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  • #21
  • Sep 21, 2006 7:06am Sep 21, 2006 7:06am
Quoting minute
Tell me about it. I always wonder why the charts won't zoom in.
Heh heh. Me too. Except I'm always looking for the rewind button. :


Quoting minute
Yes, I've also got a few different schemes now, based on all the inputs.

Those dotted trend lines are pretty nifty.
I've slowly progressed to those colours and line styles.
Have Been trying to keep the important information there without feeling cluttered.
Even the colour of my fibs was chosen to be background-ish to keep those trendlines looking more obvious and important.

I'm sure like most peoples schemes, it's forever evolving, eh?
Bundy's status today: "Waiting..."
  • #22
  • Sep 21, 2006 7:47pm Sep 21, 2006 7:47pm
Quoting bundyraider
I find myself changing schemes depending on what information I'm looking for. But this is my favourite scheme...
Do acid much? I almost had a seizure looking at your chart, that's awesome. :surprised

LOL
  • #23
  • Sep 21, 2006 7:55pm Sep 21, 2006 7:55pm
Quoting theoldinout
Do acid much? I almost had a seizure looking at your chart, that's awesome. :surprised
Oh c'mon! It's not that bright!! LOL
Bundy's status today: "Waiting..."
  • #24
  • Sep 21, 2006 7:58pm Sep 21, 2006 7:58pm
Quoting bundyraider
Oh c'mon! It's not that bright!! LOL
Alright, alright, perhaps a little exaggeration on my part...
  • #25
  • Sep 22, 2006 3:02am Sep 22, 2006 3:02am
Great thread people!

Here's my choice, been using it for about 6 months. Before I was using a black background but I found it tiring for my eyes if I watched charts for many hours a day.
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  • #26
  • Aug 15, 2016 9:03am Aug 15, 2016 9:03am
[quote=accrete;100312]Greetings, my suggestion is do a quick search on google, or similar, for the word "Chromatherapy". After my research nearly a year ago here is what i've been using, and i'm looking at charts about 9 hours a day doing TA and such. Very calming and i'm happy and chipper all day long : ) Cheers, Thom {image}[/quote

Accrete,

what is the color scheme your charts are set, I do not see the color settings.

thank you
  • #27
  • Aug 16, 2016 3:56am Aug 16, 2016 3:56am
I prefer a dark background and pale foreground, exact colours vary depending on the chart and mood.
  • #28
  • Mar 14, 2018 11:48am Mar 14, 2018 11:48am
Quoting minute
Hello, thought I would start this thread to get some different views on chart layouts and color combinations. My charts at the moment have a light pink background. I find white to white and black to dark but everything else in the middle looks like crap. I just want something nice to look at that is clear, so I feel more professional. Do you have any opinions on this?
I am comfortable with the black background; buy candle= green & sell candle= red.
  • #29
  • Mar 14, 2018 3:26pm Mar 14, 2018 3:26pm
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  • #30
  • Mar 14, 2018 11:31pm Mar 14, 2018 11:31pm
Quoting Pipfu
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Same setup; although I don’t use any technical tool in my chart.
  • #31
  • Mar 15, 2018 10:54am Mar 15, 2018 10:54am
In my opinion the background should be a neutral or at least a pastel colour and the candles (if you're using candles) should be bright, contrasting with each other colours.
  • #32
  • Mar 17, 2018 3:04am Mar 17, 2018 3:04am
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I use a lucky chart. Yes, that's right - every time I place a trade based from this chart, staring at this chart, the money rolls in in tidal waves. Now, I'm not saying this is "easy on the eye", but it brings in the bucks and that is all I care about. May the power of hatred and rage fill your pockets with cash!
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  • #33
  • Mar 21, 2018 4:51am Mar 21, 2018 4:51am
Quoting Pipfu
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This is the best color combination according to me! Yea I am also using the same mixture without the MACD.
  • #34
  • Mar 21, 2018 11:42am Mar 21, 2018 11:42am
Quoting Majeeda
{quote} This is the best color combination according to me! Yea I am also using the same mixture without the MACD.
That is the classic colour combination, I think, and what most people use. To each their own though.
  • #35
  • Mar 25, 2018 9:41am Mar 25, 2018 9:41am
Spring Green and Hot Pink on Black.

Somehow I don't feel as depressed when a hot pink candle comes out of nowhere and knocks me out of a trade.

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  • #36
  • Mar 26, 2018 9:22am Mar 26, 2018 9:22am
Quoting JPhilip
Spring Green and Hot Pink on Black. Somehow I don't feel as depressed when a hot pink candle comes out of nowhere and knocks me out of a trade. {image}
It has never occurred to me to use that particular shade of pink for my candles - or any shade of pink, though sometimes I have been partial to purple - but to each their own. I like it. Wouldn't it be more cheerful on a white background?
  • #37
  • Mar 26, 2018 10:05am Mar 26, 2018 10:05am
Black Charts Matter too!

Also, whenever I used a bright white background my screen would wake up my sleeping wife in the next room whenever I opened my door. I've learned to pick my battles.
  • #38
  • Mar 26, 2018 11:14am Mar 26, 2018 11:14am
Quoting soso_beton
Great thread people! Here's my choice, been using it for about 6 months. Before I was using a black background but I found it tiring for my eyes if I watched charts for many hours a day. {image}
Wow; I had same problem with the white color background! Now I am comfortable with the black background.
  • #39
  • Mar 27, 2018 9:28am Mar 27, 2018 9:28am
Quoting Majeeda
{quote} Wow; I had same problem with the white color background! Now I am comfortable with the black background.
I don't find a white background particularly tiring, though I think the candles contrast better on a black one.
Does anyone here keep the grid on or do you prefer a solid colour background?
  • #40
  • Apr 2, 2018 8:06am Apr 2, 2018 8:06am
Green color for Long trend, red color for Short trend. Oscillators- doesn't matter. Actually the most important role are playing the Moving Averages- different colors for different periods. When all Moving Averages cross, this is a great signal for changing of the trend .
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