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How can I Email, Save or Share a Chart from StockCharts.com?

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StockCharts.com users can email, save and share their charts with just a few mouse clicks and keyboard strokes. The first step, of course, is creating the chart. Once you have a chart ready, hover over the chart and right click on the mouse. This will bring up an options menu. Below is a QQQ chart showing the options menu.

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  • Save Image As: This option allows users can save the image to their hard-drive for further reference.
  • Send Image: Selecting this option will open a new email message in your default email program with a link to the image in the message. The recipient can click on the link to see the image.
  • Copy Image Location: Clicking this option will copy the link and users can then paste the link in an email message or on a message board. 

The link looks something like this:
http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=QQQ&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&i=p18559039229&a=193162173&r=3940

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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