Creating a Daily Macro Run:

To create a daily routine to be charted, where each chart shows not only different markets, but different methodologies:

Create a macro showing what you want to calculate.  [In this example, I needed a 5-column dataset consisting of open, high, low, close and volume.]  For example, I created QCOM_MACRO as follows:

@ qcom_macro
a: qcom cols 1 2 3 4
b: qcom col 5
c: 14 rsi a
d: 20 slostoch a
a common b common c common d

(you can simply copy this text over to your own FDC Macro Wizard)

As you want to view separate plots for each stock, you will set up a macro specific to each stock.  Then go to the command set and enter “QCOM_MACRO” and [enter]. 

When you get the resulting dataset, click on the Graphing Wizard and plot it as you always want it to appear (although you can certainly change it later if you wish).  Here’s how I plotted QCOM:

I then saved the resulting dataset as QCOM.  Later, whenever you call up QCOM, you will get this chart as your default plot (on the tab at the bottom).

You then go to the List Wizard and .  However, instead of putting datasets in your new list, put in ., since it is the macros (like QCOM_MACRO) that do all of the calculations.  Give the list a name like “Daily_macro_run”, and then create a command set:

reset

:for #1 :in daily_macro_run
     hide #1
:endfor

Then, after you run your price updates, run the daily_macro_run command set.

Then go to your List Wizard, , and .  View each one of the items, making whatever decorations you wish.  Then save them as (in my case) QCOM.  The decorations will stay, providing you with an historical record of your thoughts.  Any lines that you create will also stay, although you can eliminate the lines by going into the dataset and removing the column representing the offending line.

Here’s your output (reduced to fit on the page):