VantagePoint User Manual 10-0

VantagePoint User Manual
Version 10.0
Market Technologies, LLC.

Wesley Chapel, FL USA
TOC
VantagePoint User Manual 1
Navigating the User Interface 14
How to Work with Open Views 19
How to Use Open Views 20
Search 21
How to Open Charts and History Grids 22
From the Market Panel 22
From the Portfolio Panel 23
From IntelliScan 23
Charts 24
Sample Chart 24
Custom Lines 28
Custom lines 28
Link a line to prices 29
Vertical lines 30
Horizontal lines 31
Line Color and Delete All Lines 31
Custom lines properties 32
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ProfitCalc 34
To Display ProfitCalc 34
To Remove ProfitCalc 35
Toggle Cursor Visibility 36
Toggle Tooltips Visibility 37
Switch to Bars or Candlesticks 39
How to Interpret a Chart 40
What to Look for in the default Chart 40
Putting It All Together 42
Chart Properties 43
To change the properties of an Indicator: 43
To change the properties of an Indicator Item: 44
To Save the changes: 45
File Menu 46
File Menu Commands 46
Indicator Properties 48
Indicator Items 48
Line Items 49
Column Items 50
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How to Apply Indicator Changes 51
System Options 52
Views Options 53
Miscellaneous 53
Markets 53
Charts 55
Reactivation 56
Offline 57
Product Keys and Activation 59
Product Key 59
Initial Activation 59
Registration 59
Reactivation 60
Initial Activation Procedure 60
Registration Procedure 61
Transfer 62
Main Menu 63
File Menu 63
Markets menu 64
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Portfolio menu 66
IntelliScan menu 67
Indicators menu 68
Settings 69
Chart (or History Grid) 69
Example of Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups 71
Help 71
Start Page 73
Offline Mode 74
Set the amount of data you want to download 74
Download the data 75
Run in Offline Mode 77
Indicators 78
Indicator Panel 78
Indicator Categories 80
How to Use the Indicators Panel 80
Sort 80
Filter 80
Hide and Show, Auto Hide 81
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How to add one or more indicators to a chart, grid, or IntelliScan 81
How to change the properties of indicators 83
Price 84
Bar 85
Close Price 88
High Price 89
Low Price 90
Open - Close 91
Open Interest 92
Open Price 94
Volume 95
Note on Forex Trading Volume 95
Predictive 97
Long Term Crossover 99
Interpretation Tips 99
Long Term Difference 101
Medium Term Crossover 104
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Medium Term Difference 106
Neural Index 109
Neural Index (NeuralX.Max) 109
Interpretation tips 109
Color 109
Neural Index Variations 110
History Grid 110
IntelliScan 110
Neural Index Strength 111
Predicted High 114
Predicted High Difference 115
Predicted Low 118
Predicted Low Difference 119
Predicted Range 122
Short Term Crossover 123
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Short Term Difference 125
Triple Cross 128
History Grids 130
History Grid Context Menu 134
History Grid Properties 136
Export History Grid Data 138
IntelliScan 141
About IntelliScan 141
Quick Facts 141
The IntelliScan Panel 141
IntelliScan Commands on the Main menu 144
IntelliScan Menu 145
How to Open IntelliScan and Add Markets 148
From the Portfolio Panel 148
From the Markets Tab 150
From Open Views 151
IntelliScan Indicators 152
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Market 154
Category 154
Price Trend 154
Price Gain 154
Short Term Crossover 154
Medium Term Crossover 154
Long Term Crossover 155
Neural Index Trend 155
Neural Strength Trend 155
Predicted High Difference Trend 156
Predicted Low Difference Trend 156
Predicted Trading Range Direction 156
Short Term Trend 156
Medium Term Trend 156
Long Term Trend 157
Short Term Difference Trend 157
Medium Term Difference Trend 157
Long Term Difference Trend 157
Triple Cross Crossover 158
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Volume Trend 158
MACD Crossover 158
Stochastic Crossover 159
TSI Crossover 159
RSI Trend 159
IntelliScan Properties 160
How to Filter IntelliScan 162
Why Filter? 162
Types of Filtering 162
Basic Filtering 163
How to Enable Filters 163
How to Filter 164
By Percentile or Number 164
By Range, or Specific Value 165
Multiple Columns 166
Filter Wizard 167
How to Turn On a Filter 167
Example of Simple Filter 168
How to Create Your Own IntelliScan 172
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How to Modify IntelliScan Defaults 172
Adding Indicators 172
Deleting, Hiding, or Changing Properties of Indicators 172
Arranging Columns 174
How to Save (or discard) Changes 174
How to Use IntelliScan to Identify Trading Opportunities 176
Simple Position Trade Setup 177
Markets Panel 181
Market Properties 185
How to open a market properties form 185
General tab 186
Symbol or Contracts tab 187
Intermarkets tab 188
Portfolios 190
About Portfolios 190
Suggestions for Use 190
How to Build a Portfolio 191
Market Panel 191
Open Views 192
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IntelliScan 192
Portfolio Functions 192
Portfolio Functions on the Main menu 194
Portfolio Context Menu 194
How to Find Portfolio Items 196
Portfolio 197
Add portfolio items to IntelliScan 197
Add ALL portfolio items to IntelliScan 197
Add one or more selected portfolio items to IntelliScan 198
Open portfolio items as a chart or grid 200
Open views for ALL items in the portfolio 200
Open views for selected portfolio items 201
Search the portfolio by market name or symbol 203
Remove one or more items from the portfolio 203
Rollover expired futures contracts 203
Open the "Properties" form for the selected item 203
Make the portfolio available for offline use 203
Activation Failed 207
Technical Indicators 210
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MACD 211
Interpretation Tips: 211
RSI 213
Stochastic 214
TSI 215
Larry Williams Indicators 216
Electronic Market Accumulation Index (EMAI) 216
Professional Sentiment Index (PSI) 216
License Agreement 217
Glossary 231
Index 234
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Navigating the User Interface
This is the screen you see when you first open VantagePoint:
We'll take a closer look at each section and highlight some of the main features.
1. Title Bar - at the top left, the name of the portfolio currently open is displayed. A
portfolio is a group of markets you create to work with together. In this example, "My
Futures" is the open portfolio.
"Untitled1" (as seen in the previous screen) is the default name assigned by Vant-
agePoint. Initially, it contains no markets. When you save the portfolio, you should spe-
cify your own name.
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2. Main Menu - a series of drop-down menus for quick access to related actions. Click on
one of the key words in the heading and a list of available actions will be shown.
For example, if you select "Portfolio", actions like Open, Close, Save and the like,
related to the current portfolio, will show.
3. Markets Panel - displays a list of all your licensed markets, organized by type, sector
or category, and symbol. You will use this panel to open views (charts or grids), and to
add markets to your portfolio or IntelliScan.
4. Portfolio Panel - displays a list of the markets in the currently open portfolio. This
provides quick and easy access to select markets. You can open charts, examine prop-
erties, add to IntelliScan and more.
While you can create and save many different portfolios, giving each a unique name,
you can only have one open at a time.
5. Open Views Panel - displays a list of all open charts and history grids. It offers nav-
igation features to allow you to easily move among the views.
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6. Start Page - is a default tab of useful links. It shows the installed version and offers
quick access to recent portfolios and IntelliScans and to major Help topics and tutorials.
You can hide the Start Page, if you prefer, in Settings / Options / General.
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7. Indicator panel- on the right side of the screen is the indicator panel, an organized
list of indicators that you can add to charts, history grids, or IntelliScan.
8. Panel Pin- these pins can be found on various panels to allow you to auto hide the
associated feature. The panel is replaced by a small icon to release screen space. When
you want to see it, you simply hover over the icon.
9. Online (Offline) Mode- displayed on the bottom right of the screen is your on-line /
off-line status. It shows if you are currently connected to the internet and can therefore
download new market data.
10. Activated- to the right of Online Mode is your license status. If this is not as expec-
ted, contact Customer Support.
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How to Work with Open Views
The "Open Views" tab displays a list of currently opened views (charts and history
grids). Each time you open a new view, information about the view type, symbol, and
market name will be added to the list. When you close a view its information will be
removed from the list.
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How to Use Open Views
The Open Views tab and the views themselves are synchronized. When you click on an
item in "Open Views", the corresponding chart or history grid will become active, and
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you can review it. Similarly, if you click on the tab of an open chart or history grid, that
view will become highlighted in "Open Views".
In this manner, you can easily navigate through a large number of views.
Search
You search "Open Views" the same way that you search for markets or symbols on the
"Markets" or "Portfolio" tabs. This is helpful when the list gets large.
Enter all or part of the market or symbol name in the search box. Then, click the mag-
nifying glass one or more times to locate the view.
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How to Open Charts and History Grids
There are several ways to open charts and history grids. No matter which method you
choose, the following will apply:
l VantagePoint will apply the default data range, and default indicators.
l VantagePoint will open charts by default when double-clicking a market name
or category. You can change this to open History Grids by default in Option-
s/Settings: View Options.
l Unless you select a specific futures contract, VantagePoint will open either the
current contract, or the continuous contract (as you select in "Set-
tings/Options/Markets").
l Most of these methods will allow you to select multiple items to open.
l An item can be a single market, single contract, a market type, or a sector.
Forex, Futures, and U.S. Stocks are some examples of market types. Major Pairs,
Metals, and Basic Materials are some examples of sectors.
l To select a block of items, left click on the first item on the list, press the Shift
key on your keyboard, then left click on the last item on the list. This "Shift-
clicking" selects everything from first to last. You can't omit certain items from
your selection using this method. To select multiple items that aren't grouped
together, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and then left click each
item that you want to select.This method does allow you to omit certain items.
From the Market Panel
Select items on the markets tree and then use one of these methods to open views for
the selected items:
l Double-left click on the selected item(s) to open the default view (usually a
chart) for each item(s).
l Right click on the selected item(s) and then choose "Open Chart" or "Open His-
tory Grid from the drop down menu.
l Right click on the selected item(s) and then choose "Open All" to open a chart
and a history grid for each selected item.
l Drag selected item(s) from the panel and then drop them into the view area, to
open default views.
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From the Portfolio Panel
To open a view for all items in the portfolio, select the Portfolio menu from the main
menu, and:
l Click "Open All Charts" to open charts.

l Click "Open All History Grids" to open history grids.
To open a view(s) of selected portfolio items:
l Double-left click on the selected item(s) to open the default view (usually a
chart) for each item
l Right-click on the selected item(s) and then choose "Open Chart" or "Open His-
tory Grid" from the drop down menu.
or history grid for each selected item.
l Drag selected item(s) from the portfolio and then drop them into the view area.
From IntelliScan
l Double-left click on the selected items to open a chart for each item
l Right click on the selected items(s) and then choose "Open Chart" or "Open His-
tory Grid" from the drop down menu.
and grid for each selected item.
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Charts
Sample Chart
A sample chart is shown below. The Price Region displays bars and related trend indic-
ators, along with the Neural Index at the bottom. Additional regions are added for spe-
cific indicators. A Differences Region is shown in the sample below.
1. Chart tab- displays the market symbol, and optionally the market name. An "X" to
close the selected chart will appear if you hover the mouse over the tab.
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Right-click on the tab to display a list of actions you can take for the chart:
You can close the chart, add its market to the active portfolio or IntelliScan, or move
the chart into a new horizontal or vertical tab group.
2. Header- the market name and symbol, and the date range currently displayed.
3. Region Header- shows the date closest to the current mouse position (vertical
crosshair) and the values of all indicator items on that date.
4. Range of View- the range of data covered by one page of the chart. The range selec-
tions begin at 3 days and go to 10 years. You can also specify a Custom Range. To
change the range, use the drop down, or cycle to next range using the + or - buttons.
5. Indicators- a drop down menu of the indicators currently displayed on the chart.
From here, you can hide, edit, or delete any of the indicators, or their items.
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l Show/Hide- the checkbox to the left of the indicator name controls indicator
visibility. Check this box to make the indicator visible on the chart. Uncheck if
you want to hide the indicator.
l Edit- click the pencil icon to open the Indicator Properties form. This is where
you would go to change things like line color and thickness.
l Delete- click the red circle icon to delete the selected indicator from the chart.
If you want to add the indicator back, you will need to drag it from the Indic-
ators panel and drop it back onto the chart. If you just want to temporarily
remove an indicator from a chart, use Hide instead.
l Multiple Items- Many indicators have component items. You can individually
show or hide any specific item, or access their properties directly.
6. Tools- quick access to a number of useful tools. In order, from top to bottom:
l Draw a trend line- draw a custom trend line in any region on the chart. After
you draw the line, the icon is deselected. This means that you need to click
each time you want to draw a new line. Or, you can hold down CTRL while you
draw lines. This will allow you to draw multiple lines. Release CTRL to turn off
drawing.
l Draw a vertical line- draw a vertical line or lines (CTRL) on the chart. A vertical
line will extend through all chart regions.
l Draw a horizontal line- draw a horizontal line or lines (CTRL) on the chart.
l Delete all custom lines- delete all custom lines (trend lines, vertical and hori-
zontal lines) from the chart.
l Select color for new custom lines- change the default color for new trend, ver-
tical and horizontal lines. This will not modify the color of existing lines. To do
that, go to their property form.
l Switch Bar Format-change bars from candlesticks to OHLC (or back).
l Toggle Crosshair Visibility- show or hide the vertical and/or horizontal
crosshairs that follow the cursor.
l Toggle Tooltip Visibility- show or hide the tooltips that are available when you
hover over a bar.
7. Collapse (or Close) Region- collapse a chart region (arrow) to temporarily hide it.
You can then expand it back when needed. Or, you can close the region (X) to per-
manently remove the region and its indicators from the chart.
8. Region Separator bar- drag bar to resize chart regions.
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9. Add Bar to View- click the < icon to add an older bar to the chart. This auto-
matically removes the most recent bar, so that the Range of View (item 4.) stays the
same. On the right, the > icon will shift the view one day more recent.
The + icon at left will also add one older day per click, but it does not remove any
recent bars. Similarly, the + at right will add one more recent day per click. This will
change the Range of View (item 4.) to "Custom", because there are more bars in the
view.
10. Scroll bar- You can move the chart backwards or forwards, one Range of View
(item 4.) at a time, by clicking either side of the bar. You can drag the bar to move
more than one range.
11. View- A quick way to apply one of the predefined views like PHigh & PLow, Short
Term Crossover etc.
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Custom Lines
VantagePoint allows you to draw lines in any chart region. The line can be a custom
line, a vertical line, or a horizontal line.
Custom lines
Click the "Draw a custom line" icon that is located near the top right corner of the
chart.
l Left click on the area of the chart where you would like to start the line.
l Hold down your left mouse button and the drag your mouse to the area of the
chart where you would like the line to end.
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l Release the left mouse button.
l note: if you did not hold down the left mouse button, you will draw a dot. This can
be removed by right-click/delete
If you want to draw multiple lines on the chart, then hold down the CTRL key when
you click the icon. This will keep it enabled so you can draw as many lines as you
please. After drawing the last line, release the CTRL key.
Link a line to prices
You can position a custom line more precisely by linking its ends. You can link to spe-
cific bar prices, or to the current day. For specific bar prices, you can choose to link to
open, high, low, close, predicted high, or predicted low prices. This will position the line
to begin and end exactly on the chosen values.
To link a line, right-click on the desired line and then click "Link" on the drop down
menu. This will open a second menu that shows the "link from" choices. Choose one, for
example "High to". A new menu will open for the other end of the line. You can the
select the desired "to" point from this menu.
For example, suppose you want a line to start on the high of a specific day, and end on
the low of a more recent day. Draw your custom line from the start bar to the end bar,
not worrying about its exact vertical location.
Then, right-click on the drawn line and select "Link". Select "High to" from the link
menu and then select "Low" from the final menu.
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Note: the line is no longer solid, indicating it has been linked.
After you draw any custom trend line you can use ProfitCalc to show the value of the
change in price from the line's starting point to its ending point.
Vertical lines
Click the "Draw a vertical line" icon that is located near the top right corner of the
chart. Left click in the chart (any region) at the position where you would like the line
to appear. The line will automatically be drawn vertically through all of the chart
regions.
If you want to draw multiple lines on the same chart then hold the CTRL key down
when you click the icon. After drawing the last line, release the CTRL key.
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Horizontal lines
Click the "Draw a horizontal line" icon that is located under the vertical line icon, near
the top right corner of the chart. Left click in the chart (any region) at the position
where you would like the line to appear.
If you want to draw multiple lines on the same chart then hold the CTRL key down
when you click the icon. After drawing the last line, release the CTRL key.
Line Color and Delete All Lines

Two additional buttons are available for convenience: one will change the default color
for new custom lines, and the other will delete all custom lines in a single click.
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Custom lines properties
The "Custom Lines" tab of the "Chart Properties" form gives you a convenient way to
change the properties of any custom line on the selected chart.
To open the form:
1. Right click anywhere on the chart and select "Properties" from the drop down
menu. This action opens the "Chart Properties" form.
2. Select the "Custom Lines" tab. Note that there must be at least one custom
line on the chart for this feature to be enabled.
Custom line fields:
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l Custom Line- the name of the line. This field cannot be edited.
l From- the start date (oldest) of the line.
l To- the end date (most recent) of the line.
l From Value- the price at the start date.
l To Value- the price at the end date.
l Link From- shows if the line start is linked to a specific price.
l Link To- shows if the line end is linked to a specific price.
l Duration- the type of bars on the chart. This field cannot be edited.
l Color- the color of the line.
l Thickness- the thickness of the line.
l Show Profit Calc- if this box is checked, ProfitCalc results are currently dis-
played for the line.
If you make any changes, you can see them on the chart before closing the properties
form by clicking "Apply". "OK" will apply the changes and close the form.
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ProfitCalc
ProfitCalc is an easy-to-use tool that calculates the monetary value and percent change
from start to end of a custom line. It is particularly useful for showing the value of a
price movement in leveraged markets like futures and FOREX.
ProfitCalc results can be displayed for a custom line but not a vertical or horizontal line.
This is because vertical and horizontal lines are not associated with price changes.
To Display ProfitCalc
Draw a custom line on a chart. If you like, you can position the line more precisely by
linking the line to open, high, low, or close. If you aren't sure how to do that please
read the "Custom Lines" topic.
Right click on the custom line and then select "ProfitCalc" from the drop down menu.
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The ProfitCalc results are displayed in a small text box that appears beside the selected
custom line. The calculation is based on the difference between the price at the starting
point of the line and the price at the ending point of the line. This difference is then
multiplied by the contract size (for leverage investments like futures and FOREX) to
determine the approximate value of the move.
To Remove ProfitCalc
Right click on the custom line and left click on "ProfitCalc" on the drop down menu.
This will remove the ProfitCalc text box but will keep the custom line on your chart. Or,
you can right-click on the custom line and then left select "Delete". This will remove
both ProfitCalc and the custom line.
You can also click the "Delete Custom Lines" icon on the upper right of the chart, under
the "Horizontal Line" icon. This will delete all custom lines on the chart.
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Toggle Cursor Visibility
The chart supports a vertical crosshair and a horizontal crosshair which can follow the
mouse as you move around a chart. By default, the vertical crosshair is on, and the hori-
zontal is off.
The crosshairs allow you to see at a glance the horizontal and/or vertical axis values at
the cursor position. You can enable or disable these lines in Settings/Options/Charts.
Once you have selected your defaults, you can easily turn off and back on the crosshair
(s) by clicking on the "Crosshair Visibility" icon.
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Toggle Tooltips Visibility
A tooltip can be automatically displayed as you hover over a bar on a chart. The tootip
contains the bar's open, high, low, close values, its volume and open interest, and key
predicted values.
There is another tooltip available when you hover over the predicted bar. It shows the
predicted high, predicted low and predicted trading range.
By default, these tooltips are on. You can change these defaults by selecting Set-
tings/Options/Charts.
Once you have selected your defaults, you can easily turn off and back on the tooltips
by clicking on the "Tooltip Visibility" icon.
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Switch to Bars or Candlesticks
There is an icon on the chart toolbar that toggles between bars and candlesticks for dis-
play of OHLC price data. When the actual prices are displayed as candlesticks, you can
click this icon to change them to bars. When the actual prices are displayed as bars, you
can click this icon to change them to candlesticks.
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How to Interpret a Chart
Let's take a look at a default chart and how to interpret it.
What to Look for in the default Chart

1. Look for the most recent crossovers, when the blue predicted trend crosses the
gray actual trend. Those that occurred in the most recent trading day are ideal.
A recent cross predicts a market trend direction two days before it actually
occurs and this will help you get in at the very beginning of a move.
2. When the blue predicted line crosses below the actual, this predicts that the
market will trend downward. The shaded area will turn from green to red. When
the blue predicted line crosses above the actual, this predicts that the market
will trend upward. The shaded area turns from red to green.
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3. The shaded portion can help you anticipate an upcoming crossover. When the
predicted and actual moving averages are far apart, the shaded area is relatively
wide. This means that the current trend is strong and will likely continue.
4. As a trend begins to weaken, the moving averages converge and the shaded
area begins to narrow. When the moving averages come very close to each
other this indicates that a change in market trend direction is increasingly likely.
5. The Neural Index is another trend direction indicator. It predicts an uptrend two
days ahead, when colored green. It predicts a downtrend two days ahead, when
colored red.
6. Ideally you want the trend direction predicted by the Medium Term Crossover
to match the trend direction predicted by the Neural Index. In this case, they
would confirm each other and represent a stronger signal.
7. Another indicator helpful in forecasting trends is the predicted bar. The pre-
dicted bar shows the expected trading range for the next day. It is the gray bar
to the right of the most recent actual bar.
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When the predicted high (top of the gray bar) is above the previous day's actual high,
this is another indication of an uptrend. When the predicted low (bottom of the gray
bar) is lower than the previous day's actual low, this is an indication of a downtrend.
Putting It All Together

1. Look for a Medium Term Crossover on the most recent trading day.
2. Make note of the direction of the crossover.
3. Look at the Neural Index to see if it matches the crossover direction. When the cros-
sover predicts a downtrend, you want the Neural Index to be red. When the crossover
predicts an uptrend, you want the Neural Index to be green.
4. Compare the predicted bar to the previous day's actual bar. See if this confirms the
Medium Trend and the Neural Index.
These are four simple steps which offer clues as to future market direction. They can
help identify trading opportunities. As always, it is best to seek further confirmation in
other indicators and market conditions. But, these steps can identify the best oppor-
tunities to evaluate.
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Chart Properties
The Chart Properties form has two tabs: Indicators and Custom Lines. The Custom
Lines tab is discussed in the Chart Tools section.
The Indicators tab displays the indicators currently shown on the chart. Use this form
to modify the properties of these indicators. You can apply the changes to all other
open charts, and you can save as new defaults.
To change the properties of an Indicator:
Select the indicator you want to change on the left panel (e.g. Medium Trend). The
associated indicator properties will the be shown on the right side of the form:
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l Description- concise explanation of the indicator.
l Region- the chart region where the indicator will be plotted. You can select a
different region from the default. The "Price" region is the very top region of the
chart, where the price bars are charted. All other regions will appear below the
price region.
l Axis- the Y-axis on which to display indicator values. It can be on the right side
of the chart, the left side of the chart, or not at all. Care must be taken in choos-
ing an axis to be shared by multiple indicators. You must make sure their values
are in similar ranges.
To change the properties of an Indicator Item:

Indicators have one or more items. Each item represents a line on the chart, or a
column in a grid. The indicator items are displayed indented below the indicator name.
Select the indicator item you want to change in the left panel (e.g. Medium PMA).
The associated item's properties will show on the right side of the form:
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l Label- the abbreviation to show on the chart heading for the line.
l Visible- show or hide the line on the chart.
l Color- the color of the line.
l Thickness- the thickness of the line.
l Opacity- changes how transparent or opaque the line will appear.
l Type- allows you to select a dashed, solid, or dotted line.
To Save the changes:

After you make any changes, you can click "Apply" to update the chart while leaving
the properties form open for additional changes. Or, click "OK" to apply the changes
and close the form.
Click "Cancel" to discard the changes and close the form .
Indicator changes that are made on the "Chart Properties" form are applied only to
that specific chart. If you want to apply the changes more universally, choose:
l "Apply to All" will apply the changes to all currently open charts.
l "Save As Default" will apply the changes to all new charts.
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File Menu
The File Menu displays global application commands.
To open the File Menu, click "File", the leftmost drop-down menu on the main menu
across the top of the application.
File Menu Commands
l Recent Portfolios- displays a list of recent portfolio files which you can open
with a click. You have the option to set the currently open portfolio (in this case
"My Futures") to open automatically on start-up.
l Recent IntelliScans- displays a list of recent IntelliScan files which you can open
with a click. You have the option to set the currently open IntelliScan (in this
case "Basic Materials") to open automatically on start-up.
l Show Start Page- turn on or off the display of the Start Page.
l Activation- renew or reactivate your software
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l Print- "Print" or "Print Preview" the currently selected view.
l Exit- Close VantagePoint.
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Indicator Properties
Each indicator is listed on the "Indicator Properties" form of the "Indicator Panel".
You can use this form to edit the properties of the indicators that are displayed on
charts, history grids, and IntelliScan.
If the indicators were arranged by category on the Indicator Panel, the form will display
them by category. Likewise, if the indicators were sorted alphabetically, the form will
display them in alphabetic order. The indicator that was selected on the panel when
the form was opened will also be selected on the form.
Indicator Items
Select the indicator you want to modify from the list in the left pane of the form. The
properties associated with the selected indicator will then be shown in the panel on the
right.
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The first item on the right panel will start with "Indicator: ". For example, if you selec-
ted "Medium Trend" from the list of indicators on the left, then the first item on the
right will be "Indicator: Medium Trend". Click the down arrow to the right of this field
to see the various options.
You can set three properties in the area:
l Description- a concise explanation of the indicator.

l Region- the default chart region where the indicator should appear.
l Axis- the Y-axis to display indicator values on charts.
Line Items
Line items are settings that control the appearance of the lines on a chart. These
include settings such as line color, thickness, and opacity.
This image shows that there are multiple lines for this indicator. The properties of each
line are defined separately.
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The available line properties are:
l Visible- If you do not want the line to be visible, uncheck this item.
l Color- Click to display a color chart to change the color of the line.
l Thickness- allows you to control the thickness of the line.
l Opacity- this setting controls the opacity of the line. Slide the bar to the left to
reduce the opacity of the line (make it more transparent) and slide the bar to
the right to increase the opacity of the line.
l Type- you can select a solid line, dashed, or dotted.
Column Items
Column item settings control how the selected indicator column is shown on a history
grid or IntelliScan.
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The available grid properties are:
l Visible- if you want to hide the column, uncheck this item.

l Heading- the column heading shown in the grid.
l Applies To- for information purposes, identifies if the indicator can be used in a
History Grid, IntelliScan, or both.
How to Apply Indicator Changes

