1. Period: To specify the number of days used in calculating CCI, simply click on the box, highlight the current number, and type in a new value.
2. Style & Color: The CCI indicator can be displayed as a solid or dotted line. Click on the drop down menu to specify the type of line style. To change the color, click on the color box and select the new color in the Color Palette.
3. Display as: The CCI can be displayed as a line or in a histogram.
4. The drop-down menu for Show Buy/Sell Arrows allows you to select either "Always Show Arrows" or "Only When Indicator is Visible" to view the buy/sell signals or "Never Show Arrows" to never see the CCI arrows.
5. Upper Threshold[ number ]: The crossing of the CCI line below this number is a sell signal. Check the box to see the line in the indicator window. Lower Threshold[ number ]: The crossing of the CCI line above this number is the buy signal. Check the box to see the line in the indicator window.
6. To Display the indicator click the check box.
7. Ruler Bar: See the Ruler Bar section at the end of this chapter.
8. Preview Window: This window allows you to make changes and preview them before saving them.
9. Click on "Apply to Active Charts" if you would like to see your selected settings on all the charts you open. Click on "Restore Factory Defaults" if you would like to restore original software settings.
10. Help: Information from the manual has been integrated into the software. When clicking on the Help button you will get specific documentation based on the location of the button. You may also press F1 on your keyboard to access this information.
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