Nasdaq recently dropped six popular industry indexes for no reason.  We had no choice but to drop them from our system as well.  We apologize for whatever inconvenience that caused. Depressingly, this kind of thing is becoming more and more common.   Here's the announcement from Nasdaq: http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=fpnews2014-65 Do you see any actual reason given?  Neither do I.  And here's the kicker: Later this year - as they always do - Nasdaq will send me a letter telling me that they have "improved" Read More 

We've just added a parameter to our "Volume by Price" overlay - it didn't have any before now - that allows you to set the number of horizontal histogram bars on the overlay. In case you haven't used it before, the Volume by Price overlay is a collection of horizontal histogram bars that show you how much volume has accumulated at different price levels on your chart.  It is great for finding and confirming support/resistance zones. Here's a traditional, "old-school" Volume by Price chart: (Yes, you can click on the chart to see a live version.) Read More 

Hey there, blog authors! Welcome to our Sample Article. I've put this hidden article together to help make sure you're fully aware of all that Composer (our blogging system) can do, and perhaps to remind you of some of the features that are available through the platform. I'll provide a number of examples, specify some guidelines and share our blogging best practices for you here. As things change over time, I'll make updates to this sample article re-share the link so that you can take a look. Alright, let's dive in. For starters, let's talk about the image I Read More 

Happy New Year everybody! In case you missed them, I wrote two important end-of-the-year articles for ChartWatchers recently.  Here are the links: Why a StockCharts.com Membership is More Valuable in 2014 Than It Has Ever Been which talks about all the things we added to the website in 2014, and Looking Forward to 2015  which talks about things we hope to add to the website in 2015. Enjoy! - Chip Read More