When you make a change to the properties of an indicator that change is applied the
next time you add the indicator to a chart, grid, or IntelliScan. It does not modify cur-
rently open views, or views saved in portfolios.
However, if you want to apply the change everywhere, check the box at the bottom of
the form (to the left of the OK button) labeled: "Apply to existing views, templates,
and portfolios".
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System Options
System options can be changed on the “Options” form that you open from the Set-
tings” item on the main menu.
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Views Options
l Open Chart by Default- select if you want VantagePoint to open charts by

default (when you double-click on a market, for example)
l Open History Grid by Default- select if you want VantagePoint to open history
grids by default
Miscellaneous
l To restore all the indicators default properties- click "Restore Defaults for
Indicators" button.
l Use Hardware Acceleration- normally off, some older PCs will improve display
performance with acceleration enabled.
l Show Start Page- enables the Start Page. Uncheck if you do not want to see
the Start Page.
l Override Default Custom Line Color- Use to change the default line color for
new custom drawn lines on charts.
l Change Text Size in Grids- click to show a slider bar to choose a smaller or lar-
ger font size for grids. This setting controls the font that will be used in Intel-
liScan and history grids.
Markets
The options control how symbols and names are displayed on the market panel, the
default futures contract to open and how many month of expired futures contracts to
show on the market panel.
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l Symbol Display- this applies only to futures markets. Forex, ETF, and stock mar-
ket symbols are not affected by this setting. Click the down arrow to the right
of this box to select either “Full Name” or “Short Name”.
l Full Name- the exchange symbol is preceded by the month and year of
the contract. For example, the “Full Name” of the Australian Dollar June
2017 contract will be shown as “2017-06 (ADM17)”.
l Short Name- only the exchange symbol is shown. In this case, the Aus-
tralian Dollar June 2017 contract will be shown as “ADM17”.
l Market Name Display-these settings are applied to all types of markets; Forex,
Futures, Stocks, and ETFs. Click the down arrow to the right of this box and
then select either “Full Name” or “Trim Name”.
l Full Name- displays the full name of the market.
l Trim Name- limits the name to a specific number of characters. If you

select this option, a box will appear that allows you to set the desired
number of characters.
l Default Futures Contract- VantagePoint is configured to open the current (i.e.

the "nearby" or closest to the settlement date) futures contract by default. If
you want to change this, then click the down arrow to choose either "Cash"
(spot price) or "Continuous" (composition over time of then-current futures con-
tracts).
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l Number of Months to Show Expired Contracts- this setting controls how long
expired contracts will remain available on the market tree. Increase or decrease
the number to change the market tree. The contracts are not lost and can be re-
displayed, if desired. Set the value to "0" if you want to only show current and
future contracts on the market tree.
Charts
l Vertical crosshair- show a vertical chart cursor that appears through all regions
and moves left or right as you move your mouse
l Horizontal crosshair- show a horizontal chart cursor that moves up or down as
you move your mouse
l Gridlines- show horizontal and vertical grid lines
l Tooltips- enable automatic pop-up of data values when you hover the mouse
over a bar. This is a very convenient way to display bar values.
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l Use transparent background for tooltips- allows tooltips to blend better into
the chart with a transparent background.
l Show Contracts- for continuous future contracts, show the specific contract is
being "followed" at any point in time.
l Display full name in tabs- if on, the market name and symbol show in the chart
tab. If off, only the symbol will show.
Reactivation
VantagePoint requires periodic reactivation. This process occurs automatically and chan-
ging this setting is not advised.
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However, you can choose to disable this process and manually reactivate when
required. To do so, uncheck "Automatically reactivate and don't show status noti-
fications".
Offline
VantagePoint requires an internet connection because it downloads market data and
predictions from the cloud each time you open a chart, history grid, or IntelliScan.
However, it is possible to use VantagePoint while not connected to the internet, if you
pre-download the required market data and predictions.
Use the "Options" tab to define how much data to download, prior to disconnecting
from the internet.
You can download up to 10 years of data and predictions.
Note that this option only defines the range of data to download. You must request the data
to be downloaded prior to disconnecting from the internet. Select "Make Available Off-
Line" from the Markets menu or by right-clicking on a particular market type (Futures,
Forex, US Stocks ...) on the market panel. This will initiate the download, and the down-
loaded data will then be available while VantagePoint is not connected to the internet.
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Product Keys and Activation
VantagePoint requires activation, registration, and periodic reactivation. These security
procedures use technologies that prevent software piracy to protect your investment in
VantagePoint.
Product Key
Market Technologies Customer Support (Customer Support) emailed your product key
after you ordered VantagePoint. You will use the same product key to complete activ-
ation, registration, and reactivation. You should keep your product key email for future
reference. Don't worry though, Customer Support retains a record of your product key
and can provide it, if needed.
The product key consists of five "blocks" of five alphanumeric characters; each block is
separated by a hypen. For example: ABCDE-FG123-45678-A1B2C-ZZZZZ
Initial activation and product registration are very fast and easy to accomplish. Just
make sure that you are connected to the Internet and that you are entering the correct
product key. This is very easy to accomplish if you copy the product key from the email
that you received from support and then copy it into the "Enter Product Key" form.
Make sure that there are no extra blank spaces before the first character of the product
key, or after the last character. Call Customer Support, if you need any assistance.
Initial Activation
VantagePoint must be activated before you can begin using it. After completing the ini-
tial activation, you will have access to all markets during the registration period. The
registration period gives you the opportunity to consider which specific markets and/or
sectors you would like to register.
Activation and registration are linked to a specific computer. The activation server col-
lects hardware information from your computer and uses it to create a unique hardware
ID. This means you must register and reactivate VantagePoint on the same computer
that was used for the initial activation.
Registration
You must contact Customer Support to register your software before the end of the
registration period. A Customer Support Representative will create a product regis-
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tration that is specific to your selection. You lose access to markets if you have not
registered VantagePoint before the end of the registration period.
Reactivation
VantagePoint requires periodic reactivation. By default, this function occurs auto-
matically over the Internet and does not require your intervention. The default can be
changed to require manual reactivation, but this is not recommended because it
requires extra effort and can easily be overlooked.
Most of the security-related procedures happen “behind-the-scenes” on the activation
server. This allows you to follow the same simple steps in the activation wizard to com-
plete initial activation, registration, and reactivation. As a result, the terminology used
in the activation wizard will be the same no matter which task you are performing.
Initial Activation Procedure

You received your product key by email after you ordered VantagePoint. This key is
required by the activation process, so please take a moment to retrieve it from your
email. Contact Customer Support if you did not receive your product key.
Have your activation key available, connect to the Internet, and then follow these steps
to activate your software:
1. Double-click the VantagePoint icon on your desktop.
2. This opens the "Enter Product Key" form. Copy the product key from the email that
you received from Customer Support and then paste it into the blank box at the bot-
tom of this screen and then click "Continue".
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3. Activation details will be downloaded form the activation server.
4. You will receive a message that activation is complete.
7. An“Registration Period” message will appears in the bottom right corner of Vant-
agePoint. This means that your software is currently in the "registration period" and
that you have access to all markets.
Prior to the expiration of your registration period, you will need to contact Customer
Support to permanently register your software.
Registration Procedure
Activation allows you to run VantagePoint on a particular computer and access all mar-
kets during the registration period. Registration, which must take place within the regis-
tration period, gives you ongoing access to the selections you specifically license. You
must register VantagePoint on the same computer on which it was initially activated.
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Note: You will lose access to all markets if you do not register VantagePoint before
the end of the registration period.
You must use your initial product key during the registration process. Customer Support
has a record of your product key and can provide it to you if necessary.
Have your activation key available, connect to the Internet, and then follow these steps
to register your software:
1. Contact Customer Support:
Phone: 813-973-3875
Email: Support@vantagepointsoftware.com
Let support know what you would like to register. A Customer Support Representative
will update your profile on the activation server. When this is complete, the technician
will direct you to proceed with the following steps.
2. Click the "Registration period license" status message and then select "Enter
Product Key" on the menu that pops up.
3. Enter your original product code into the blank box on the "Enter Your Product Key"
form and then click the "Continue" button.
4. After registration completes successfully you will have ongoing access to your selec-
tions.
Transfer
Contact Customer Support if you need to transfer your software to a new computer. A
representative will help you deactivate VantagePoint on your original computer and
then activate it on your new one.
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Main Menu
The "Main Menu" provides quick access to VantagePoint's most frequently used func-
tions. The functions are organized into logical groups which are displayed as drop down
menu items:
l File- access to recent Portfolios and IntelliScans, Activation and Print.

l Markets- actions related to markets, such as opening charts, adding to Port-
folios and IntelliScans.
l Portfolio- actions related to portfolio files (e.g. "New", "Open","Save") and func-
tions that work on the items that are currently in the open portfolio file (e.g.
"Add All to IntelliScan", "Open All Charts").
l IntelliScan- actions related to IntelliScan files (e.g. "New IntelliScan, "Close
IntelliScan", "Save IntelliScan"), functions that work with the IntelliScan file
that is currently open (e.g. "Rename", "Rollover", and "Properties").
l Indicators- actions related to indicators. These functions allow you to view the
properties of an indicator or add one or more selected indicators to a chart,
grid, or IntelliScan. There is also an icon that will hide/show the Indicators panel.
l Settings- general settings that are applied globally.
l Help- access to on-line help.
l Chart or Grid - a menu labeled "Chart" or "Grid" will appear when a chart or his-
tory grid is active. It will have functions related to the active view.
File Menu
The "File Menu" is a drop-down list of basic system-wide commands.
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l Recent Portfolios- open one of the portfolio files that you have been working
with recently. You can set the current portfolio to open automatically on star-
tup.
l Recent IntelliScan- open one of the IntelliScans that you have been working
with recently. You can set the current IntelliScan to open automatically on star-
tup.
l Show Start Page- restores the Start Page, if you had closed it
l Activation- open the Activation wizard to register your software
l Print- print the selected view or IntelliScan
l Exit- close VantagePoint
Markets menu
The "Markets" menu accesses Market Panel functions:
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l Open Chart- opens a chart for each market or category that is selected on the
Market Panel
l Open History Grid- opens a history grid for each market or category that is
selected on the Market Panel
l Open All- open a chart and a history grid for each market or category that is
selected on the Market Panel
l Close All Related- close all views (charts/grids) that are related to the markets
or categories that are selected on the Market Panel
l Add to Portfolio- adds all of the items that are selected on the Market Panel to
the current portfolio
l Add to IntelliScan- adds all of the items that are selected on the Market Panel
to the current IntelliScan
l Properties- open the properties form for the selected market
l Make Available Offline- download market data and predictions of the selected
market types so that you can access it when you are not connected to the Inter-
net
l Hide Markets- hides the Market Panel. When the panel is hidden an icon called
"Show Markets" replaces it. When you click the icon, the panel will be displayed
again.
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Portfolio menu
The "Portfolio" menu accesses portfolio related functions.
l New Portfolio- creates a new empty portfolio

l Open Portfolio- open a portfolio file that you had saved
l Save Portfolio- save the open portfolio as a file
l Save As- save the open portfolio as a new file under a different name
l Close Portfolio- close the open portfolio
l Add All to IntelliScan- add all of the markets in the current portfolio to the cur-
rent IntelliScan
l Open All Charts- open a chart for each market in the portfolio
l Open All History Grids- open a history grid for each market in the portfolio
l Make Available Offline- download market data and predictions for the markets
in the portfolio so it can be used when you are not connected to the Internet.
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l Rollover- replace any expired future contracts in the portfolio with the cor-
responding current contract
IntelliScan menu
The "IntelliScan" menu accesses IntelliScan related functions.
l New IntelliScan- open a new (blank) IntelliScan file

l Open IntelliScan- open a previously saved IntelliScan file
l Save IntelliScan- save changes to the IntelliScan file that is currently open and
keep the existing name
l Save As- save change to the IntelliScan file that is currently open and assign a
new name to the file
l Close IntelliScan- close the open IntelliScan file
l Rollover- replace any expired future contracts in IntelliScan with the cor-
responding current contract
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l Properties- opens the IntelliScan "Properties" form
l Show IntelliScan- click to hide/show the IntelliScan panel
Indicators menu
The "Indicators" menu accesses the indicator related functions.
l Add To Chart- adds the indicator that is currently selected on the indicators
panel to the active chart
l Add To History Grid- adds the indicator that is currently selected on the indic-
ators panel to the active history grid
l Add To IntelliScan- adds the indicator that is currently selected on the indic-
ators panel to the active IntelliScan
l Add to All Charts- adds the indicator that is currently selected on the indicator
panel to all of the open charts
l Add To All History Grids- adds the indicator that is currently selected on the
indicator panel to all of the open history grids
l Properties- opens the properties form for the indicator that is currently selected
on the indicators panel
l Hide Indicators- hides the indicators panel and changes to "Show Indicators"
(which will make the panel visible again)
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Settings
The "Settings" menu accesses globally applied options.
l Options- opens the "Options" form where you can select globally applied set-
tings for the application, charts, markets, etc.
l Work Offline- allows you to store data and predictions so that you can continue
to work with VantagePoint even when you are not connected to the Internet.
l Clear Offline Data- clears stored offline data from the local database. This is use-
ful to remove previously downloaded market data no longer needed.
l TradersOnly account- to reconfigure your data provider account information
l Exchange Update Schedule- lists the most recent data download times by
exchange
Chart (or History Grid)

