CandleScanner User’s Guide Version 4.2 Copyright © 2011-2015 LEMPART All rights reserved Table of Contents Ordering Terms & Conditions ....................................................................................... 5 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Technical support .............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.2 Editions of CandleScanner............................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Technical requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.1 Software requirements ............................................................................................................................................ 9 1.3.2 Hardware requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Purchasing and installation process .............................................................................................................. 10 1.4.1 Licensing policy ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.2 CandleScanner subscription FAQ ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.3 Purchasing process ................................................................................................................................................ 11 1.4.4 Installing your application.................................................................................................................................... 14 1.4.5 Starting the application ......................................................................................................................................... 15 1.4.6 Updating your application ................................................................................................................................... 15 1.4.7 Uninstalling your application .............................................................................................................................. 15 2 Basic theoretical concepts ..................................................................................... 16 2.1 Candlestick construction ................................................................................................................................ 16 2.1.1 Blended candlesticks ............................................................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Short and long lines ......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Basic candles ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Candles with different open and close prices ................................................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Marubozu candles ................................................................................................................................................. 21 2.3.3 Spinning tops ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.3.4 Doji candles ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 2.4 Candlestick charts: CandleScanner color theme ......................................................................................... 22 2.5 Price trend and price averages ....................................................................................................................... 24 3 Basic interface operations ..................................................................................... 26 3.1 Main window interface ................................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 Understanding windows docking system .......................................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 Arranging docking windows................................................................................................................................ 29 3.1.3 Docking windows assistant ................................................................................................................................. 29 3.1.4 Floating windows .................................................................................................................................................. 30 3.1.5 Auto-hiding windows ........................................................................................................................................... 31 3.1.6 Keyboard support ................................................................................................................................................. 33 3.1.7 Ribbon menu bar................................................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.8 Data manipulation within tables ......................................................................................................................... 33 3.1.9 Application themes ............................................................................................................................................... 34 3.2 Importing data quotes into CandleScanner ................................................................................................. 34 3.2.1 Supported data formats ........................................................................................................................................ 34 3.2.2 Requirements for the maximum data size and minimal time interval ......................................................... 35 3.2.3 Organizing imported symbols into groups ....................................................................................................... 35 3.2.4 Importing MetaStock data quotes ...................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.5 Importing ASCII data quotes ............................................................................................................................. 37 3.2.6 Importing CRB PRO data quotes ...................................................................................................................... 38 3.2.7 Using the CandleQuote application as a data source ...................................................................................... 38 3.2.8 Importing data from MetaTrader ....................................................................................................................... 39 3.2.9 Automatic quotes update ..................................................................................................................................... 40 3.3 Working with price chart ................................................................................................................................ 40 3.3.1 Supported price chart types ................................................................................................................................. 40 3.3.2 Using chart styles ................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.3.3 Chart zooming ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 4 Scanning candlestick patterns ............................................................................... 43 4.1 Supported candlestick patterns ...................................................................................................................... 43 4.1.1 Basic candles .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 4.1.2 One-line patterns ................................................................................................................................................... 45 4.1.3 Two-line patterns .................................................................................................................................................. 45 4.1.4 Three-line patterns ................................................................................................................................................ 45 4.1.5 Four-line patterns .................................................................................................................................................. 46 4.1.6 Five-line patterns 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