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Like several other pointer tools - Currency, Ellipse, and Rectangle – the Profile Area can be
modified.
Parameters
Pointer Tools
1. Click the Profile Area, so that red squares appear at both the start and end points.
2. Click the red square to activate the pointer tool.
3. Drag the mouse to the new position, and click.
PA: Start = First bar in calculation
PA: End = Last bar in calculation
• MP Interval: Bar values are calculated using this interval in static mode.
• Dynamic: Select this check box to switch from static to dynamic mode. In static mode,
all values have a single value for the whole time range. In dynamic mode, the values are
cumulatively calculated for each dynamic interval beginning at the start.
• Dynamic Interval: In dynamic mode, values displayed for each bar are calculated
using this interval that includes the bar close.
• Date: Select start and end dates for bounds of profile area.
• Time: Select start and end times for bounds of profile area.
• Display: Choose display properties, such as color and type of line for: Marquee, Shading,
High, Low, POC, POC2, POC3, POC4, POC5, TPO Profile (number of time segments that
this price was traded at), and Volume. POC Distance determines how many ticks
between POCs. For example, a setting of 5 indicates that a range of 5 ticks is ignored
when searching for the next POC.
Notice the settings and display in this image: