Volatility Chart Viewer

From the WTP menu select Volatility Chart Viewer

Alternate Method:

From the WTP toolbar select Analyze --> Volatility Chart Viewer

In Option Quote Cube, Spread Trader, Equity Time and Sales, and Vol Trader, press the volatility chart icon .

The historic volatility of a security can be measured in the following increments:

10 day
30 day
50 day
100 day
200 day
IVOL (Implied volume)
100 Day IVOL Avg
200 Day IVOL Avg

Also, the security's close price can also be displayed. In the following example, a security is followed over 100 days along the closing price for that time period:

Other time periods can be seen within the same chart. Here, 100 and 200 days volatility, the close price, and the minimum/maximum prices are charted:

The median and average quotes for selected time periods along the median/average closing prices are seen in the Volatility Chart Viewer:

In the Show Last drop-down list a selection is made to define the time period of the graph. Options are:

7 days
30 days
3 months
6 months
1 year
2 years
3 years

Two dates on the X-axis be selected and zoomed in, allowing a more detailed view of the symbol's activity.

To zoom into the Volatility Char Viewer:

Press the plus sign (+) next to Zoom.
Click anywhere in the Volatility chart to zoom into the chart. Successive clicks zoom further into the chart.

To zoom out of the Volatility Chart Viewer:

Press the minus button ( - ) next to Zoom
Click anywhere in the Volatility Chart Viewer to zoom out of the chart. Successive clicks zoom further out.

Select Two Time Periods for a Zoom

Two points on the Volatility Chart Viewer can be selected and zoomed in for a more detailed display.

To select two points:

Press the plus sign (+) next to Zoom.
In the Volatility chart press and hold the left mouse button at the first point that is to be zoomed.
Drag the mouse to the second point that is to be zoomed.
Release the mouse button.

The display in the Volatility Chart Viewer will be zoomed in.

In the example below two points are selected and the resultant zoom is displayed:

To return to normal display, select the Zoom minus key and click on the Volatility chart.

Two symbols can be placed in the Volatility Chart Viewer for comparison purposes.

To select an additional symbol to add to an existing one:

Check the Overlay box.
From the drop-down list select a symbol to display in the Volatility Chart Viewer.

When a new security is selected via the drop-down list it is added as a tab in Volatility Chart Viewer.

Learn about tabs here.

The send to feature allows for a symbol displayed in the Volatility Chart Viewer to be sent to another WTP app (for example, the Order Ticket). The sent symbol will populate the symbol field in the receiving app.

Learn about the send to feature here.

The chart displayed in the Volatility Chart Viewer can be saved as an image file in various formats (.png, .jpg, .bmp, or .gif).

Select the Save Chart Image icon .
The Save As window will launch.
Enter a file name and image type and select Save.

Volatility Chart Viewer data (in numerical form) can be copied to the clipboard. The copied data can be pasted into a spreadsheet or word processing program.

Press the Copy Data to Clipboard button, found at the bottom-right portion of the Volatility Chart Viewer window.

The Volatility Chart Viewer auto-populates with the symbol that has been selected in another WTP applet. Learn more about Toggle Symbol Tracking here.

Volatility Chart Viewer configurations can be saved as templates.

Learn about templates here.

Data in the Volatility Chart Viewer can be exported to a file, clipboard, or Excel spreadsheet.

Learn about exporting grid data here.

The data in the Volatility Chart Viewer can be printed.

Learn about the printing feature here.

The status bar (at the bottom of the Volatility Chart Viewer window) displays the current time.

From the Config menu select Status Bar to enable/disable it.