A menu is available for the active chart (or history grid). The menu will not appear if no
chart or history grid is open.
Each menu has the same commands. Chart is shown below.
l Views- allows to apply one of the predefined chart views

l Add All to Portfolio- adds all markets of currently open charts to the portfolio
l Add All to IntelliScan- adds all markets of currently open charts to IntelliScan
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l Open as Chart- this item will be disabled on the "Chart" tab but active on the
"History" tab. It opens a chart for the market that is represented in the selected
history grid.
l Open as History Grid- this item will be disabled on the "History" tab but active
on the "Chart" tab. It opens a history grid for the market that is represented in
the selected chart.
l Close All Tabs - close ALL of the open view tabs and this action is not limited to
charts. It will close all open charts and history grids.
l New Horizontal Tab Group- this command becomes available when more than
one view is open. This moves the selected chart into a new tab group that
appears to the bottom of the other views.
l New Vertical Tab Group- this command becomes available when more than
one view is open. This moves the selected chart into a new tab group that
appears to the right of the other views.
l Move to Previous Tab Group- this command becomes available when more
than one tab group has been created. This moves the selected chart to the pre-
vious tab group.
l Move to Next Tab Group- this command becomes available when more than
one tab group has been created. This moves the selected chart to the next tab
group.
l Properties- click to open the "Chart Properties" or "History Grid Properties"
form for the item that is currently selected.
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Example of Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups
Help
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l Help- direct access to on-line product help information
l Remote Support- used to request and activate Customer Service support
l About- opens a form about your VantagePoint version
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Start Page
The Start Page provides helpful resources and quick links to recent portfolios and Intel-
liScans:
l Recent Portfolios- fast access to recent portfolio files

l Recent IntelliScans- fast access to recent IntelliScan files
l Help Links- links to major on-line help topics
l Tutorials- opens the web-based Learning Center or Blog where you can watch
educational videos, and read articles on indicators, trend forecasting, and special
features.
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Offline Mode
Each time you open a chart, grid, or IntelliScan, VantagePoint accesses the TradersOnly
Data Service in the cloud and downloads the relevant data and predictions. Naturally
this requires an Internet connection. If there is an issue with Internet connectivity then
the requested view or IntelliScan will not open.
If you anticipate being disconnected from the internet for some time, you can pre-down-
load data for later analysis.
Offline Mode provides a way for you to continue using VantagePoint in the absence of
an Internet connection. Offline mode could be especially useful when you are traveling
with your laptop and want to work with VantagePoint but you don't have access to a
Wi-Fi connection.
Using Offline Mode requires some advance planning. You will have to determine which
markets you want to work with in offline mode and then download the data for these
markets. Follow the steps below to prepare for using offline mode, and then for actually
using it.
Set the amount of data you want to download
l Decide how many years of data you want to have available for offline mode.
l Click on the "Settings" drop down menu of the main menu. Select "Options"
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and then the "Offline" tab.
The default "Number of years to preload" is 1 year. Increase this number if you require
more history. The maximum is 10 years.
Keep in mind that more years will require more time to download, and occupy more
storage space.
Download the data

Now that you have set the number of years to preload, the next step is to download.
Take this step only after the most recent day you need to analyze is available.
1. You select data by market types. These are Futures, Forex, ETFs, US Stocks, etc.
(the first level of the market tree). You can't select individual categories, mar-
kets, or contracts to make available for offline mode.
2. Go to the "Markets" panel and right-click on the market type. Then select
"Make Available Offline" from the drop down menu.
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This action will open a form that provides information about download status. Click the
"OK" button to start the download of your data.
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The "Markets" panel gives visual evidence to how the download is proceeding. There is
a "pin" icon to the left of the market type that is used for offline downloads.
The icon is yellow while the download is in progress and becomes green when the down-
load is complete. When you position your mouse cursor over the pin a tooltip will
appear that shows the progress of the download.
Run in Offline Mode

Anytime after the data is downloaded, you can use VantagePoint when you are not con-
nected to the Internet. VantagePoint detects when there is no connection and auto-
matically changes from "Online Mode" to "Offline Mode." This will show at the bottom
right of your screen.
While in Offline mode, VantagePoint will not attempt to contact the VantagePoint
Data Service to download data and predictions. Instead, it will use the data you down-
loaded in the previous steps.
This means that you will be able to open charts and history grids for only those mar-
kets that you downloaded. If you try to open charts or grids for markets which were not
downloaded, then these charts and grids will display an error message.
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If you are uncertain about which market types were downloaded, look at the Market
Panel. Those downloaded will have the green icon next to their name.
1. Indicators
Indicator Panel
The "Indicator Panel" lists all your licensed indicators, grouped by category or
sorted alphabetically. You can change indicator properties from this panel, and
you can add indicators to charts, history grids, and IntelliScan.
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1. Sort by category or alphabetically by indicator name
2. Filter indicators by name
3. Indicator Category, click to expand or contract
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4. An indicator
5. Additional information about the selected indicator
Indicator Categories
Indicators are grouped by category, for easier selection. The categories available
will vary, based on your license selections. They are:
l Price- actual market data, such as Open and Close prices.

l Predictive- VantagePoint proprietary predictive indicators.
l IntelliScan- indicators designed specifically for IntelliScan to screen for
trading opportunities.
l Technical- optional predictive versions of industry standard technical
indicators, such as MACD and Stochastic.
l Signature Indicators- optional indicators developed specifically for Vant-
agePoint by industry leaders.
How to Use the Indicators Panel
Sort
l Click the “Alphabetical” icon to sort indicators alphabetically.
l Click the “Categorized” icon to group indicators by category.
Filter
You can find indicators quickly by using a filter. To do this, click in the "Filter"
box (next to the sort icons) and type letters of the indicator names you are want
to see. The list of indicators will automatically narrow as you type.
For example, if you wanted to see a list of all indicators that include the word
"medium" in their name, type "medium" into the filter box. This will auto-
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matically change the sort to "alphabetical". To return clear the filter and return
to categories, click the "Categorized" sort icon.
Hide and Show, Auto Hide
l Hide and Show- click the “Hide Indicators ” icon on the menu to tem-
porarily hide the Indicators panel. To show the panel again, just click on
the Show Indicators icon on the menu.
l Auto Hide- click the small thumbtack icon that is in the top right corner
of the Indicators panel. The thumbtack points to the left when auto hide
is on. In this mode, when you mouse over the Indicators icon at top
right, the panel slides into view. When you mouse away from the Indic-
ators panel, it slides back out of view. To turn off auto hide, either click
the thumbtack icon again when visible, or click "Show Indicators" in the
view menu.
How to add one or more indicators to a chart, grid, or IntelliScan
l Find the indicators that you want to add.
l You can then drag and drop the indicator on your view. You can also
multi-select to drag more than one indicator at a time.
l You can click a [+] button that shows up when you move the mouse
cursor over an indicator to add that indicator to a current chart, grid or
IntelliScan
l You can right-click to open a context menu and then select an option to
apply to the selected indicator(s)
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l Add to Chart- adds the selected indicator(s) to the active chart. If this
menu item is disabled it means that either a chart is not currently the
active view, or that the selected indicator(s) cannot be added to a chart.
l Add to History Grid- add the selected indicator(s) to the active history
grid. If this menu item is disabled it means either a grid is not currently
the active view, or that the selected indicator(s) cannot be added to a
grid.
l Add to IntelliScan- add the selected indicator(s) to the active IntelliScan
tab. If this menu item is disabled it means either that an IntelliScan is
not open, or that the selected indicator(s) cannot be added to Intel-
liScan.
l Add to All Charts- adds the selected indicator(s) to all open charts. If
this menu item is disabled it means either that no charts are open, or
that the selected indicator(s) cannot be added to charts.
l Add to all History Grids- add the indicator(s) to all open grids. If this
menu item is disabled it means either that no grids are open, or that the
selected indicator(s) cannot be added to grids.
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l Properties- opens the properties of the selected indicator. Properties
can only be opened for one indicator.
How to change the properties of indicators
You can customize a variety of indicator properties. When you make changes on
the "Indicator Properties" form these changes will be applied the next time you
add these indicators to a chart, grid, or IntelliScan.
However, the changes will not automatically update existing indicators on exist-
ing views. If you want these changes to be automatically applied to other views,
then you would need to save them as defaults.
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Price
Price indicators are actual market prices, volume and open interest
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Bar
The Bar indicator is the actual price bar, which graphically shows the open, high, low,
and close prices for a single period.
A bar is red when the market closed lower than it opened. A bar is green when the mar-
ket closed higher than it opened. The thick section outlines the open to close range.
Open is top of red bars and the bottom of green bars. The thin extensions extend to
the high and low prices of the trading session.
The very last bar on the right edge of the chart (after the most recent day of actual
data), is the VantagePoint exclusive Predicted Bar.
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The Predicted Bar is gray and shows the next day's predicted trading range. When you
position your cursor over the predicted bar the chart header will only show the values
for Predicted High and Predicted Low. This is a sure sign that you are looking at the pre-
dicted bar, and not an actual bar.
Candlesticks as shown above are the default bar style. You can switch to the OHLC
format by clicking the "Switch to OHLC" icon on the toolbar to the right of the chart.
If you switch to OHLC format, the bars will be displayed as shown below.
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You can also choose to automatically display a tooltip when you hover the mouse
cursor over any bar. The tool tip shows the actual O/H/L/C values, volume, open interest,
and the Predicted High and Low values for the next period.
To enable tooltips on charts:
l Click "Settings" on the menu.

l Click "Options"
l Select "Charts"
l Check "Tooltips".
l Click "OK" to close the "Options" form and apply the change.
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Close Price
"Close Price" is a continuous line that connects each period's actual close price. Note:
since close price is a line that connects actual prices, this line will not extend to the pre-
dicted bar1.
1The predicted bar looks like an actual candlestick or bar and appears immediately after the most recent actual
price bar. The top of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted high for the next trading period. The bot-
tom of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted low for the trading period. The predicted bar is a visual
representation of the predicted trading range for the trading period.
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High Price
High Price is a continuous line that connects each period's actual high price. Since the
line connects actual high prices, it will not extend to the predicted bar.
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Low Price
Low Price is a continuous line that connects each bar's actual low price. Note that since
this is the actual low price, the line will not extend to the predicted bar.
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Open - Close
Open - Close is a continuous line that represents the arithmetic difference between a
bar's open and close prices. Note: because this line is calculated from actual prices, it
will not extend to the predicted bar1. By default, Open - Close will show in a differences
region below the price chart.
1The predicted bar looks like an actual candlestick or bar and appears immediately after the most recent actual
price bar. The top of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted high for the next trading period. The bot-
tom of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted low for the trading period. The predicted bar is a visual
representation of the predicted trading range for the trading period.
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Open Interest
Open interest is the actual number of outstanding long or short positions for a particular
futures contract. It is a measure of liquidity. By default, Open Interest shows in a new
region below price.
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Open Price
Open Price is a continuous line that connects each bar's actual open price. Since the
open line connects actual prices and not predicted prices, it does not extend to the pre-
dicted bar.
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Volume
Volume is the number of contracts or shares traded during each period. By default,
Volume is shown in a region below price.
Note on Forex Trading Volume

Actual trading volumes for Forex pairs are not available since these markets are traded
nearly 24/7 on a wide variety of platforms all around the world.
However, the TradersOnly Data Service used by VantagePoint provides a good indic-
ation of volume based on the numbers of matching trades reported by major banks
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around the world. This makes it a somewhat arbitrary figure, but a good indication of
trading increases or decreases.
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Predictive
The Predictive indicators are proprietary indicators which use Artificial Intelligence to
forecast future trend directions.
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Long Term Crossover
Long Term Crossover consists of a long-term predicted and a long-term actual moving
average:
l Long Predicted (Long.Predict) is a leading indicator that predicts what the

trend in price will be 3 days in advance. The predicted moving average is rep-
resented as a blue line on the chart.
l Long Actual (Long.Actual) is the actual historical long trend of the price. The
actual moving average is represented as a gray line on the chart.
The area between the predicted and actual lines is shaded either red or green. When
the shading is red this means that the predicted moving average is less than the actual
moving average (down trend). When the shading is green this means that the predicted
moving average is greater than the actual moving average (up trend).
Interpretation Tips
Long Term Crossover is a moving average crossover indicator that consists of a long
term predicted moving average and a long term actual moving average. Long-term
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changes in market trend direction are anticipated when the predicted moving average
crosses above or below the actual moving average.
l An up trend is predicted when the blue line (predicted) crosses above the gray
line (actual). The shaded area changes from red to green.
l A down trend is predicted when the blue line (predicted) crosses below the gray
line (actual). The shaded area changes from green to red.
The predicted and actual moving averages begin to move closer together (converge)
before a crossover occurs. They move farther apart (diverge) when the current trend
increases in strength. Periods of convergence and divergence can also be easily visu-
alized as the width of the colored areas between lines.
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Long Term Difference
Long Term Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between the long
term predicted and long term actual moving averages. The value of the difference and
the slope of the line give important clues about long term trend strength and direction.
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Interpretation Tips
Long Term Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between the pre-
dicted long and actual moving averages. The value of the difference in relation to
the zero line and the slope of the difference line give important clues about long
term trend strength and direction:
l Strong up trend- when the difference is relatively high above the zero line,
the predicted average is much greater than the actual average.
l Strong down trend- when the difference is relatively far below the zero line,
the predicted average is much less than the actual average.
l Strengthening up trend- when the difference is above zero and sloping
upwards, the predicted and actual moving averages are continuing to diverge,
indicating a strengthening up trend.
l Strengthening down trend- when the difference is below zero and sloping
downwards, the predicted and actual averages are continuing to diverge, indic-
ating a strengthening down trend.
l Weakening up trend- when the difference is above zero but is even or sloping
downwards, the predicted and actual moving averages are converging. A cros-
sover to the downside may be anticipated if the difference continues to
decrease and approaches zero.
l Weakening down trend- when the difference is below zero but is even or slop-
ing upwards, the predicted and actual averages are converging. A crossover to
the upside may be anticipated if the difference continues to decrease and
approaches zero.
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Medium Term Crossover
Medium Term Crossover consists of a medium-term predicted and a medium-term
actual moving average:
l Medium Predicted (Medium.Predict) is a leading indicator that predicts what

the trend in price will be 2 days in advance. The predicted moving average is rep-
l Medium Actual (Medium.Actual) is the actual historical medium trend of the
price. The actual moving average is represented as a gray line on the chart.
Interpretation Tips
MediumTerm Crossover is a moving average crossover indicator that consists of a
medium term predicted moving average and a medium term actual moving average.
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Changes in market trend direction are anticipated when the predicted moving average
crosses above or below the actual moving average.
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Medium Term Difference
Medium Term Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between the
medium term predicted and medium term actual moving averages. The value of the
difference and the slope of the line give important clues about medium term trend
strength and direction.
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Interpretation Tips
Medium Trend Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between
the predicted medium and actual moving averages. The value of the difference in
relation to the zero line and the slope of the difference line give important clues
about medium term trend strength and direction:
downwards, the predicted and actual averages are continuing to diverge,
indicating a strengthening down trend.
l Weakening up trend- when the difference is above zero but is even or slop-
ing downwards, the predicted and actual moving averages are converging. A
crossover to the downside may be anticipated if the difference continues to
l Weakening down trend- when the difference is below zero but is even or
sloping upwards, the predicted and actual averages are converging. A cros-
sover to the upside may be anticipated if the difference continues to
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Neural Index
Neural Index (NeuralX.Max)

