chart compression

[lself]

Let's say I have a chart with 100 bars, which fills the chart window.

If I change to 50 bars (ie, Right-click -> Format Data Series -> Bars Back), the same horizontal scale is still displayed so that now the chart window displays the 50 bars in the right-half of the chart leaving the left-half of the chart blank.

The "Zoom In" command doesn't seem to do anything.

How do I get the 50 bars to expand out to fill the entire chart window.

[NinjaTrader_ChristopherJ]

Let's say I have a chart with 100 bars, which fills the chart window.

If I change to 50 bars (ie, Right-click -> Format Data Series -> Bars Back), the same horizontal scale is still displayed so that now the chart window displays the 50 bars in the right-half of the chart leaving the left-half of the chart blank.

The "Zoom In" command doesn't seem to do anything.

How do I get the 50 bars to expand out to fill the entire chart window.

Hello Iself,

Thank you for your post.

You can expand time on the X-Axis so bars are farther apart to fill the entire chart with the steps below.

• Move your mouse to the X-Axis
• Hold down your left mouse button
• While holding down the left mouse button move the mouse to the left to expand time
• While holding down the left mouse button move to the right to compress time

I have included a link below to our Help Guide that includes a great video on navigating a chart, also enhancements will be made to scaling in NinjaTrader 7 which is scheduled for BETA release at the end of this quarter.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/NavigatingAChart.html

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

[lself]

That technique works perfectly, thanks.

I'm not seeing the link to the chart navigation video.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello lself,

Are you able to see the link in this post below this sentence?

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/NavigatingAChart.html

If not, I suggest to clear your browser cache and try once or try a different browser such as Mozilla Firefox.

[BigAAPL]

You can also use CNTRL + Up or Dn arrow without running the risk of mis-queuing the cursor.

[lself]

Jason, I see the link now. Thanks.

BigAAPL, that's another good techinique.