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• Charts

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Website Navigation

Prices

Charts

TheBullionDesk provides advanced charting facilities for precious metals. Clients can access the charts using one of two methods. Either select one of our charting tools from the left-hand menu, or click the small chart symbol to the left of the instrument on the prices panel at the top of the screen.
The user may use either the static chart feature or the advanced interactive chart facilities. Interactive charts update in real-time and have many advanced features. Please note that you will need to be a Premium Subscriber to access the interactive charting tools. To use the interactive charts you will also need to install Java.

Static Charts

This feature may be found under the ‘Charts’ button on the left hand navigation. From the default chart display, use the "1) Select Instrument Type" combo box to choose from the available list of different charts for the selected instrument. Next select the instrument you are interested from the "2) Select Instrument" combo box. Then select the sort of chart you want to look at from the "3) Select Chart" combo box. Select the number of points you want in your chart from the "4) Chart Points" combo box. Select an end date "5) Chart End Date", in the text boxes, making sure you enter them in the format dd mm yyyy. Enter in any moving averages you want to be drawn into the two "6) Moving Averages" text boxes. Finally click "Get Data >>" to display your chart.

Interactive Charts and Chart Workstation

The interactive charts are the most advanced charting we offer on TheBullionDesk. Interactive charts are available only to subscribers.

Interactive Chart Feature List

1. On chart data-point display.
   Simply right-click on a point on the chart and the price information and date will be displayed above.
   
2. Chart Types
   Choose from Line, Dot, LineDot, Forest OHLC, HLC and Candlestick.
   
3. Lines and studies
   • 10,30, 50 and 100 period simple moving averages (MA)
     A simple, or arithmetic, moving average is calculated by adding the closing price of the security for a number of time periods (e.g., 10 days) and then dividing this total by the number of time periods. The result is the average price of the security over the time period. Simple moving averages give equal weight to each daily price. The moving average is probably the best known, and most versatile, indicator in the analysts tool chest, helping to smooth out volatility.
   • Relative Strength Indicator (RSI)
     This indicator was developed by Welles Wilder Jr. Relative Strength is often used to identify price tops and bottoms by keying on specificlevels (usually "30" and "70") on the RSI chart which is scaled from from 0-100. The study is also useful to detect the following:
     1. Movement which might not be as readily apparent on the bar chart
     2. Failure swings above 70 or below 30 which can warn of coming reversals
     3. Support and resistance levels
     4. Divergence between the RSI and price which is often a useful reversal indicator
     The Relative Strength Index requires a certain amount of lead-up time in order to operate successfully. When Wilder introduced the RSI, he recommended using a 14-day RSI.
   • Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) The MACD is used to determine overbought or oversold conditions in the market. Written for stocks and stock indices, MACD can be used for commodities as well. The MACD line is the difference between the long and short exponential moving averages of the chosen item. The signal line is an exponential moving average of the MACD line. Signals are generated by the relationship of the two lines. As with RSI and Stochastics, divergences between the MACD and prices may indicate an upcoming trend reversal. The MACD is a trend following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of prices.
     The MACD is the difference between a 26-day and 12-day exponential moving average. A 9-day exponential moving average, called the "signal" (or "trigger") line is plotted on top of the MACD to show buy/sell opportunities.
     The MACD is calculated by subtracting the value of a 26-day exponential moving average from a 12-day exponential moving average. A 9-day dotted exponential moving average of the MACD (the "signal" line) is then plotted on top of the MACD.
     
   • Bollinger Bands
   • Fibonacci Fans
   • And many more...

Chart Workstation