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Day Offset Tool

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The Day Offset tool enables you to measure the number of trading days versus actual days that are between two points on the chart. Also calculated on this tool is the number of days that the market closed high or lower in comparison with the previous day. Select the Day Offset tool from your Advanced Charting toolbar. Click where you would like to start and drag the horizontal line to where you would like it to end. Release the mouse button to place.

Resizing the Day Offset

Select the drawing by clicking on it. You will know the drawing is selected when boxes appear at the corners. Click on a box and drag it to your desired location. Release the mouse button to place.

Moving the Day Offset

Select the drawing by clicking on it. Drag to the new location and release the mouse button to place.

Deleting the Day Offset

Select the drawing by clicking on it. Press the Del (Delete) key on your keyboard. You can also right-click the drawing and select "Delete" from the dropdown menu.

Preferences

Select the drawing by clicking on it. The properties will appear in the preferences section of your control panel. Or, right-click on the drawing and select properties from the dropdown menu.

Restore Settings: TNT Default will change your settings back to the original software settings. My Default will change current settings to your personalized default settings. Apply To All Charts will apply your selected settings on all open charts. Save As My Default will save your current personal settings.


Day Offset Tool: You can choose the color, line style, and line thickness of your line.

Font: Select the font, size, and color of the text. Select Show Text to hide or show your text on the chart.

Select Snap to have your lines snap to price bars when moved.

Example of the Day Offset Tool