Neural Index (NeuralX.Max) is a proprietary indicator that makes a short-term pre-
diction of market trend direction
Interpretation tips
Color
l When the Neural Index is green, the market is expected to trend upward over
the next two days.
l When the Neural Index is red, the market is expected to trend downward over
the next two days.
l The Neural Index is usually charted at the bottom of the price region. It can be
moved to the top, or spread across the chart.
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Interpretation Tips
l Focus on the days when the Neural Index value changed from red to green or
from green to red.
l Always interpret the Neural Index in the context of the trend indicated by the
actual price bars.
l Always use the Neural Index in combination with other indicators. No one indic-
ator should be used alone.
l Check the Neural Index Strength for perspective on the strength or weakness of
the Neural Index signal.
Neural Index Variations

There are various Neural Index Variations, depending if you are looking at this indicator
on a chart, history grid, or in IntelliScan. The previous sections discussed the charted
Neural Index in some detail. Now let's focus the unique ways that Neural Index is presen-
ted in the history grid and IntelliScan.
History Grid
Neural Index is presented in text format:
l Up- the Neural Index is green, and the market is predicted to trend up.
l Down- the Neural Index is red, and the market is predicted to trend down.
IntelliScan
When you add Neural Index to IntelliScan you get two columns:
l Neural Index- up or down, the same meaning as they do on the history grid.
l Neural Index Normal- this is the Neural Index Strength divided by price. This
normalizes the value so that you can compare it among markets that trade in
different price ranges.
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Neural Index Strength
The Neural Index Strength predicts the next two-day trend for a market. Its value indic-
ates the strength of the trend, and its sign indicates direction. Neural Index Strength is
calculated as the difference between a predicted 3-day moving average two days
ahead, and the actual 3-day moving average of Typical price. Typical price is (High +
Low + Close) / 3.
The Neural Index Strength is used to create the popular Neural Index , which is shown
on a chart as follows:
l When Neural Index Strength is positive, the Neural Index is green, predicting a
short term up trend.
l When Neural Index Strength is a negative, the Neural Index is red, predicting a
short term down trend.
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Interpretation Tips
l Neural Index Strength will vary from market to market; there are no set min-
imum or maximum values and because market prices vary, you cannot compare
one market's strength to another directly.
l A value that is far above zero indicates that the predicted moving average will
be much higher than the actual moving average, a confirmation of a strong up
trend.
l A value that is far below zero indicates that the predicted moving average will
be much lower than the actual moving average, a confirmation of a strong down
trend.
l A value that is close to the zero line may predict that the current trend is weak-
ening and may be close to reversing. Or it could also mean that the market will
start moving in a sideways direction.
l Viewing the history of Neural Index Strength will show the significance of the
current value.
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Predicted High
Predicted High is a prediction of the next period's high price. It is usually charted in com-
bination with Predicted Low, the prediction of the next period's low price.
Predicted High and Predicted Low form a predicted trading range for the next period.
The predicted trading range can be used to help you make informed decisions about
where to enter or exit the market and where to set stops.
These are the only VantagePoint values that are "displaced" one period ahead on the
chart, meaning that the values are displayed on the period that they are expected to
occur, instead of the period on which the prediction was made. You can see this on a
chart of actual price bars plus Predicted High and Predicted Low. The predicted high
and low lines extend one period beyond the most recent actual price bar.
The Predicted Bar is gray and drawn after the most current day. It shows the predicted
trading range of the next day.
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Predicted High Difference
Predicted High Difference (PHigh.Diff) is the difference between the current period's
Predicted High and its actual High.
In this image, bars and Predicted High are charted together in the top region and Pre-
dicted High Difference is charted alone in the bottom region.
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Note that while the Predicted High is plotted one day ahead, the Predicted High Dif-
ference is not. It is the day's Predicted High for the next day minus the day's High. The
History Grid does not offset the Predicted High and is therefore easier to compare.
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Predicted Low
Predicted Low is a prediction of the next period's low price. It is usually charted in com-
bination with Predicted High, the prediction of the next period's high price.
Predicted High and Predicted Low form a predicted trading range for the next period.
The predicted trading range can be used to help you make informed decisions about
where to enter or exit the market and where to set stops.
These are the only VantagePoint values that are "displaced" one period ahead on the
chart, meaning that the values are displayed on the period that they are expected to
occur, instead of the period on which the prediction was made. You can see this on a
chart of actual price bars plus Predicted High and Predicted Low. The predicted high
and low lines extend one period beyond the most recent actual price bar.
The Predicted Bar is gray and drawn after the most current day. It shows the predicted
trading range of the next day.
Below is an example of the chart.
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Predicted Low Difference
Predicted Low Difference (PLow.Diff) is the difference between the current period's
Predicted Low and its actual Low.
In this image, bars and Predicted Low are charted together in the top region and Pre-
dicted Low Difference is charted alone in the bottom region.
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Note that while the Predicted Low is plotted one day ahead, the Predicted Low Dif-
ference is not. It is the day's Predicted Low for the next day minus the day's Low. The
History Grid does not offset the Predicted Low and is therefore easier to compare.
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Predicted Range
The Predicted Range is simply the difference between the Predicted High and Pre-
dicted Low. It represents the trading range predicted for the next day.
This indicator is restricted to grids and IntelliScan. It is shown on the chart as the Pre-
dicted Bar.
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Short Term Crossover
Short Term Crossover consist of a short-term predicted and a short-term actual mov-
ing average:
l Short Predicted (Short.Predict) is a leading indicator that predicts what the

trend in price will be 1 day in advance. The predicted moving average is rep-
l Short Actual (Short.Actual) is the actual historical short trend of the price. The
actual moving average is represented as a gray line on the chart.
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Interpretation Tips
Short Term Crossover is a moving average crossover indicator that consists of a short
term predicted moving average and a short term actual moving average. Changes in mar-
ket trend direction are anticipated when the predicted moving average crosses above or
below the actual moving average.
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Short Term Difference
Short Term Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between the
short term predicted and short term actual moving averages. The value of the dif-
ference and the slope of the line give important clues about short term trend
strength and direction.
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Interpretation Tips
Short Term Differenceis a single line that represents the difference between the
predicted short and actual moving averages. The value of the difference in relation
to the zero line and the slope of the difference line give important clues about
short term trend strength and direction:
downwards, the predicted and actual averages are continuing to diverge,
indicating a strengthening down trend.
l Weakening up trend- when the difference is above zero but is even or slop-
ing downwards, the predicted and actual moving averages are converging. A
crossover to the downside may be anticipated if the difference continues to
l Weakening down trend- when the difference is below zero but is even or
sloping upwards, the predicted and actual averages are converging. A cros-
sover to the upside may be anticipated if the difference continues to
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Triple Cross
Triple Cross is a composite indicator of three predicted moving averages. These moving
averages are:
l Short- 3-day EMA 1 typical2 predicted 1 day ahead

l Medium- 8-day EMA 3 typical4 predicted 2 days ahead
l Long 18-day EMA 5 typical6 3 days ahead
An uptrend is predicted when the short line crosses above both the medium and long
lines. Some traders may also require the medium line to be above the long line.
Conversely, a downtrend is predicted when the short line crosses below both the
medium and long lines. Some traders may also require the medium to be below the
long line.
1Exponential Moving Average- similar to a simple moving average, except that more weight is given to the
latest data. This kind of moving average is more reactive to the more recent price changes.
2Typical price is the average of the high, low, and close for a single period.
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History Grids
A History Grid is a spreadsheet where each row represents a trading period and the
columns represent indicator values calculated for that period. You work with a history
grid in the same way that you would work with a chart without the graphics.
A history grid shows actual and predicted data in table format. This data can be expor-
ted to Excel or XML format.
This screen shot below will help you find your way around a history grid. Each
numbered item is described below.
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1. Grid tab- displays the market symbol. Click the small "x" in the top right corner of
the tab to close the grid view.
Right click on the tab to display a drop down menu of basic actions that will either
apply to the grid itself or to its associated market. For example, you can use this menu
to close the grid, view the grid in a new horizontal or new vertical tab group, add the
market to the portfolio, or add the market to IntelliScan
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2. Range of View- the range of data shown on one page of the grid. Click in the box to
select a new range from 3 days to 10 years.
3. Grid Heading- shows the name of the market and its symbol
4. Data Range- shows the "from" date and "to" date for the current page of data. These
dates will change when you page forward or back.
5. Indicators- a drop down menu of the indicators that are currently displayed on the
selected history grid. From here, you can hide, edit, or delete any of the current indic-
ators.
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6. Column heading- click on any column heading to sort the grid rows by the values in
the column. Click a second time to reverse the sort order. You can also right click on
any column heading to open a drop down menu that you can use to:
l Hide the Selected Indicator

l Remove the Selected Indicator
l Open the Indicator Properties form for the indicator
7. Scroll bar- scroll up and down through the data on the grid
8. Footer buttons
l First Page- click this button to go to the first, or oldest, page of data that is
available.
l Previous Page- click this button to display the next earlier page. A page is
defined by the "range" setting. For example, if the history grid is set to display a
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range of 3 months then each time you click "Previous Page" you will move back
3 months in time.
l Next Page- click this button to display the next most recent page. A page is
defined by the "range" setting. For example, if the grid is set to display a range
of 3 months then each time you click "Next Page" you will move forward 3
months in time.
l Last Page- click this button to go the most recent page of data that is avail-
able.
History Grid Context Menu

Right click on a history grid to open its context menu.
Here is a brief description of each menu item:
l Print- to print the selected grid

l Open As Chart- opens the grid market as a chart. The original history grid
remains open.
l Export Grid Data- exports the data from the history grid to an Excel spread-
sheet, or an XML format file.
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l Add to Portfolio- add the grid market to the current portfolio
l Add to IntelliScan- add the grid market to the current IntelliScan
l Save As Default- save changes made to the grid as the defaults
l Load From Default- discard temporary changes and return to your saved default
settings
l Restore Factory Default- return to factory default settings
l Properties- view or modify indicators displayed in the grid
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History Grid Properties
The "Indicators" tab of History Grid Properties displays a list of the indicators currently
displayed on the selected grid. Use this form to modify the properties of the indicators.
Any modifications that you make on the form will be applied to the selected grid only.
To make global property changes, you use the Indicator Panel at the right of the views.
How to change an indicator's properties:
l Select the indicator you want to change in the left panel (e.g. Medium Trend Dif-
ference). The associated indicator properties will the be shown on the right side
of the form.
l To remove the indicator from the grid, click the Remove button.
l Make the desired changes to the properties and then click "Apply" to update
the grid while leaving the properties form open for additional changes, or "OK"
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to apply the changes and close the form.
l Click "Cancel" to undo any changes and close the form.
Indicator changes that are made on the "History Grid Properties" form are applied to
only that specific grid. If you want to apply the changes more universally:
l "Save As Default" the grid after making changes. This will apply the changes to
all history grids, existing and new.
l Make changes instead on the "Indicator Panel". These changes will then be
used when dropping any new indicator to an existing history grid. You also have
the option of applying these changes to all grids from the Indicator Panel.
Indicator Properties
l Expand Indicator Row to view or update:

l Description- concise explanation of the indicator.
l Visible- show or hide the column on the grid.
l Heading- the text to show on the column heading.
l Applies To- for information only: identifies if indicator can be used in a history
grid, IntelliScan, or both.
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Export History Grid Data
Although a history grid may look much like an Excel spreadsheet, it does not have
built-in formula building capabilities. However, you can quickly and easily export history
grid data from VantagePoint and save it in Excel or XML format. You can export the
data from the a single history grid or from all open history grids.
Follow these steps to export history grid data:
l Open the desired history grid or select the desired grid from among the open
views.
l Right click anywhere on a history grid view, and then select either "Export Grid
Data" from the drop down menu.
l The next form that appears is called "Export Grid Data". You will use this form
to chose the format for the export (Excel or XML), if you want to export just the
current grid data or data from all the open grids, and if you want to use the sym-
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bol or market name in the export. Choose the desired options on this form and
then click the "Export" button that is at the bottom of the form.
l This form shows the default file name and location for the save. You can change
these defaults if desired.
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l Click the "Save" button on the "Save As" form. This will close the form and
export the data.
l Now go to the location where you saved the file and then open it with Excel.
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IntelliScan
About IntelliScan
IntelliScan allows you to identify specific trading opportunities among a large number of
potential markets.
First, you add all markets of interest to an IntelliScan view. Then, you set criteria, based
on indicators, to define your trading opportunities. IntelliScan then identifies the mar-
kets which meet your criteria. Finally, you sort the results in order of importance.
In this manner, you can quickly identify a few good trading opportunities among hun-
dreds of markets.
Quick Facts
l IntelliScan is an opportunity filtering tool. You can use it by itself, or in com-

bination with charts or history grids.
l You can define many IntelliScans, each for its own purpose, and save them as
files for re-use.
l You can add markets to an IntelliScan from the Market Panel, from a Portfolio,
or from open charts and history grids.
l You can export IntelliScan results to Excel or XML
l You can add markets to a Portfolio from IntelliScan
l You can open chart or history grid views from IntelliScan
The IntelliScan Panel

