecking menu Chart | Auto Scroll, or by simply closing the open chart window.   After starting the auto scroll feature, I sit back and keep tabs on all my open positions by watching their charts scroll through the open chart window.  I find I prefer this method of watching my charts over having lots of tiny charts arranged in rows and columns on my display.

Tip:  The Chart | Auto Scroll feature can also use the symbol list from a custom quote page.  Just display a custom quote page instead of a trading account.

Tip:  All charts will display using the same time frame as the current chart.  So, if you display a daily chart, the scroll feature will display daily charts for all symbols in the trading account (or portfolio page).  You can change to a different time frame by using the time buttons on the times panel, or press a key on the 10-keypad.   Chart time frames are assigned to the keys on the 10-keypad on the SetUp | Charts form shown below on the Keyboard tab.