The Dates tab of the Format Chart dialog is used to set the range of dates that the chart graphs.
To limit the first date loaded into memory and shown on the graph:
- Select the First date loaded from file(s) option.
- Select the desired first date loaded from file(s).
To limit the last date loaded into memory and shown on the graph:
- Select the Last date loaded from file(s) option.
- Select the desired last date loaded from file(s).
(DayTrader Only) To limit the data time range displayed on the chart and used in all calculations:
- Select the Restrict data loaded to a specified time range option.
- Select the desired first time and last time. Overnight time ranges can be specified by setting the start time after the end time (for instance start at 4:00pm and end at 9:30am).
When you are satisfied with the Format Chart settings, select the OK button.
Notes:
- The dates that you have selected here will be applied to any new chart that you create.
- (DayTrader Only) For intraday charts, the chart whose properties you are modifying will remember the dates as you set them; however, for any new chart of the same periodicity from this point on, NeuroShell Trader will default the dates to select the same number of “days back” as you are using right now. For example, if you are using 5 days of data for your current 5 minute chart, the start date for your current chart will always be set to that start date, but any new 5 minute chart will be defaulted to start 5 days prior to the date when the chart is created.
- To increase data loading and charting performance, make the First date loaded from file(s) as close to the current date as possible without taking away too much historical data for training and backtesting purposes. As more data points are displayed on the chart, you will notice the scrolling, zooming, and updating of the chart become exponentially slower and slower. (DayTrader Only) This is particularly true of the NeuroShell DayTrader where loading two months of data for a 1-minute chart will result in over 15,000 data points. If you find the data loading process taking too long your charts taking too long to scroll, zoom, and update, then you should move the First date loaded from file(s) forward to improve data loading performance.