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The ability to play charts forward and backward, using the Play Controls, gives you the ability to go back in time and simulate the trading experience using historical data.


 
Icon  Action
Lock Charts to Date. This option will "lock" all the charts to the date displayed on the current chart.
Red - Play to End: Never. This option will open saved charts at the last date viewed before they were saved and new charts with no data displayed.
Yellow - Play to End: New Charts. This option will leave the data in saved charts at the date that they were last displayed before saved, and play any new charts to end of the data available for that contract. This setting is the factory default setting.
Green - Play to End: All Charts. This option will display all available data on both saved and new charts that are selected.


Play Buttons:

Icon Action
Go to First Day in Chart
Back One Month
Back One Day
Reverse Fast
Play Backward (one day at a time)
Stop
Play Forward (one day at a time)
Fast Forward
Forward One Day
Forward One Month
Go to the Last Day in the Contract

           
Chart Option Buttons:

Icon Action
Center Chart within Chart Window
Daily Chart
Weekly Long-Term Chart
Monthly Long-Term Chart

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