Below is an image of an IntelliScan. You can populate this view from a saved IntelliScan,
the portfolio, or open views.
For this example, we expanded US Stocks on the Market Panel and then right-clicked
on the Basic Materials sector. We then selected the "Add to IntelliScan" option from
the context menu. Finally, we saved the IntelliScan under the name "Basic Materials".
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1. Name - you assign an name to identify the IntelliScan when saved.
2. Autohide- click the vertical pin icon to autohide IntelliScan. The pin becomes hori-
zontal and the IntelliScan disappears, creating more space for other views.
Where did it go? There will be an IntelliScan icon located on the left side of Vant-
agePoint, just below the main menu
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If you hover your mouse cursor over this icon, the IntelliScan will re-appear and stay vis-
ible while your cursor is over it. Click your cursor anywhere off IntelliScan, and the win-
dow will automatically hide again.
To cancel autohide, make IntelliScan visible and then click the now horizontal autohide
pin (2.) to return it to vertical.
3. Close - close IntelliScan.
4. Indicators- click the down arrow to edit, hide, or delete the indicators that are cur-
rently in use on the selected IntelliScan tab.
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5. Show Filter- displays the filter row when using "Basic Filtering" on page 163. It
changes to No Filter, to allow you to hide the filter row. If you are using the optional
"Filter Wizard" on page 167, this icon will be replaced by a "Change Filter" button to
launch the wizard.
6. Column Heading- click on any column heading to sort the results.
7. Views- allows to apply one of the predefined views like PHigh & PLow, Short Term
Crossover etc.
IntelliScan Commands on the Main menu

The "IntelliScan" menu of the main menu includes commands that help you manage
IntelliScan files.
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l New IntelliScan- create a new (blank) IntelliScan
l Open IntelliScan- open a previously saved IntelliScan file
l Save IntelliScan- save changes made to the current IntelliScan
l Save As- save the current IntelliScan as a new file
l Close IntelliScan- close the open view and prompt to save the IntelliScan file, if
any changes were made.
l Rollover IntelliScan- replace any old futures contracts with the current contract.
If you use the Continuous Contract, rollover is unnecessary. If you use specific
contracts, rollover must be used periodically to stay current.
l Properties- opens the IntelliScan "Properties" form
l Hide IntelliScan- click to hide the IntelliScan panel. The menu choice will then
change to Show IntelliScan. This is similar to the "Autohide" pin (2. above),
except it does not display an icon, saving room on the page.
IntelliScan Menu
Select one or more rows and then right-click to open the menu.
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l Delete- remove the selected row(s)
l Rollover- update the futures contract for the selected row(s)
l Open Chart- open a chart for each selected item
l Open History Grid- open a grid for each selected item
l Open All- open a chart and a grid for each selected item
l Export Grid Data- export the IntelliScan grid data and save in either Excel or
XML format
l Add to Portfolio- add the selected market(s) to the portfolio
l Save As Default- save the current IntelliScan configuration as the new default
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l Load from Default- restore the IntelliScan configuration to the latest default
l Restore Factory Default- restore the IntelliScan configuration to the factory
default
l Print- print a copy of the IntelliScan results
l Enable/Disable Filters- hide or show the filter row, for Basic Filtering. This
option is unnecessary and not shown when using the Filter Wizard.
l Properties- open the IntelliScan properties form
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How to Open IntelliScan and Add Markets
The easiest way to add markets to an IntelliScan is to first select the market(s):
l market panel
l portfolio
l open views list
l open charts or history grids
Then, right-click to open a context menu and select "Add to IntelliScan".

VantagePoint does not limit you to individual markets. You can also add all markets of
a category (e.g. US Stocks / Technology) or even all markets of the same type (e.g. US
Stocks).
From the Portfolio Panel
To add all the items of a portfolio to IntelliScan, right-click on the "Portfolio" tab and
then select "Add All to IntelliScan".
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To add selected items in the portfolio to IntelliScan:
l Left click on the "Portfolio" tab.

l Select the item(s) that you want to add to IntelliScan.
l Right click a selected item and choose "Add to IntelliScan".
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From the Markets Tab
Select items on the Market Panel, and then use one of these methods to add the items
to IntelliScan.
l Right-click on a selected item and choose "Add to IntelliScan".

l Drag selected item(s) from the panel and then drop them onto the desired Intel-
liScan, if one is already open.
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From Open Views
l Right click on a market name on the Open Views panel, and then choose "Add
to IntelliScan".
l To add all of the open view markets, right-click on the "Open Views" tab and
then select "Add All to IntelliScan".
l To add the market of an open chart or history grid, right-click anywhere on the
chart or grid and then select Add to IntelliScan.
You can now find your way around the IntelliScan user interface and add markets to
IntelliScan. The next step is to learn how to use IntelliScan to help you pick the most
promising trading opportunities.
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IntelliScan Indicators
The IntelliScan indicators are a group of indicators that can only be applied to Intel-
liScan. Most of these indicators actually consist of multiple items that are used to
select potential trading opportunities.
For example, the "trend" IntelliScan indicators usually have one component that iden-
tifies the trend direction, and a second component that tells how long the trend has
run.
Most other indicators, such as those in the Predictive group, can also be applied to Intel-
liScan. However, the indicators shown below, and described in this section, are only
available in IntelliScan.
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Market
Market is the name of the market. In IntelliScan, each market is on its own line. This
field is necessary to identify the market.
Category
Category is the category, group, or sector to which the market belongs.
Price Trend
Price Trend consists of two components:
Price Trend Direction:shows if actual close price has recently been trending "up" or
"down"
Price Trend Days: shows for how many days the close price has recently been trending
"up" or "down"
Price Gain
Price Gain is the % difference between the most recent actual close price and the
actual close price from the preceding period.
Short Term Crossover

Short Term Crossover consists of three components:
l Short Term Crossover Direction:shows if the predicted Short moving average

crossed above (Up) or below (Down) the actual Short moving average
l Short Term Crossover Days: how many days ago the most recent short cros-
sover occurred
l Short Term Crossover Value: the value of the predicted Short moving average
at the most recent crossover
Medium Term Crossover

Medium Term Crossover consists of three components:
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l Medium Term Crossover Direction: shows if the predicted Medium moving aver-
age crossed above (Up) or below (Down) the actual Medium moving average
(Medium.Actual)
l Medium Term Crossover Days: how many days ago the most recent medium
crossover occurred
l Medium Term Crossover Value: the value of the predicted Medium moving
average at the most recent crossover
Long Term Crossover

Long Term Crossover consists of three components:
l Long Term Crossover Direction: shows if the predicted Long moving average
last crossed above (Up) or below (Down) the actual Long moving average
(Long.Actual)
l Long Term Crossover Days: how many days ago the most recent long crossover
occurred
l Long Term Crossover Value: the value of the long predicted Long moving aver-
age at the most recent crossover
Neural Index Trend

Neural Index Trend consists of two components:
l Neural Index Direction: shows if the Neural Index has been predicting an "up" or
a "down" trend.
l Neural Index Days: shows for how many days the Neural Index has been trend-
ing "up" or "down".
Neural Strength Trend

Neural Strength Trend consists of two components:
l Neural Strength Direction: if the Neural Index Strength has been trending "up"
or "down" most recently.
l Neural Strength Days: how many days the Neural Index Strength has been
trending "up" or "down".
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Predicted High Difference Trend
Predicted High Difference Trend consists of two components:
l PHigh Difference Direction: shows if the Predicted High Difference is currently

trending up or down.
l PHigh Difference Days: shows for how many days the Predicted High Diff has
been trending up or down.
Predicted Low Difference Trend

Predicted Low Difference Trend consists of two components:
l PLow Diff Direction: shows if the Predicted Low Difference is currently trending

up or down.
l PLow Diff Days: shows for how many days the Predicted Low Difference has
Predicted Trading Range Direction

Predicted Trading Range Direction compares actual high to predicted high (PHigh)
and actual low to predicted low (PLow).
"High" means that PHigh is greater than High. "Low" means that PLow is lower than
Low. "None" means that neither of these conditions occurred. "Both" means that both
conditions occurred.
Short Term Trend

Short Term Trend consists of two components:
l Short Term Trend Direction: if the VantagePoint predicted Short moving aver-
age is trending up or down
l Short Term Trend Days: for how many days the predicted short predicted aver-
age has been trending up or down
Medium Term Trend

Medium Term Trend consists of two components:
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l Medium Term Trend Direction: shows if the predicted Medium moving average
has been trending up or down
l Medium Term Trend Days: shows for how many days the predicted Medium
moving average has been trending up or down
Long Term Trend

Long Term Trend consists of two components:
l Long Term Trend Direction: shows if the long predicted Long moving average
has been trending up or down
l Long Term Trend Days: shows for how many days the predicted Long moving
average has been trending up or down
Short Term Difference Trend

Short Term Difference Trend consists of two components:
l Short Term Diff Trend Direction: shows if the predicted Short Term Difference
Trend has been trending up or down.
l Short Term Diff Trend Days: shows for how many days the predicted Short
Term Difference Trend has been trending up or down.
Medium Term Difference Trend

Medium Term Difference Trend consists of two components:
l Medium Term Diff Trend Direction: shows if the predicted Medium Term Dif-
ference Trend has been trending up or down.
l Medium Term Diff Trend Days: shows for how many days the predicted
Medium Term Difference Trend has been trending up or down.
Long Term Difference Trend

Long Term DifferenceTrend consists of two components:
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l Long Term Diff Trend Direction: shows if the predicted Long Trend Difference
has been trending up or down.
l Long Term Diff Trend Days: shows for how many days the predicted Long
Trend Difference has been trending up or down.
Triple Cross Crossover

Triple Cross Crossover has three components:
l Triple Crossover Direction: "Up" means that Triple Cross Short crossed above
the Triple Cross Medium and the Triple Cross Long. "Down" means that the
Triple Cross Short crossed below the Triple Cross Medium and the Triple Cross
Long
l Triple Crossover Days: the number of days since the most recent Triple Cros-
sover occurred
l Triple Crossover Value: the value at which the most recent cross occurred
Volume Trend
Volume Trend consists of two components:
l Volume Trend Direction: shows if recent actual trading volume has been trend-
ing "Up" or "Down".
l Volume Trend Days: shows how many days recent actual trading volume has
MACD Crossover
MACD Crossover consists of three components:
l MACD Crossover Direction: shows if the MACD crossed above (Up) or below
(Down) over its trigger line
l MACD Crossover Days: shows how many days ago the most recent MACD and
trigger crossover occurred
l MACD Crossover Value: the value of the MACD when it crossed over its trigger
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Stochastic Crossover
Stochastic Crossover consists of three components:
l Stochastic Crossover Direction: shows if the Stochastic %K crossed above (Up)

or below (Down) the Stochastic %D
l Stochastic Crossover Days: how many days ago the latest Stochastic crossover
occurred
l Stochastic Crossover Value: the value of the Stochastic %K at the latest cross
TSI Crossover
TSI Crossover consists of three components:
l TSI Crossover Direction: If TSI crossed above ("up") or below ("down") the trig-
ger line
l TSI Crossover Days: how many days ago the TSI crossed above or below the
trigger line
l TSI Crossover Value:the value of the TSI when it crossed over the trigger line
RSI Trend
Direction RSI consists of two components:
l RSI Trend Direction: shows if the RSI has been trending up or trending down
l RSI Trend Days: shows for how many days the RSI has been trending up or
trending down
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IntelliScan Properties
l List of Indicators - The list of indicators that are currently displayed on the
selected IntelliScan tab is displayed on the left side of the form. These indic-
ators are grouped together by type, just as they are on the "Indicators" panel.
l Edit Indicators - Select the indicator that you want to edit. The properties of
that indicator will then appear on the right side of the form. There are two cat-
egories of indicator properties, Indicator and Column:
1. Indicator- click the down arrow to the right of the column heading to dis-
play the "Description" field. You can change the description for reference
purposes.
2. Column- click the down arrow to the right of a column to display its asso-
ciated properties:
l Visible- show or hide the indicator in the IntelliScan.
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l Heading- the heading shown in the IntelliScan.
l Applies to- shows the views the indicator supports.
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How to Filter IntelliScan
Why Filter?
The power of IntelliScan is its ability to discover potential trading opportunities among
large numbers of markets. For example, you can create an IntelliScan of all U.S. Stocks.
The result is one row per market, displaying the current values of any indicators you
choose. To make sense of this data, you need to narrow down the results.
A filter hides market rows which do not meet your specific criteria. You can then sort
the filtered results from most important to least important. In this manner, you can
quickly narrow down hundreds of markets to a few trading opportunities. You could
combine futures, stocks, forex and ETFs in one IntelliScan, or separate them into mul-
tiple IntelliScans.
As an example, you could add the Medium Term Crossover Direction and Days to an
IntelliScan of U.S. Stocks. You could then filter on "Crossover Days < 2" and sort by dir-
ection. This will immediately narrow down your list from hundreds of markets to those
few which had a recent crossover, ordered by direction. If the results are still too many
markets, you can add additional criteria to your filter, to sharpen the focus to a few
excellent trading opportunities.
Your filter is saved with IntelliScan, so that you can reuse it every day, modify it, or
remove it.
Types of Filtering
VantagePoint offers two different types of filter: basic and wizard. "Basic Filtering" on
the facing page will be familiar to users of older versions of VantagePoint. "Filter Wiz-
ard" on page 167 is an optional feature which is more powerful and easier to manage.
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Basic Filtering
There are two types of filtering: basic and the optional Wizard. This page describes the
basic method. To review the wizard, go to "Filter Wizard" on page 167.
How to Enable Filters

