Overlaying price history on a current chart
Overlaying price history on a current chart
The chart below illustrates the new sliding overlay feature. Here we have overlaid the price history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from September 2018 (in yellow) over the Dow Jones Industrial Average price action from January 2020 (in green). By locking the overlay, any part of a history of a ticker can be overlaid over any other part of the history. Now it's possible to really discover if history repeats itself.
To view a chart of two overlaid tickers, do as follows:
1. Open Charts and display a chart of ticker #1.
2. Select Overlay from the Chart sub-menu. The Overlay Ticker dialog box is displayed.
3. In the Ticker Symbol section of this dialog box, enter the symbol of the ticker that you want to overlay (ticker #2). 4. You may also make the following selections which determine the appearance of the chart:
