Fibonacci Retracements

Fibonacci Retracements are used to estimate likely reversal points during an up- or down-trend. Percentage retracement levels, based on significant Fibonacci numbers, are plotted as horizontal lines against the latest trend move.

Draw Fibonacci Retracements

  1. Select Fibonacci Retracements from the Draw menu or toolbar
  2. Drag your mouse over the selected range (of the rally or decline)

20110117_draw_fib-ret

  1. Select Highs and Lows for short-term charts or Closing Price for long-term
  2. Click the select button to complete the drawing.

20110117_draw_fib-ret_done

Note how the retracement found support at the 38.2% and 61.8% levels.

Set New Fibonacci Percentages

Add or delete Fibonacci levels by right-clicking on any Fibonacci Line and selecting Fibonacci Drawing Options (or select Draw >> Draw Options >> Fibonacci from the chart menu).

20110117_draw_fib-ret_options

You can add further levels, remove existing levels or reset the default fibonacci levels.

Set Fibonacci Colors

Amend Fibonacci colors by right-clicking on any Fibonacci Line and selecting Adjust Line Color.
To change the default color for all Fibonacci lines, select Format Charts >> Colors >> Fibonacci Retracements (or Extensions) from the chart menu.

20110117_draw_fib-ext_colours
Delete Fibonacci Lines

To delete Fibonacci Lines, right-click on one of the lines and select Delete from the menu.

Views – 245

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Post Navigation