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Clear filtersTimeframes and Multi-Timeframe Analysis
A chart's timeframe is how much trading each bar summarizes. It decides what is signal and what is noise, and the same price series can give contradictory readings on different timeframes, both correct.
Chart Styles: Candles, Bars, Line, Area and Heikin-Ashi
Each style discards something different. Knowing what a style is throwing away is what stops it from misleading you.
Drawing Tools and How to Use Them
Drawings are a record of an analysis, and they are also the easiest way to convince yourself of something that is not there.
Real-Time and Delayed Market Data
Market data is licensed, and a delayed feed is a licensing outcome rather than a technical one. Knowing which you are looking at matters for anything time-sensitive.
Price Alerts
A price alert is a notification sent when a stock reaches a level chosen in advance. Its underrated function is that it lets a decision be made before the moment it applies.
What a Stock Alert Service Is
A stock alert service sends a notification when something specific happens in a stock: a price level is reached, a scan condition is met, or an analyst publishes a setup with its levels.
Stock Scanners and Screeners
A stock scanner tests a whole market against conditions such as price, volume, relative volume or gap size, and returns the stocks that match. The result is a shortlist to study on a chart.