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Using a Amibroker chart for months, years, ages? Same look of the chart seems now boring? Or, candle chart got so clumsy that sometimes it is hard to understand? Or just want to make fun with charts outlook? Just do a simple tick to swift from Bar to Candle, Candle to Bar. Tips : Go to chart that has candle.  Click on Right mouse button. Click on `Edit Formula'. It will open the AFl in formula editor, dont get afraid. Go to Edit (of formula editor, not amibroker) Click Find. Type `candle' in search box. (You will get result like : 1. if (PriceStyle==styleCandle) or 2. Plot( C, "Close", Color, styleCandle  | styleNoTitle ); or 3. Plot( C, "Close", color, styleCandle |) Dont get out of the search box, but keeping it open select the word `Candle' in formula editor and changewith `Bar'. Click Save (on formula editor, but keep the search box open) and you will get a new looking chart. Liked it? Then close the search box. Disliked it? Undo the change, mean...

For EOD (end of day) data in amibroker we have to upload daily csv data. As its a daily routine job, sometimes I become confused `did I miss any date?' To get the answer we can take Amibroker`s  help. Click View. Click `pad non-trading day'. You will see that in chart there are some `dotted' days. Missing date, even the weekends, will show hyphen (-) in chart. Put the cursor over, the date will pop up. But you have to find out, whether the missed out date was a holiday, or you just missed data uploading. Here is chart of Dhaka Stock Exchange (dse). Missing dates have been marked. To see larger size, click on the image.       

New Amibroker users dont know that within AFL they can get valuable information. Some code writer gives the first tips or guidelines within code in Text format. Even we can get contact details of the writer for further help. So amibroker users should open their favorite AFLs to check whether the AFL has any tip within or not. It will enrich their knowledge. Of course, most of the writers just give a short guideline, and some even don't give anything. Opening an AFL is very simple. Click Write Muse Button. It will open a dialogue box. Find Edit Formula and click on it. After having a look, just close the Formula Editor. One example : if we open the AFL of Turtle trading system we get these information: Author/Uploader: DrZingaro E-mail:          drzingaro@gmail.com...    Strengths: volatility-based. Weaknesses: lag and since volatility increases at the end of a trend, traders exits early. Description: Indicator is used to keep track ...

How you would change the color of your Amibroker chart`s Background? Its very simple. Tools>Preferences>Color>Background is the path for color change options. Click Background, which color by default is black, and select a new color. Click Ok. Tips: never use pure Black color. As some indicators have black lines, even some price bars are black. These color will be lost In black background. Chose a lighter one, and my preference is gray- light or deep. The problem of this setting is it changes all the charts background. To give different color in different chart you need a simple trick. Interested? Then click http://tatunnel.blogspot.com/2010/07/make-your-amibroker-chart-colorful.html

You can make any chart of Amibroker Colorful with gradient effect. Just copy and paste this code above any afl codes, save, open parameter and choice two of your favorite color. Its done! code are : SetChartBkGradientFill( ParamColor("BgTop", ColorRGB( 172,172,172 )), ParamColor("BgBottom", ColorRGB( 172,172,172 )),ParamColor("titleblock",ColorRGB( 172,172,172 ))); This tip is not intended for primary level user. To change Amibroker`s default Background color visit http://tatunnel.blogspot.com/2010/07/change-amibroker-chart-background-color.html