To enable filters, click the "Show Filter" button:
The filter row will appear under the column headings and above the first row of data:
If you click the renamed "No Filter" button, the filter will be cleared and the filter row
will again be hidden.
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How to Filter
By Percentile or Number
l On the filter row there's an arrow beneath each column heading. Click that
arrow to display the associated column's default list of filter criteria
l A message box that summarizes the results of the filtering will appear near the
top of the IntelliScan panel.
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l To remove the filter and show all results again, just click in the box that shows
the filter selection and press the "Delete" key on your keyboard.
By Range, or Specific Value
Notice the "="sign (numeric columns) or the "Aa" (alphabetic columns) to the left of the
filter selection.
Click the "=" to open a drop down menu of numeric range choices. Select the desired
operator.
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Similarly, if you click "Aa" on an alphabetic column, you can select a value, or a range of
values.
Multiple Columns
You can combine column filters to further narrow down your choices. Column filters are
processed as an "and" condition. For example, you can specify Medium Term Crossover
Days of less than 5 and Direction down.
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Filter Wizard
There are two types of filtering: basic and the optional Wizard. This page describes the
Wizard method. To review the basic method, go to "Basic Filtering" on page 163.
The Filter Wizard is more flexible, and it offers an advanced user interface to manage
the filter criteria.
How to Turn On a Filter

Click "Change Filter" button in the heading. This will open the Filter Wizard as shown
below. There are three sections. "Filter By" lets you define the criteria by which to fil-
ter. "Order By" allows you to sort the filtered results. "Show results" allows you to spe-
cify the number of results (or all) you want to review. The indicators in the view are
shown at the right.
You can expand or hide the contents of each criteria by clicking on its blue heading.
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Example of Simple Filter
Drag and drop any of the indicators on the right into the "Filter By" area. We chose the
"Medium Term Crossover Days". Then, select how to filter (in this case we chose ">")
and added the target number of 3.
Now, select how you want the results ordered. For example, ascending Crossover Dir-
ection. Finally, decide to see all the results, or only the top results. We chose all.
Click "OK" at the bottom and the filter is applied:
Now, let's take a look at the results. Note that of 97 markets, 67 met our criteria. See
that they are sorted by direction:
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To modify the filter, simply click the "Change Filter" button again, and it will open the
Wizard with your last selections. You can then modify the criteria, or clear it.
Here is another example with a more complicated selection:
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We chose "Greater than" 3 days(> 3) for the Crossover and "Less than" 0.5 (<0.5) Neural
Index Strength. We also decided on only those markets which meet "All" conditions.
We could have chosen "Any".
In this manner, you can choose any number of indicators and any number of ranges. You
can add the same indicator twice, if you want two different criteria for it. You can
select markets which match any criteria or only those which match all criteria.
We then decide to order the results by descending Neural Index Stength, and limit the
results to the top 5.
The results are 5 good opportunities from 97 original markets:
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How to Create Your Own IntelliScan
The default IntelliScan indicators are:
l Market Name
l Symbol
l Medium Term Crossover Days
l Medium Term Crossover Direction
l Neural Index Days
l Neural Index Strength
l Short Term Diff Trend Direction
l Medium Term Diff Trend Direction
l Long Term Diff Trend Direction
l Predicted Trading Range Direction
These indicators are effective at predicting and confirming changes in trend direction.
However, you can modify the IntelliScan defaults by adding or removing indicators, and
then saving them as the new defaults.
How to Modify IntelliScan Defaults
Adding Indicators
l Drag the desired indicators from the Indicators panel and drop them onto the
IntelliScan tab.
l You can add any indicator from the IntelliScan category, or any other indicator
which shows "Applies To: IntelliScan" in its bottom Description panel.
Deleting, Hiding, or Changing Properties of Indicators
l From the IntelliScan Heading- right click on the column header of the indic-
ator. Then select "Hide Selected Item", "Remove Indicator", or "Properties"
from the drop down menu.
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l From the Indicators Menu- click Indicators (down arrow) button above Intel-
liScan to display a drop down list of the indicators that are currently in the Intel-
liScan.
l Hide- remove the check from the box to the left of an indicator name, to
hide that indicator. Restore the check if you want to show it again.
l Delete- click the (red circle X) to delete an indicator. If you want to add
the indicator back again, you need to drag it from the Indicators panel.
l Edit- click the pencil icon to edit the properties of the indicator.
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Arranging Columns
You can rearrange the order of columns by simply dragging a column from its default
position to a new position and dropping it.
How to Save (or discard) Changes

When you make changes to an IntelliScan, they apply only to that IntelliScan. If you
want them to apply globally, you can right-click and select "Save As Default".
You can also discard your changes and restore your last default settings by selecting
"Load from Default". Or, you can restore the original factory defaults by selecting
"Restore Factory Default".
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How to Use IntelliScan to Identify Trading Opportunities
Although you can identify trading opportunities on a standard chart, this process is very
time consuming for a large number of markets. IntelliScan is a screening tool designed
to significantly reduce the time required to find the best trading opportunities.
The default IntelliScan includes the following indicators:
l Medium Term Crossover Days- how many days ago was the last time the pre-
dicted medium moving average crossed the actual medium moving average
l Medium Term Crossover Direction- the direction (up or down) of the most
recent crossover
l Neural Index Strength- the direction and strength of the Neural Index
l Short Term Diff Trend Direction- if the predicted short term moving average
difference is sloping up or down
l Medium Term Diff Trend Direction- if the predicted medium term moving aver-
age difference is sloping up or down
l Long Term Diff Trend Direction- if the predicted long term moving average is
sloping up or down
l Predicted Trading Range Direction- if the predicted next day high and pre-
dicted next day low are expected to be higher or lower than the previous day
Note: you can change the indicators as you see fit. For this discussion, we will use the default
indicators.
The more indicators which are giving the same signal, the better the trading oppor-
tunity. As an example, let's see how to screen all of VantagePoint's U.S. Stocks to a
small number of trading opportunities. This is a real scenario, based on actual market
data at the time of scanning.
We start with over 600 markets. Imagine trying to evaluate them on a chart-by-chart
basis. However, using IntelliScan, we are able to quickly narrow down to 14 markets
that meet our trade criteria. And, it takes less than five minutes!
In this example, we use the Basic Filter technique. The same process can be done easier
in Filter Wizard, if you have that option.
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Simple Position Trade Setup
l Add the markets that you want to evaluate to IntelliScan. In this case, we go to
the Market Tree, right-click on "US Stocks" and choose "Add to IntelliScan".
This adds 97 markets to IntelliScan.
l Enter "=1" in the filter row underneath the heading of the Medium Term Cros-
sover Days column. This means that the predicted moving average crossed the
actual moving average one day ago. You want to pick markets with the most
recent predicted change in trading direction to ensure that you are not chasing
after old trends.
l This first step quickly narrows down the field from 97 markets to 21.
The next column, Medium Term Crossover Direction,shows the direction of the cros-
sover. “up” means that the blue line (predicted trend) crossed above the gray line
(actual trend), predicting an up trend. “down” means that the blue line crossed below
the gray line, predicting a down trend. In this example, we are focusing on up trends and
therefore select “up” .
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We want the Neural Index Strength to agree with the market trend direction predicted
by the Medium Term Crossover Direction. When Neural Index Strength is a negative
number this confirms a predicted down trend. When Neural Index Strength is a positive
number this confirms a predicted up trend.
For this step, we filter our Crossover to "up" and Neural Index Strength > 0. This further
narrows our choices from 97 to 12 markets.
Short Term Diff Trend, Medium Term Diff Trend, and Long Term Diff Trend are addi-
tional trend confirming indicators. These tell you if those difference lines are sloping
upward or downward on the chart. Look for all three to be either “up” or “down”.
We choose values consistent with the trend direction predicted by the Medium Term
Crossover and Neural Index Strength.
This additional filtering reduces our target markets to 11.
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The Predicted Trading Direction offers a final confirmation of the trend.“up” means
that a higher high is predicted and this would confirm a predicted up trend. "down"
means that a lower low is predicted and this would confirm a predicted downtrend.
A value of "none" means that neither a higher high nor a lower low is predicted. We
want to see markets with a Predicted Trading Direction of "up".
That's it! In a few simple steps we identified the best 6 candidates out of 97 markets for
our position trade. Now, we can open charts for just those markets and take a more in-
depth look at the actual trading history. We can see how other indicators have
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developed over time. This cuts out a great deal of wasted time, by not looking at mar-
kets that simply don't matter today.
You've now seen how easy it is to use IntelliScan to screen markets. Once you become
comfortable with it, you may want to experiment with additional indicators and more
advanced filtering. You can easily match IntelliScan to your trading goals, and exper-
iment with new techniques.
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Markets Panel
The "Markets, Portfolio, and Open Views" panels are organized lists of markets, shown
on the left side of your screen.
The "Markets" panel shows markets by types, sectors, and market. You can use it to
build portfolios, open views, and obtain general information about markets. You can
also search by market name or symbol.
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1. Close- click the "x" to close the panel. This will free up space for IntelliScan and other
views. To restore the hidden panel, select the "Markets" menu on the main menu and
then click "Show Markets".
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2. Auto Hide- thumbtack icon next to the "x" is an alternate to closing and then re-
opening the pane. It will temporarily auto-hide the panel. To disable auto-hide, simply
click it again. In auto-hide mode, the panel will slide out of view when you move the
cursor off it. You can then hover over the market panel icon at top left (not shown) to
slide it back into view. When the pin is horizontal, auto-hide is enabled; when it is ver-
tical, it is disabled.
3. Markets- click on the tab to display the complete list of products, sectors, markets,
and symbols which are licensed for your use.
4. Market types- Futures, Forex, ETFs, and US Stocks are examples of market types. If
you click the arrow next to the name, its sectors (or categories) will be displayed below.
In the image, US Stocks was expanded to show its sectors which include Basic mater-
ials, Capital Goods, and Conglomerates, etc.
5. Sectors- these are groups of markets, or categories. If you click the arrow that is to
the left of a sector name, the complete list of markets in that sector will be displayed
below it. You can take this one step farther. Click on the arrow to the left of a market
name and its symbol will be shown.
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6. Search- you can search for a specific market by name and/or symbol. Enter the name
of the market or the symbol that you would like to locate. Then click the magnifying
glass icon to execute your search. VantagePoint will find and highlight the matching
market(s). You can refine your search by using the drop-down arrow next to the mag-
nifying glass.
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Market Properties
Each market in VantagePoint has a "Market Properties" form that lists general inform-
ation about the market, its listing exchange and symbol, and its intermarkets which
were selected for training predictions.
How to open a market properties form
l Find the market that you are interested in on the Market Panel.
l Right click on the market name and then choose "Properties" from the drop
down menu.
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General tab
Click on the "General" tab to view general properties and access links to the listing
exchange and market web sites. The properties forms will vary slightly between markets
types (futures, Forex, stocks, etc) to reflect their inherent differences.
This information provides an extremely pared-down look at the properties of the selec-
ted market. For detailed information click on the "Research Link". For stocks and ETFs,
this link will take you directly to the company or fund website. For futures this link will
take you to detailed market information on the listing exchange's website. For Forex
this link will take you to Forex news on the Barchart website. If you need more inform-
ation on the listing exchange itself then click the "Listing Exchange" link.
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Symbol or Contracts tab
The second tab on the properties form is called "Symbol" for stocks, ETFs, or Forex mar-
kets. It is called "Contracts" for futures market.
A "Symbol or Contracts" tab shows the ticker symbol for the selected market.
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A "Contracts" tab shows the futures contracts that are available in the VantagePoint
database. Contracts that are listed here are not necessarily listed on the exchange. For
example, some will already be expired (no longer traded) and others are so far out in
the future that they are not yet being traded.
Below see an example of the"Contracts" tab.
Intermarkets tab
Click on the "Intermarkets" tab to see the intermarkets that were used in the training
process of predictions for the selected market. Click on one of the column headings if
you want to sort the intermarkets by that heading.
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Portfolios
About Portfolios
l A portfolio is a list of markets you want to work with as a group.

l You can create as many portfolios as you like, but you can only work with one
at a time.
l Each portfolio is saved as a separate file on your computer, so that you can
store them anywhere you like, make copies, and back them up.
l When you save a portfolio, any open charts or history grids will be saved with it.
These views will be restored when you open the portfolio.
l The markets in the currently open portfolio are displayed on the Portfolio Panel.
l There are several quick and easy ways to add markets to a portfolio and to open
views for portfolio markets.
Suggestions for Use

