INDEX

• Use Settings
• Price Settings
  • General
    • Days-to-Load
    • Defines the number of days to load into the graph;
    • Parameter Type
      • Vol bars 
      • Range
      • Volume
      • Trade
      • Renko
      • Point figure 
      • Delta
    • Param 1
    • Param 2
    • Based-on-minute-data
    • Synthetic Contract
      • None
      • Date
      • Volume
      • Adjusted date 
      • Adjusted volume 
    • Exclude auction (tick data)
    • Filter erroneous ticks
    • Type trade
    • Extended market hours
    • Bids/Ask type
  • Volume/Delta
    • Width-based-on-volume
    • Color-based-on-delta 
    • %maximum-width-based-on-volume
  • Price-Line
  • Count-to-Row
  • % Var.
  • Line-start-session
  • Custom time-zone (Market-time-zone)
  • Color-Graph
• Indicators 
  • Insert-a-new-indicator
  • Indicator Toolbar
• Navigation-on-the-chart
  • X-axis
    • Scroll-auto.
    • Lock graphical margin
    • Lock graphical margin
  • Axis-of-Y
    • Mode auto-recognize
    • Move axis
    • Ridimension-axis
• Annotations
  • Pointer
  • Mirino
  • Global Viewfinder
  • Hand
  • Zoom-on-section
  • Reset zoom
  • Window viewfinder
  • Annotations
    • Annotation Settings
    • Configurations
    • Notifications
  • Report Annotations from Other Charts
  • Import/Export Annotations
  • Reload-chart
  • Model
  • Properties

Use Settings

To open a new chart click on the New of VolSys and select Chart, choose the tool to be loaded, from the various symbols subscribed to and press on Sselect at the bottom right, at which point a new 5-minute chart will open by default.

Price Settings

Clicking on the two candles icon in the upper left you can access the price settings.

• General

• Days-to-Load

Defines the number of days to load into the chart;

• Parameter-type

With the ability to choose in addition to the classic Seconds, Minutes, Days, Weekly, Monthly graphs also other types of graphs such as:

• Vol bars 

Needing two parameters, Target and Reverse, the first parameter defines the Target in terms of the minimum tick that the bar must reach, once this minimum target is reached, the second parameter defines the Reverse in terms of ticks that the bar must make to create a new one. 

For example a Vol Bars 55/34 implies that at least 55 ticks must be hiked from high to low, once that value is reached if from the high or low there is a retracement of 34 ticks a new bar will be created.

• Range

Defines the'range in terms of ticks of each individual bar. For example, if a 10 Range chart is set, each new bar will be created whenever the price moves from high to low by more than 10 ticks; 

• Volume

                                 Defines the maximum volume of each bar, reached that volume will create a new bar;

• Trades

Defines the maximum number of trades of each bar, reached that value will createà a new bar;

• Renko

Similar to Range charts, defined a certain parameter in terms of ticks, say 10, a new bar will be created whenever the price moves 10 ticks from the body of the previous candle;

• Point figure 

As Vol Bars need two parameters, Target and Reverse, the former defines the box size and the latter the reversal amount. When from the high or low of the candle there is a retracement equal to parameter 2 a new candle is formedà.

• Delta

Defines the delta, in absolute value, of each bar, once this value is reached a new bar will be createdà a new bar.

• Param 1

Defines the benchmark for time-based charts, Range, Volume, Trade, Renko, Delta, as well as the first parameter in Vol bars and Point figure charts;

• Param 2

Defines the second parameter in Vol bars and Point figure graphs;

• Based-on-minutes-data

Defines the type of data on which the construction of the graph is based. By default, the data source will be at tick, offering maximum accuracy in terms of traded orders, thus being able to define tick by tick whether a contract is executed in Bid or Ask, thus enabling delta calculation. It is recommended to enable the minute database when a very large data history has to be loaded, for longer period analysis;

• Contract-synthetic

In the Futures it is possible to view the synthetic contract, which is that contract that combines the various maturities to which the futures themselves are subject, allowing the user to perform more long-term analysis; 

• None

No rollover is performed;

• Date

The rollover is based on the time expiration of each individual contract;

• Volume

The rollover is based on volume, that is, the moment more volume is recorded in the next contract than in the expiring contract, the rollover;

• Adjusted date 

Makes the rollover based on time expiration and makes an adjustment to the historical price series based on the contango or backwardation between the expiring contract and the new contract.

• Adjusted volume 

Makes the rollover based on volume and makes an adjustment to the historical price series based on the contango or backwardation between the expiring contract and the new contract.

• Exclude auction (tick data)

If enabled you exclude data arising at the opening and closing auctions. Useful option in stock markets to prevent volumes traded in those phases from offsetting volumes traded in continuous trading;

• Filter erroneous ticks

• Type-trade

• Extended market hours

• Bids/Ask type

• Volume/Delta

• Width-based-on-volume

If enabled the size of the candles will vary depending on the volume exchanged in each of them;

• Color-based-on-delta 

If enabled, the color of the candles will vary according to the delta of each of them;

• % maximum width-based-on-volume

Defines the % maximum width of candles based on volume.

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  Line-Price

Allows you to enable the price line, define its color, style, and thickness, as well as extend that line to the left of the chart;

• Countdown

Allows you to enable the countdown of each candle, defining how long until the end of the current candle;

• % Var.

Allows you to enable % variation from the closing price of the previous session;

• Line-session-start

Allows you to enable a vertical line separating different sessions, define their color, style and thickness;

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  Custom Time-(Market Time Zone)

Allows you to customize the session's start and end time, which is useful for highlighting in futures actionary session-only cash. The platform takes into account the market time zone, so to highlight the cash session in the futures quoted on the CME (Chicago Mercatile Exchange), you have to enter 09:30-16:00.

• Colors-Graphic

Clicking in the Series item at the top you can change the color of the candle border and fill.

Change the chart style, choosing from Line, Candlestick, OHLC, Hidden, Candelbody charts.

Change the border thickness.

Indicators 

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  Insert-a-new-indicator

To insert a new indicator click on the'histograms icon in the upper left corner. 

A drop-down menu will open where the indicators already added to the chart will be shown, with the ability to delete, obscure or edit them.

Clicking on the indicators  button at the bottom will take you to the list of indicators. At this point to add an indicator to the chart you just need to click on the + button to the right of each indicator, as seen in the figure.

• Indicator Toolbar

To facilitate the usability of the platform for new and less experienced users, each chart è has a Toolbar in the lower left corner, in which some volumetric indicators are already preset and can be enabled in a very simple way, in particular:

1. OF. VP: Order Flow a Volume Profile;

2. OF.B/A: Order Flow split Bid/Ask;

3. D.VP: Daily Volume Profile;

4. D.DP: Daily Delta Profile;

5. W.VP: Weekly Volume Profile;

6. W.DP: Weekly Delta Profile;

7. C.VP: Composite Volume Profile.

If you don't need it, you can close the Indicator Toolbar, with the appropriate button to its left.

Navigation-on-graph

• X-axis

To move the X-axis, simply make a scroll with the cogwheel of the mouse, alternatively click with the left button of the mouse on the timeline. 

Right-clicking the mouse will instead open a drop-down menu where you will be able to enable or disable:

• Scroll auto.

If enabled, the price will advance automatically as the bars advance;

• Block-margin-graphics

If enabled, it allows you to keep a fixed space between the last bar and the right side of the chart, soì that if there are indicators the price will not overlap them;

• Y-axis

By right-clicking mouse in the price scale you can determine how to move the Y-axis, specifically:

• Mode-autor-recognition

If you position yourself in the middle part of the Y-axis, pressing with the left button of the mouse you will be able to move the axis, while if you position yourself at the extremes, up or down, you will be able to resize its size;

• Move-axis

Pressing with the left button of the mouse anywhere on the Y-axis will be possible to move it up or down;

• Resize axis

Pressing with the left button of the mouse anywhere on the Y-axis will be possible to resize its size;

You will also be able to lock the Y-axis or use a fixed margin.

Annotations

Pressing with the right button of the mouse inside the chart will open a menuù in which you will be able to choose the type of pointer, enter annotations, enable trading, change the properties of the chart.

Specifically:

• Pointer

Activate the arrow, i.e., the default;

• Scope
  

Enable the crossair;

• Global Viewfinder

Enable the crossair global, that is, the ability to simultaneously see the crossair on all graphs of the same instrument present in the work plan;

• Hand

Allows you to move the chart vertically and horizontally by clicking on the chart itself with the left button of the mouse.  It is also possible to momentarily enable the hand by pressing Ctrl conjointly with the left button;

• Zoom-on-section

When selected, it allows you to zoom in on a particular section of the chart, facilitating for example reading the'order flow in a section away from the current price;

• Reset zoom

Allows you to reset the zoom previously made;

• Window-finder

Enable the crosshair window through which you will have a range of information for each bar where you point the crossair to it, such as High, Low, Open and Close or summation volume and summation trades, see figure;

• Annotations

Possibility to insert different drawing tools in the chart, specifically:

1. Horizontal line

Inserts a horizontal line in the graph;

2. Vertical line

Inserts a vertical line into the graph;

3. Horizontal radius

Inserts a horizontal radius into the graph;

4. Line

Inserts a line into the graph;

5. Parallel lines

Inserts parallel lines in the graph;

6. Rectangle

Inserts a rectangle into the chart;

7. Text

Inserts text into the graph;

8. Fibonacci retracements

Inserts a fibonacci retracement into the chart;

9. Projections

Inserts fibonacci projections into chart;

10. Price fan

Inserts the price fan into the chart;

11. Volume Profile

Inserts a volume profile into the chart;

12. Acq. Calculator

13. Ven. Calcolator

For ease of use much of the annotations are also shown in the toolbar to the left of the chart.

• Settings-Annotation

To customize a drawing tool first left-click mouse to select the desired tool, then right-click and select properties.

Alternatively, double click with the left button and you will enterà directly to the annotation settings.

You willà be able to change color, line style and thickness, you will also be able to add text, change its alignment, color and font size.

In the retracement and projection tools you will also be able to add/remove fibonacci levels, as seen in the figure.

• Configurations

Once you have made the desired changes, you will be able to save the configurations so that you can quickly recall them once you enter a new drawing tool.

To do this, click on Configurations at the bottom left and select Manage to open the configurations window, in which you can add a new configuration.

Next, to recall a configuration simply go to the CT item from which a drop-down menu will open with the various saved configurations.

• Notifications

To enable a notification on a drawing tool click on Enable Notification and on Set Notifications to manage its features. 

You will be able to insert a Sound Notification, upon addition on VolSys (see article Adv. Time and Sales), enable a popup message to which you will be able to hook a custom message.

You will also be able to change the Tick Tolerance so that you will be able to be notified in advance.

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  Report annotations from other graphs

This function allows you to bring back annotations from one graph to another present in the same work plan.

• II/Import/Export Annotations

Unlike the previous one, this function allows you to export and import annotations from one chart to another outside the same work plan. 

It also allows you to import annotations from VolSys to VolBook.

Specifically, click on Export annotations from the chart from which you want to export, save the annotations within the VolSys folder, then click on Import Annotations from the Volsys or VolBook chart to which you want to import, selecting the previously saved file. 

• Reload-graph

Do a reload of the graph;

• Model

Allows you to save the template of the chart or load a previously saved one;

• Properties

Allows you to change the background of the chart, the color and size of the text, enable the Grid and set a name to the chart, so that it is easier to locate if you have within your work plan multiple charts of the same tool with the same time frame.