Modify Fibonacci Expansion Properties

Brief

The article explains how to modify properties of a Fibonacci expansion.

Details

To modify properties of a Fibonacci expansion

1. Do one of the following:

• Double-click any line of a Fibonacci expansion.
• Right-click any line of a Fibonacci xpansion, and then click Change Fibonacci Expansion 'Name', where 'Name' stands for the name of Fibonacci expansion.
• See Change Properties/Remove Chart Elements.
2. The Fibonacci Expansion Properties dialog box appears.
   
   
   
3. By default, the box opens on the Levels tab, where you can do the following:

• Under Show Levels, in the list of available levels, select or clear check boxes at your choice.
  
  Notes:

• To select all available levels, click Select All.
• To clear the selection of levels, click Clear All. Note that to be able to add Fibonacci Expansion to the chart, at least one level must be selected.
• To edit a level value, click the appropriate row, double-click the current value, type a new value, and then press ENTER.
• To add a level, click Add. An empty row is added to the list. Type a value of your choice, and then press ENTER.
• To remove a level, click the appropriate row, and then click Delete.
• To sort the levels in ascending order, click Sort.
• In the appropriate Style boxes, select the tool lines' color, style, and width of your choice.
• To show the Fibonacci tool in background, select the Show in background check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
4. To change the tool's parameters, click the Parameters tab.
5. The dialog box opens on the Parameters tab.
   
   

• In the Name box, type a new name of your choice.
  Note: To reset the default Fibonacci tool's name, click Reset.
• To extend the level lines beyond the starting points, select the Extend line start check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To extend the level lines beyond the ending points, select the Extend line end check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To show the Fibonacci tool's label, select the Show label check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To show level values in the legends of the level lines, select the Show level check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To change the color of the level value, in the appropriate box, click the Arrow button , and then from the Color palette, select a color of your choice.
• To change the alignment of the legend, in the Alignment box, select an alignment of your choice.
• To show price values in the legends of the level lines, select the Show price check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• To change the color of the price value, in the appropriate box, click the Arrow button , and then from the Color palette, select a color of your choice.
6. To change the parameters of the broken line, click the Wave Lines tab.
7. The dialog box opens on the Wave Lines tab.
   
   

• To modify the position of the starting and ending points of the segments of the broken line, in the appropriate Rate and Date boxes, select or type values of your choice.
  
  
• To show the broken line, select the Show wave lines check box. Otherwise, clear the check box.
• In the appropriate Style boxes, click a color, style, and width of your choice.
  
  Notes:

• To apply the modified properties (except for Name) to all Fibonacci Expansion tools to be added in the future by default, click Set as Default.
• To restore the factory settings, click Reset.
8. Click OK.

You can change the default values of the Fibonacci Expansion tool. See Fibonacci Expansion Options.