There might be occasions where you have a chart indicator, and you would like to tweak it a little. In the example shown in the screen shot below, the supplied “Dividend Vertical Lines” indicator has been tweaked by adding in a calculation for the Dividend Yield, along with some extra […]
Dividends – How to find dividend details
In BullCharts, there are several dividend related data items that are stored in the BullCharts database. A list of all fundamental data items, including dividend details, can be displayed on the screen, and some indicators can be added to your price chart to flag the ex-dividend date and dividend payment […]
Indicator files – Custom and Supplied
Question: How do you know if a BullCharts chart indicator is a “supplied” one, or a “custom” one? This, and other related information, is explained in this KnowledgeBase article. Introduction In the BullCharts software, each chart indicator is stored in the system as a separate file on the computer’s hard […]
Heikin Ashi – candles, indicator
The Heikin-Ashi technique is used by technical traders to identify a given trend more easily. BullCharts software can easily display the Heikin Ashi candles (using the menu option: Insert > Indicator). Here is a good 50 minute presentation from Alek Jankowski on how to use and interpret Heikin Ashi in […]
BullCharts – What is it really?
Over the years we have built up a collection of how-to and demonstration videos, many of which have been recorded during the monthly BullCharts User Group (BCUG) webinar sessions. Most of the videos are publicly available to view on YouTube. Below are a couple of introduction videos, explaining the basics […]
Linear Regression – tool and strategy
Linear Regression lines The Linear Regression tool is just one of many tools that are available in the BullCharts charting software. The adjacent price chart shows a simplistic example of a regression line on a price chart of the All Ordinaries (XAO) index. In this Knowledgebase article, there is a […]
Intraday data missing
For those BullCharts users with a “live data” plan, enabling them to view intraday price charts, there can sometimes be an issue with missing intraday data. This KB article explains how to address that. Problem description How can you tell if there is any intraday data missing? Simply view a […]
BullCharts Backup and Restore – problems you might encounter
When performing a BullCharts Backup and Restore, there are some things you might encounter by surprise, as follows. Some User Files are stored “per user” Firstly, it is important to understand that some BullCharts user data files are stored within the Program Files directory, but some are stored within the […]
Security Manager – Other Lists: indices, commodities, crypto
In more recent versions of BullCharts (from about version 5.1.59 in July 2021) there are now additional lists of information within the Security Manager including (see the screen shot at right): Global Indices – listing several of the global indices; SP500 – listing the stocks in the S&P500 index Commodities […]
Additional Databases – INDEX, COM, MFUND, etc
The standard BullCharts ASX database comprises a list of all securities that currently exist on the ASX exchange. The total number tends to change from day to day as securities are split, merged, floated, and pending various changes. In addition to the ASX database, you can download additional databases from […]