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  1. User Guide
  2. Preferences

Elliott Wave

General

This panel contains general Elliott Wave preferences that you can configure.

Ratio Label Location – Set the ratio label location. Options are Top/Bottom and Right.

Min Pixels Per Wave – Minimum number of pixels needed to display a wave. If less, waves will be automatically hidden.

Max Stack Levels – Maximum amount of levels that wave labels will be stacked on top of each other.

Stack Wave Labels – Enables the option to stack the wave labels.

Label Inset – Offsets the labels from the price bar.

Ratio Lines – Set the color and line style fr the ratio lines.

Alternating Colors – Alternate colors for the ratio lines.

Show Wave Lines – Display the wave lines.

Draw Lines From Last Bar – Draws the wave lines from the last bar instead of the originating bar to reduce chart lines.

Show Ratio Lines – Draws the ratio comparison lines.

Range Line Right – Switches the ration comparison line to the right side of the ratio.

Show Ratio Range – Shows the ratio range.

Show Ratio Colors – Colors the ratio labels.

Show Time Label – Displays the time label.

Show Ratio Labels – Displays the specific ratio comparison label.

Show Source Line – Displays the source line.

Show Info Pips – When the wave is selected the pip info will be displayed.

Show Info Bars – When the wave is selected the bar info will be displayed.

Show Info Ratio – When the wave is selected the ratio info will be displayed.

Show No Future Points – If checked, none of the future points will be displayed. This is in contrast to the Show Future Points being unchecked where only the first future point is displayed.

Show Future Points – Displays future wave labels.

Show Origin – If unchecked, the origin point will not be shown (even if it is the top-level wave).

Degrees

Use this dialog to configure defaults for each Elliott Wave degree. Choose the degree from the drop down and select the font colors etc.

Degree – Select the degree you would like to modify.

Font – Set the font for the selected degree.

Line – Set the line color and style for the selected degree.

Spacing – Offset the degree from the price bar.

Reset/Reset All – Resets the degree style to the default style.

Price Ratios

This panel may be used to customize the Elliott Wave price ratios. Select the ratio below and select the ratios to display along with the formatting.

Time Ratios

This panel may be used to customize the Elliott Wave time ratios. Select the ratio below and select the ratios to display along with the formatting.

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