Step-by-Step

January 2009

Step-by-Step

Creating an Overlapping Comparison Chart

by Chip Anderson

Often it is useful to display two stocks directly on top of each other on the same chart for comparison purposes. Here are the steps you can take to do that with our SharpCharts Workbench. First we'll create a simple Overlapping Comparison Chart based on prices, then we'll convert that into a Price Performance comparison chart. In these examples, we'll be comparing the Dow Industrials ($INDU) with the S&P Large Caps ($SPX). Create a chart of your "first" stock Read More 

Step-by-Step

Displaying More than One Stock on a Chart

by Chip Anderson

Having more than one stock on a chart is a very power feature that not everyone knows about.  It allows you to easily compare two or more stocks visually and opens up several kinds of powerful analysis techniques. In this step-by-step tutorial, we'll create a chart of the Dow with the S&P Large Caps, Mid Caps, and Small Caps below it. Step 1 - Create a chart of your "first" stock There are several ways to create a new SharpChart. The easiest is Read More