Viewing “Slideshows”

(Using the List Viewer)

Suppose you have various markets or indicators that you watch on a regular basis.  Let us start out with an easy example.  Enter the following command lines:

If you save this as a command set, then each day after updating your prices you can run the command set under autoplay and have fresh charts to examine.  Note that we have set these up to run under hidden mode (by unchecking the boxes), so that you will have to select the line containing the plot you would like to see, and check the box to  “unhide” it.  This is a perfectly acceptable way to watch your “slideshows”.  In fact, the principals of our company did exactly that for years, until they invented the List Viewer. 

Instead of the above, click on the List button  and then the   button, and finally the  button at the top.  Then hold down your CTRL key, and click on the datasets you want in your new list, and “Open”.  Alternatively you can enter the datasets by hand, or copy them in from Word® or Notepad®.

For the sake of comparison enter the same datasets as in the above example:

Then “Save New List” and give it the name “listsample”.  Then close the List Wizard window.

Next go to your command window, select “Edit”, “Clear All Lines” and enter the following lines:

When you then press “autoplay”  you can see all the resulting datasets by clicking on the List Wizard button  , then,  and .  The sidebar on the right will enable you to view the datasets as you wish. 

But this is not just a “dumb” viewer.  You can interact with each dataset exactly as you might do outside the viewer.  For example, you can draw lines, make decorations and save or “save as”.  Plus, you can easily expand your list from 6 datasets to say 600 with minimal use of Windows graphics memory.

Now go to the command window, and enter and run the following lines under autoplay:

Then as above, go to your List Viewer, “Current Play List” and “Launch Viewer”.

Note that we are only scratching the surface.  You can use macros to construct datasets as complicated as you can conceive. 

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reset

'bar4_w' setplot djia last 150

'bar4_w' setplot spx last 150

'bar4_w' setplot otc last 150

'bar4_w' setplot vix last 150

'bar4_w' setplot euro last 150

'bar4_w' setplot tnx last 150

reset

:for #1 :in listsample

hide 'bar4_w' setplot #1 last 150

:endfor

reset

:for #1 :in listsample

hide 'candle_w_osc' setplot (#1 last 150) common (macd cl #1 last 150)

:endfor