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Mailbag is back! Check here periodically for answers to common questions from our users.
About Our Mailbag Column:
Our Mailbag column is where we try to answer popular questions submitted by viewers. Topics range from how to use parts of the Web site to how to interpret various technical signals to how to analyze a particular chart. Questions are selected based on popularity, relevance, and how helpful the answer will be to others. Unfortunately, not all submitted questions can be answered. Members who submit selected questions receive one additional week of service free!
I recommend reading all of these columns. They contain many tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of StockCharts.com. - Chip
Why is last Tuesday's high for QQQQ wrong?
Posted 21 September 2007
"Could you please fix the QQQQ daily high for Sept. 18, 2007. You show a daily high of 52.77 but when I look on your intraday charts, I only see a high of 50.88. Why the difference?"
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Why do the values of a cumulative chart change when I add/remove indicators?
Posted 19 September 2007
"I do not understand this. I have $nyad plotted as cumulative (weekly) with 7, 14 and 40 week simple moving averages. If I edit this chart, (e.g. delete one of the moving averages, say 40), the new chart with only 7 and 14 averages shows different values for $nyad and 7 and 14 moving averages(no changes on the x-axis)."
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Mailbag - Ratio Chart Calculations - 2007/08/04
Posted 4 August 2007
How ratio charts are really calculated.
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StockCharts.com Discussion Board and Making the Most of ChartNotes
Posted 05 August 2002
Chip offers information on a new discussion board for StockCharts.com users, and explains ways to create charts similar to those posted in our Public Chart lists.
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Creating Scans, and Discussion Boards
Posted 17 July 2002
Chip talks about how to set up a scan to identify particular chart patterns, and discusses the discussion board on Silicon Investor.
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Scan Alerts and P&F Patterns
Posted 01 May 2002
Chip explains how our P&F alerts work, how long they are posted, and how you can further customize a scan.
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Creating Ratio Charts, and Newsletter Archives|Creating Ratio Charts, and Newsletter Archives
Posted 08 March 2002
Chip answers a question on creating ratio charts using our SharpCharts tool, and points out our ChartWatchers newsletter archive.
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Disappearing Trendlines, $INDU Volume, and Historic Bullish Percent Data
Posted 01 March 2002
Losing your trendlines? Chip has the answer. Also, a look at the accuracy of volume data for the DJIA and why our BPI data doesn't go back further.
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Scan Multipliers, P&F Reversals, and Split Adjustments
Posted 18 February 2002
It's Back! In the revival issue of our Mailbag article, Chip discusses what exactly the "x" multiplier in the User-Defined Scan Tool is used for. He also explains P&F reversals, and how split adjustments can affect them.
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More Mailbag Articles
| Daily, Weekly? and Moving Resistance (07 February 2001) | Resistance areas, money flow, daily and weekly charts | |
| Stochastic Settings, and Can You Sleep? (31 January 2001) | Fast Stochastics, Slow Stochastics, evaluating position | |
| MACD vs. Stochastic, and Stochastic Settings (17 January 2001) | MACD, Stochastic Oscillator, Stochastic settings | |
| A/D Ratio and A/D Volume Ratio, Index Components (10 January 2001) | AD Ratio, AD Volume Ration, sector components | |
| Trendlines, Moving Average Signals (03 January 2001) | Trendlines, moving average crossovers, CCI, Stochastics | |
| Multiple Timeframe Analysis, Grouping Favorites (20 December 2000) | Multiple timeframe analysis, grouping Favorite charts | |
| Mutual Fund Cash, and MACD vs. PPO (13 December 2000) | Mutual fund cash, sentiment, MACD, PPO, PUMA | |
| PDFs, Email, and Chaikin Money Flow (06 December 2000) | Adobe, PDF, CMF, Email | |
| Chart Watchers Weekly (29 November 2000) | Newsletter, Chart Watchers Weekly | |
| An Old Gap (15 November 2000) | Point & Figure changes, Canadian data, gaps | |
| Conflicting Indicators (08 November 2000) | Chaikin Money Flow, Accumulation/Distribution Line, trend | |
| Chart Use, Moving Average Spread, and Sector Rotation (01 November 2000) | Moving average spread, affiliate program, sector rotation | |
| Missing the Gallery (25 October 2000) | Chart Gallery, Market Summary, moving average, MACD | |
| Stale Charts and Carpet Screens (18 October 2000) | Bollinger Bands, Major Indices Carpet, cached charts | |
| Early Momentum Peak? and Broken Trendline? (11 October 2000) | Trendlines, reaction high, indicators, momentum, MACD, Stochastics | |
| Best Indicators, Divergences (27 September 2000) | Indicator settings, divergence, Accumulation/Distribution, OBV | |
| MACD Histogram, and ChartCodes (20 September 2000) | MACD Histogram, ChartCodes, Favorite SharpCharts | |
| REITs and Rate-of-Change (13 September 2000) | REITs, interest rates, Momentum, Rate-of-change | |
| Fundamentals? and Getting Out of a Trade (06 September 2000) | Stop loss, trading rules, fundmental, technical | |
| Learning Technical Analysis (24 August 2000) | Point and figure settings, learning Technical analysis | |
| Sector Rotation and Reaction Highs and Lows (16 August 2000) | Sector rotation, reaction high, reaction low | |
| Candle Colors, Inverted Yield Curve, and the Best Indicator Combo (09 August 2000) | Candlestick colors, indicators, interest rates | |
| Special Edition -- Charting Dividends and Distributions (04 August 2000) | Mutual funds, distributions, charts, splits, dividends | |
| Liquid Stock Picking (02 August 2000) | Liquidity, sector, portfolio | |
| Mmmm, MZM! (19 July 2000) | Relative performance, Price Relative, Chaikin Money Flow, MZM, money supply | |
| Money Flow, and Point & Figure Settings (12 July 2000) | Chaikin Money Flow, CMF, Point and Figure, P&F, Mitch Harris | |
| Tennis and Trading, and Who's Right? (05 July 2000) | Mental, trading strategy, discussion | |
| Favorites and Diamond Patterns (28 June 2000) | $INDU, favorites, diamond chart patterns | |
| The McClellan Clan, and Searching (21 June 2000) | McClellan Oscillator, McClellan Summation Index, site search | |
| To Adjust or Not to Adjust... (14 June 2000) | Price labels, dividends, Hewlett-Packard | |
| Sectors, SPDRs and Price Relative (07 June 2000) | Sectors, SPDRs, price relative, Lucent | |
| SharpCharts Settings and Candlestick Hues (31 May 2000) | Candlestick colors, chart settings, feedback | |
| Volume Bars, and Nasdaq Composite vs. Nasdaq 100 (24 May 2000) | Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq 100, volume | |
| What are Funds Buying? and Reward vs. Risk (10 May 2000) | Reward-to-risk, exit strategy, mutual funds | |
| Am I Being Taxed Twice? and Track Record? (03 May 2000) | Mutual funds, distributions, taxes | |
| When to Buy, How to Pick, and When to Sell? (26 April 2000) | Fidelity, stoploss, trailing stop, trendline | |
| Where's That P&F Reversal? and Daily, Weekly, or Monthly Analysis? (19 April 2000) | Point and figure, reversal, Nasdaq | |
| Debut Issue! (12 April 2000) | Feedback, letters, TRIN, CMF, Chaikin | |
