Settings

Open the settings with a right click on the chart and Indicators, then select Tick Chart Compare in the list of indicators on the chart.

Parameters

• Compare to Instrument: default ES. The reference instrument, without the month and year.
• Compare to Expiry: empty by default, which uses your chart's expiry. Type an expiry such as 12-26 to compare with a different contract month.
• Compare to Bar Type: default Tick. Any bar type works, for example Minute or Range.
• Compare to Period: default 2000. The size of the reference bars.
• Smoothing Period: default 4. Smooths the output, so the target does not jump from bar to bar. A higher number changes it more slowly.
• Time span to compare in minutes: how far back both charts count their bars.
• Output: what the line shows: the difference in bars, that difference as ticks to add to or take off your interval, or the target interval (your current interval plus that amount).
• Auto Send Enter on Button Click: off by default. When on, the Sync button also presses Enter, so the new interval applies at once.

EXPERIMENTAL

• Auto Change tick period: off by default. Changes the interval by itself when the delta reaches the threshold below. The chart must have focus for it to work.
• Auto Change Delta Threshold: default 100. How far the delta must move before Auto Change tick period acts.

For normal use, we recommend the Sync button.

The Sync button

The indicator adds a button to the chart toolbar. A click types the target interval into the chart, the same as typing it yourself. Press Enter to apply it, or turn on Auto Send Enter on Button Click.