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What's New in the Latest Version

Learn about the enhancements to the latest release of Investor/RT or view the changes made in past releases.

Building RTX with Visual Studio 2013

IMPORTANT

If you plan to use Visual Studio 2013 to build RTX Extensions, you must go to File → Preferences → Configuration and set the Configuration Variable called VisualStudioVersion to 2013.

Importing Symbols

This Tutorial will demonstrate how to import symbols into Investor/RT. The topics that will be covered include:

Can you explain what the wicks or tails of Renko charts represent?

The tails of a Renko candlestick represent the high and low prices achieved in each bar, just like any other periodicity.  Traditional Renko chartists are accumusted to plotting Renko bars without the tails.  This can be achieved by changing the style of the bars to Wickless Candles (right-click in chart and choose "Style: Wickless Candles").  However, plotting Renko with a style of "Candlestick" and thus showing the wicks or tails can provide some important additional information regarding how high and how low price moved during the formation of that Renko bar.

Multi-Pane Charts Quick Start

  • Creating, Opening or Saving Charts
  • Import or Export Chart Definitions
  • Add or Delete an Indicator
  • All about Pane Titles
  • Charting or Comparing Multiple Symbols
  • Add a Chart button
  • Min.,Max. or Restore a Chart
  • Change the Periodicity
  • Change the Instrument
  • Adjust the Viewing Period
  • Adjust Space at the Right Edge of the Chart
  • Multi-Linking Charts
  • All about CrossHairs
  • All about the Chart Highlighter

Keyboard Shortcuts

General Program Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Result
Alt + O Key Opens the Object Manager
Alt + P Key Print
Shift + Alt + P Key Takes Picture of Front Window
Alt + C Key Create New Chart (Chart Setup Wizard)
Alt + R Key Opens the RTL Editor Window
Alt + G Key Start Data
Alt + K Key Stop Data
Alt + N Key Open Window Manager
Alt + 6 Key Opens a Data Download Window
Alt + 4 Key Opens the Data Status Window
Alt + 5 Key Opens the System Status Window
Alt + V Key Verify Database
Alt + B Key Backup Database
Alt + U Key Opens the Database Wizard
Ctrl + E Key Opens Export Data Window
Alt + 7 Key Opens the Import Data Window
Alt + 9 Key Opens the View/Edit Data Window
Alt + 8 Key Opens the Playback Window
Alt + A Key Opens an Instrument Setup Window
Shift + Alt + A Key Opens Alarms Window
Alt + Y Key Opens a list of Preferences
Alt + ] Key Next Layout
Alt + [ Key Prior Layout
Alt + M Key Open Message Log
Alt + L Key Show/Hide Layout Toolbar
Alt + T Key Show/Hide Active Toolbars

Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts For Multi-Pane Charts

Shortcuts keys and mouse techniques are generally the same on both Windows and Macintosh OS X platforms. The Ctrl key equivalent on Macintosh keyboards is the Option Key. If you use a single button mouse (rare these days) the right-click can be accomplished by Control-Click (hold down the Control key while clicking).

What is a Chart Periodicity?

Periodicity is defined as the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals. Applied to market data analysis and Investor/RT in particular, the periodicity of a chart relates to the manner by which the periodic intervals of market data are determined. All the trading within an interval is defined as a bar, each bar having an open price, high, low, close and volume of trading during the interval. This tutorial presents the extensive range of periodicities available in Investor/RT. Periodicities are grouped into three categories: time dependent, volume dependent, and price dependent.

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