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How can I Create Intraday Performance Charts?

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PerfCharts are the classic way to create performance charts that can compare up to 10 different securities using daily data. These are nifty because users can dynamically change the look-back period with the slider at the bottom. Users can also view these as line charts or in histogram format. The PerfChart below shows the performance for six different commodity ETFs in 2010. Users can even choose from a set of look-back options by clicking the slider with the right mouse button. 

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SharpCharts subscribers can create intraday performance charts with up to six symbols. Enter ticker in the symbol box at the top left and choose “performance” as the chart “type”. Select your desired periods (60 min, 30 min, 10 min) and the date range. Add additional securities by selecting “price performance” as an indicator and entering the symbols in parameters box. The chart below shows the performance of the five inter-market ETFs over the last 15 days using 60 minute periods.   

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is a Senior Technical Analyst at StockCharts.com. He has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities magazine. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed technician. In addition to his CMT designation, Arthur holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More
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