Re: Plotting multiple data streams on one chart with a common starting point

["jbclem1" <jbclem1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bob, the Percent Change charts are just what I described.  Funny, I've been wondering for
years what they were but never opened the door and looked.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob R" <bobrabcd@xxxxxxx>
To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: Plotting multiple data streams on one chart with a common starting point


> Why not use the TS2000i Percent Change Chart feature?
> Put all the data streams in subgraph 1.
> Right click in the chart window and select Percent Change Chart Enable.
> Then move the mouse to the bar you want to begin the comparison and right
> click again.
> This time select Calculate from this bar.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jbclem1" <jbclem1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 1:17 AM
> Subject: Plotting multiple data streams on one chart with a common starting
> point
>
>
> > A mutual funds database and charting program, Fasttrack, has a chart
> > called Total Return where they
> > show multiple data streams( indices and/or mutual funds) starting from a
> > common point at the left
> > side of the chart and then each following it's own path towards the right.
> > It's an easy way to
> > compare the data streams as they progress in time.  I'm trying to figure
> > out how to do this in
> > TS2000i.
> >
> > Here's the description from the Fasttrack manual.  It seems simple but I
> > haven't gotten it right
> > yet.
> >
> > "The chart is a series of percentage change points so that the fund and
> > the index can be plotted on
> > the same chart and meaningfully compared. "  "Each point on the chart is
> > plotted using the formula:
> >
> > " CurrentNAV-PreviousNAV)/First NAV "  or my version  "
> > (Close-Close[1])/FirstClose "
> >
> > Substituting the Close for the NAV(Net Asset Value), I'm stumped by the
> > "First NAV" (or FirstClose)
> > term.
> >
> > Here's a link to a chart with a good example of this kind of chart:
> > http://www.fasttrack.net/franklin.asp .
> >
> > I'd appreciate any suggestions.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>