Instructional Videos

  The Basics
Getting Started with StockCharts

Getting Started with StockCharts

Everything you need to know to get started using StockCharts like a pro, including a tour of the site and overview of our most powerful features

Logging In, Learning and the Support Center

Logging In, Learning and the Support Center

How to log in, recover a lost password and get answers to your other questions using our Support Center

John Murphy:

John Murphy:

John Murphy's approach to analyzing the financial markets using StockCharts.com

Trends and Patterns

Trends and Patterns

John Murphy discusses trends and patterns in charting

Candlesticks

Candlesticks

Arthur Hill explains the proper techniques and strategies for using Candlestick charts

Ratio Ticker Symbols

Ratio Ticker Symbols

Learn how to use Ratio Ticker Symbols to create powerful relative strength charts

SCTR - StockCharts Technical Rank

SCTR - StockCharts Technical Rank

Learn how to use SCTRs, the StockCharts Technical Rank, to quickly analyze relative strength

  Using SharpCharts
SharpCharts Basics

SharpCharts Basics

This tutorial will get you started with SharpCharts. Learn how to create charts, find symbols, change time periods, active auto refresh and the inspector, share a link, access historical data and more.

Chart Attributes: Basic Customization

Chart Attributes: Basic Customization

This tutorial covers date range settings, the date ranger, extra bars, the different period settings, the different price plots, price colors, opacity settings and the gap function

Chart Attributes: Advanced Customization

Chart Attributes: Advanced Customization

This tutorial covers chart sizing, color schemes, gridline options, y-axis legends, volume options, full quote, zoom thumbnail, solid candles and more

Overlays

Overlays

This tutorial shows how to add or remove overlays, set the parameters, customize style and color, and set up advanced settings.

 Indicators

Indicators

This tutorial shows how to add or remove indicators, set the parameters, position above, below or behind, customize style and color, and add an indicator to another indicator

Adding Overlays to Volume Bars

Adding Overlays to Volume Bars

How to add a Moving Average of volume to a SharpChart

Creating and Using ChartStyles

Creating and Using ChartStyles

Creating and using ChartStyles and StyleButtons

Candlestick Options for SharpCharts

Candlestick Options for SharpCharts

All things candlesticks: up/down colors, filled vs. hollow candles, black-filled, red-hollow, solid candles and CandleVolume

  Additional Analysis Tools
Market Summary Page

Market Summary Page

Learn how to access the Market Summary page, switch between the four different viewing modes, hide and show columns and launch a chart with just one click.

Sector Summary Page

Sector Summary Page

Quickly view the current market action, then drill down into the industry groups and stocks within each sector to uncover more.

Point & Figure Charts

Point & Figure Charts

Chip Anderson explains Point & Figure Charts and how they work

Point & Figure Charting: The Basics

Point & Figure Charting: The Basics

How to create and use P&F charts (part 1), covering general chart information, period settings, color options, price objectives and more

Point & Figure Charting: Advanced Methods

Point & Figure Charting: Advanced Methods

Building from the basics covered in part 1, this video explains volume options, chart scaling, overlays, predefined ChartStyles and more

PerfCharts

PerfCharts

Everything you need to know about PerfCharts, our unique relative strength charting tool that allows you to dynamically compare the performance of up to 10 different symbols.

CandleGlance Charts

CandleGlance Charts

Learn how to create and customize CandleGlance charts, including how add indicators, adjust the chart period and launch our Predefined Groups.

Seasonality Charts

Seasonality Charts

Learn how to use Seasonality charts, which show a security's monthly price performance trends over an adjustable period of time.

GalleryView Charts

GalleryView Charts

Learn about GalleryView charts, which show one symbol in multiple timeframes for simultaneous short, mid, and long-term analysis

MarketCarpets

MarketCarpets

How to use our MarketCarpets tool to visualize larger groups of securities in a single chart and zero in on the components that stand out.

Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG)

Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG)

Learn more about Relative Rotation Graphs, including how the RS-Ratio and RS-Momentum indicators work and the difference between daily and weekly RRGs

The Dynamic Yield Curve

The Dynamic Yield Curve

Learn about our Dynamic Yield Curve, a draggable, interactive chart that shows the relationship between interest rates and stocks over time

  Using ChartLists
ChartLists: Introduction

ChartLists: Introduction

An introduction to ChartLists, including how to save, view, organize and manage your saved charts on StockCharts.com.

Creating New ChartLists

Creating New ChartLists

Learn how to create and populate new saved ChartLists on StockCharts.com.

Viewing Your ChartLists

Viewing Your ChartLists

Learn more about all of the unique viewing modes for your saved ChartLists.

Editing Your ChartLists

Editing Your ChartLists

Learn how to edit your saved ChartLists.

Organizing Your ChartLists

Organizing Your ChartLists

Learn how to organize and manage your saved ChartLists on StockCharts.com

ChartPacks: Installing & Managing

ChartPacks: Installing & Managing

All about ChartPacks, including how to find, install, remove and re-install ChartPacks in your account.

  Using ChartNotes
ChartNotes: Overview

ChartNotes: Overview

An introduction and overview to the ChartNotes annotation tool. Learn how to add indicators, modify the colors, duplicate annotations and save an annotated chart.

ChartNotes: Drawing Boxes, Triangles and Circles

ChartNotes: Drawing Boxes, Triangles and Circles

How to add boxes, triangles, circles and other shapes to your charts using ChartNotes, our advanced chart annotation tool.

ChartNotes: Line Studies

ChartNotes: Line Studies

Learn how to use ChartNotes, our advanced chart annotation tool, to draw Fibonacci retracements and quadrant lines, Fibonacci arcs and time zones, cycle lines, cycle circles and more.

ChartNotes: Text Annotations

ChartNotes: Text Annotations

How to use ChartNotes to add text annotations to your charts, including notes and callouts with custom font colors and sizes.

ChartNotes: Line Tool Annotations

ChartNotes: Line Tool Annotations

How to create line annotations using ChartNotes, including how to draw trendlines, modify color and opacity, change width, style and arrow heads of your line annotations and more.

ChartNotes: Tips and Shortcuts

ChartNotes: Tips and Shortcuts

Helpful tips and shortcuts for using ChartNotes, our advanced chart annotation tool.

  Scanning & Alerts
Advanced Scan Workbench: The Basics

Advanced Scan Workbench: The Basics

Get started using our Advanced Scan Workbench to create and run your own custom technical scans

Advanced Scan Workbench: Viewing Results

Advanced Scan Workbench: Viewing Results

How to view, manage and analyze the results of your custom scans

Writing Scans: The Basics

Writing Scans: The Basics

How to write custom technical scans using the Advanced Scan Workbench

Writing Scans: Advanced

Writing Scans: Advanced

How to write custom technical scans using the Advanced Scan Workbench

Pre-Defined Technical Alerts

Pre-Defined Technical Alerts

Where to find our Pre-Defined Technical Alerts

Creating Your Own Technical Alerts

Creating Your Own Technical Alerts

How to create your own custom Technical Alerts

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