The Market Panel provides an organized list of all markets. You can navigate to any mar-
ket of interest and open its chart or history grid.
However, because of the large number of markets, you may find it inconvenient to
always work directly with the Market Panel. By picking markets from the panel and
adding them to a portfolio, you create a more manageable and personal list of markets.
Here are a few suggestions for using portfolios:
l Some of the sectors, like Technology, are very large and may include markets
that you are not interested in trading. You can create a portfolio that consists of
only the markets relevant to your trading activities.
l You can create a portfolio that consists of markets or contracts in which you cur-
rently hold positions.
l Forex traders may be interested in trading only the major pairs. However, the
movement of some of the cross pairs and economic benchmarks, like the price
of gold and crude oil may factor into your analysis. You can create a portfolio
that includes the major pairs, relevant cross pairs, and economic benchmarks.
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How to Build a Portfolio
You can add markets to a portfolio from the Market Panel, from open views, or from
IntelliScan.
Market Panel
The Market Panel shows a complete list of all markets and futures contracts.
To build a portfolio, you can select specific markets, entire categories or sectors, or
even all markets of the same type (i.e. Futures, Forex, US Stocks). You simply drag &
drop them onto the portfolio tab, or select and right-click to add using a drop-down
menu.
To select a block of items, left click on the first item on the list, press the Shift key on
your keyboard, then left click on the last item on the list. This "Shift-clicking" selects
everything from first to last. You can't omit certain items from your selection using this
method. To select multiple items that aren't grouped together, hold down the Ctrl key
on your keyboard and then left click each item that you want to select.This method
does allow you to omit certain items.
Drag & Drop
1. Click on the "Markets Panel" and select the items that you want to add to the
portfolio.
2. Click on an item and hold the left mouse button down.
3. Drag the items to the "Portfolio" tab header.
4. Release the left mouse button when the items are positioned directly over the
"Portfolio" tab header.
5. You can then click on the "Portfolio" tab to see the items that you just added.
Menu
1. Click on the Markets Panel and select the items that you want to add to the
portfolio.
2. Right click on one of the selected items to display a context menu.
3. Select Add to Portfolio on the menu.
4. You can click on the Portfolio tab to see the list of items that you just added.
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Open Views
To add the market of an open chart or history grid to the portfolio. Simply right-click
anywhere in the view to open its context menu. Select the "Add to Portfolio" option.
IntelliScan
Select the items that you would like to add to the portfolio. Then right click in the
IntelliScan area and select "Add to Portfolio" from the drop down menu.
Portfolio Functions
The portfolio panel displays markets in alphabetic order by default. It offers a search
box to locate a specific market by name, or by symbol. You can click the heading to
reverse the order, by either Symbol or Market Name.
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Portfolio Functions on the Main menu
The Portfolio drop down menu of the main menu includes functions that apply to the
portfolio file, or to all of the markets in the portfolio. If you want to work with indi-
vidual portfolio markets, or selected groups of markets, then you need to use the port-
folio context menu.
Portfolio Context Menu

The portfolio context menu includes functions that will work with just the items that
you select in the portfolio.
Begin by selecting the desired markets/symbols from the list in the portfolio panel.
Right click to display the portfolio context menu. Then, select the desired option from
the menu.
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A brief description of each of the menu items:
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l Open Chart- open a chart for the selected item(s)
l Open History Grid- open a history grid for the selected item(s)
l Open All- open a chart and a history grid for the selected item(s)
l Remove from Portfolio- delete the selected item(s) from the portfolio
l Add to IntelliScan- add the selected item(s) to IntelliScan
l Rollover- replace an outdated future contract with the current contract
l Close All Related- close any open views for the selected item(s)
l Properties- open the Properties form of the selected market. This feature can
only be used for one market at a time.
How to Find Portfolio Items

Here are a few techniques for finding individual markets in a portfolio:
l Click on the "Market Name" heading to sort the items alphabetically by market
name. Click again if you want to sort in reverse order.
l Click on the "Symbol" heading to sort the items alphabetically by Symbol
name. Click again if you want to sort in reverse order.
l Click in the box labeled "Search Portfolio" at the top of the panel. Type the full
or partial name of the market or symbol and then click the small magnifying
glass on the right. VantagePoint will find the first market which matches and
highlight it in the portfolio. If that is not the market you are looking for, click
the magnifying glass additional times to find your market.
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Portfolio
The "Portfolio" panel (next to the "Markets" panel) displays a list of all the mar-
kets/symbols that are currently included in the open portfolio.
Add portfolio items to IntelliScan
Add ALL portfolio items to IntelliScan
l Click on the "Portfolio" tab of the main menu.

l Select "Add All to IntelliScan".
l This action will add all of the markets in the portfolio to the selected Intel-
liScan. If there is no current IntelliScan, you will be prompted to open a new
IntelliScan.
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Add one or more selected portfolio items to IntelliScan
l Left click to select the desired item from the portfolio. To select multiple items
hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while you left click on each item
that you want to select. To select a block of items left click on the first item,
hold down the CTRL + Shift keys on your keyboard and then left click on the
last item.
l Right click on the selected items and then choose add to IntelliScan from the
drop down menu.
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l This action will add the selected portfolio items to the active IntelliScan tab. It
will prompt you to open a new IntelliScan, if one is not already open.
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Open portfolio items as a chart or grid
Open views for ALL items in the portfolio
l Click on the "Portfolio" item of the main menu.

l Click the "Open All Charts" button if you want to open a chart for each item in
the portfolio. Click the "Open All History Grids" button if you want to open a
history grid for each item in the portfolio.
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Open views for selected portfolio items
l Left click to select the desired item from the portfolio. To select multiple items
hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while you left click on each item
that you want to select. To select a block of items left click on the first item,
hold down the CTRL + Shift keys on your keyboard and then left click on the
last item.
l Right click on the selected items and then select either "Open Chart" or "Open
History Grid" to open the corresponding view for each selected item. You can
also select "Open All" to open both a chart and history grid for each item in the
portfolio.
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Search the portfolio by market name or symbol
You can search the portfolio by market name or symbol. To do this, click in the "Search
Portfolio" box at the top of the portfolio tab. Type in all or part of the market name or
symbol. Then click the magnifying glass icon that is to the right of the box to execute
the search.
Remove one or more items from the portfolio

Simply select the item(s) that you want to remove, and then click the keyboard Delete
key. Or, you can right-click to bring up the context menu and select Remove from Port-
folio.
Rollover expired futures contracts

The rollover feature is an easy way to refresh your portfolio so that it only includes the
current contracts for futures markets. You can rollover all contracts in the portfolio, or
you can select specific contracts to rollover.
To do this, select the contracts to rollover and then right-click to open the context
menu and select Rollover. Or, for all contracts, right-click on the portfolio tab at the
top and select Rollover.
Expired contracts will be replaced by the currently active contract of its future market.
Open the "Properties" form for the selected item

You can select a portfolio item and then open its "Properties" form and view basic mar-
ket information, available contracts/symbols, and the intermarkets that are used to gen-
erate predictions.
To do this, select the desired item in the portfolio list. Then right click on the item and
choose "Properties" from the context menu.
Make the portfolio available for offline use

VantagePoint requires an Internet connect to download market data and predictions.
However, there may be times that you want to use VantagePoint when no Internet con-
nection is available. You can plan for these times by making the portfolio available for
offline use.
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Do this close to the time when you expect to be away from the Internet to ensure that
you have the most recent data available for offline analysis. You will need to do this
separately for each portfolio that you want to use in offline mode:
l Right click on the "Portfolio" tab and choose "Make Available Offline" from the
drop down menu.
l If you recently made changes to the portfolio but did not save them, Vant-
agePoint will prompt you to save. Click "OK" to save the changes and continue.
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l The next form, "Make Available Offline" provides detailed information about
the data that is available offline. Click "OK" to start the download of offline
data.
l While the download is in progress, a yellow thumbtack icon will be displayed on

the "Portfolio" tab. Hover your mouse over the icon to see the progress of the
download. When the download is complete, the color of this icon changes from
yellow to green.
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Activation Failed
If you received the message that Activation Failed, it means there is an issue with your
product license. This condition is easy to resolve.
Follow these steps:
1. Is your computer connected to the Internet? If not, connect to the internet and
then renew the license using the File menu at top left of the screen:
2. Did you copy the Activation Key that Customer Support emailed you and paste
it into the "Enter Product Key" form? Make sure that you did not accidentally
copy any blank spaces before or after the key. Entering a key with leading or
trailing spaces may cause activation to fail. Re-enter your product key using File
menu at the top left of the screen.
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3. If you typed the key manually, you may have entered it wrong. Recheck your
Customer Support email and re-enter the product key using File menu at the top
left of the screen. .
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If activation still fails, contact Customer Support at 813-973-3875.
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Technical Indicators
The Technical category of indicators is optional and includes predicted versions of the
well-known technical indicators MACD, RSI, Stochastic and TSI. These are located on
the Indicators panel for users who selected them:
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MACD
VantagePoint MACD is the traditional MACD predicted ahead one period. It consists of
three components:
l MACD Moving Average (MACD.MA) is a momentum indicator that is cal-

culated by subtracting a 26-day EMA from a 12-day EMA.
l MACD Trigger (MACD.Trigger) is 9-day EMA of the MACD Moving Average
(MACD.MA).
l MACD Difference (MACD.Diff) is the mathematical difference between
MACD.MA and MACD.Trigger.
MACD is included in the optional category of "Technical" indicators.
Interpretation Tips:
l When the MACD.MA line crosses below MACD.Trigger, this predicts a possible
reversal of the current uptrend to a new downtrend.
l When the MACD.MA line crosses above MACD.Trigger, this predicts a possible
reversal of the current downtrend to a new uptrend.
l Another crossover indicator occurs when the MACD.MA crosses above or below
the zero line.
l MACD.MA can also indicate an overbought or oversold condition when it pulls
away from MACD.Trigger. This suggests the price of the market may be due for
a correction that will bring the averages back together.
l MACD.MA can also be used to spot underlying strength or weakness when its
movement diverges from the movement of prices.
l The difference line MACD.Diff is positive when MACD.MA is above MACD.Trig-
ger and negative when MACD.MA is below MACD.Trigger.
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RSI
VantagePoint RSI is the traditional Relative Strength Index predicted one day ahead. It
compares an average of "up" closes to an average of "down" closes for 14 days to pre-
dict a market’s strength or weakness.
RSI is plotted on a scale of 0 to 100. Readings above 70 indicate an overbought market;
readings below 30 indicate an oversold market. RSI is included in the optional "Tech-
nical" indicators group.
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Stochastic
VantagePoint Stochastic is the conventional Stochastic indicator predicted one day
ahead. It consists of two components:
l Stochastic %K (Stoch.%K) predicts a 14-day stochastic oscillator one period

ahead, comparing the market's current close to its price range over 14 days.
l Stochastic %D (Stoch.%D) predicts a 3-period moving average (%D) of the
Stoch.%K one period ahead.
The Stochastic is included in the optional "Technical" category of indicators.
Interpretation Tips
l The Stochastic indicator is based on the position of the close relative to the
high or low of the day.
l During periods of price decreases, the daily closes tend to accumulate near the
daily lows.
l During periods of price increases, the daily closes tend to accumulate near the
daily highs.
l Stochastic %K and %D are plotted on a scale ranging from 0 to 100. Readings
above 80 indicate an overbought condition; readings below 20 indicate an over-
sold condition.
l When the Stochastic %K crosses over the %D line in overbought (>80) or over-
sold (<20) territory, this can indicate that the market is about to reverse course.
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TSI
VantagePoint TSI is the traditional TSI (True Strength Index) predicted one day ahead.
It consists of two components:
l TSI (TSI.Index) predicts the True Strength Index one period in advance.
l TSI Trigger (TS.Trigger) is a 7-period EMA 1 of the TSI.
TSI is included in the optional category of "Technical" indicators.
Interpretation Tips
l TSI is a momentum indicator that was derived from RSI to identify overbought
or oversold conditions.
l Trend reversals may be anticipated when the TSI crosses over the trigger line.
l TSI values can range from +100 to -100.
l The chart includes dashed lines at +25 and -25.
l TSI values greater than +25 indicate an oversold condition.
l TSI values less than -25 indicate an overbought condition.
l A divergence between TSI and price can be used to anticipate if a trend will con-
tinue, or start to weaken and reverse.
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Larry Williams Indicators
Larry Williams is probably the most widely known individual trader in the world. He cre-
ated innovative trading concepts before there were personal computers and continues
today with a busy schedule of seminar appearances and writings.
Larry developed two indicators specifically for VantagePoint that gauge the attitude of
professionals. These optional indicators will give you an edge in your trading. They will
appear on the Indicators Panel under Technical Indicators, if you selected them.
Electronic Market Accumulation Index (EMAI)

For a market to rally it needs new buyers coming in, and institutional interests not
selling under the guise of strength. The William's EMAI measures professional accu-
mulation and distribution along the lines of On-Balance Volume, but it is far superior
because it is designed specifically for the electronic markets that now dominate trad-
ing.
Look for divergences between market price and EMAI. A new price high which is not sup-
ported by an EMAI high is bearish; it means that the professional traders are starting to
lose faith in the uptrend and are beginning to sell off their positions. Likewise, a new
low price not supported by an EMAI low is bullish.
Professional Sentiment Index (PSI)

Williams likes to be in sync with what “professional traders” are doing. Monitoring the
professionals’ attitude toward a market, PSI derives a percentage of bullishness.
When PSI is high (above 80), the professionals are bullish and it’s time to review other
VantagePoint indicators and consider long trades. If PSI is low (below 20), the pro-
fessionals are bearish and you should consider short trades.
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WHICH CAN INFLUENCE LICENSEE’S TRADING RESULTS SUCH THAT HIS OR ITS
PERFORMANCE RESULTS MAY BE BETTER OR WORSE THAN THAT OF OTHER
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TRADERS INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY ALSO BE USING LICENSED PACKAGE AT
THE SAME TIME. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS MARKET TECHNOLOGIES
RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSEE’S TRADING RESULTS OR PERFORMANCE BASED UPON
THE TRADING DECISIONS THAT LICENSEE MAKES. FURTHERMORE, IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY
INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. LICENSEE
AGREES THAT NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE OR HAS BEEN MADE THAT
ANY ACCOUNT OR TRADE WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES
SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN IN LICENSED PACKAGE OR IN ANY OF MARKET
TECHNOLOGIES’ PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY
SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE
ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING
PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS
IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN
ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND
NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO
WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN
SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY
AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS
RELATED TO THE MARKETS, IN GENERAL, OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY
SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM, WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE
PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS, AND ALL OF WHICH
CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. MARKET TECHNOLOGIES
HAS HAD LITTLE OR NO EXPERIENCE IN TRADING ACTUAL ACCOUNTS FOR ITSELF
OR FOR CUSTOMERS. SINCE THERE ARE NO ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS TO
COMPARE TO THE HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS, LICENSEE SHOULD BE
PARTICULARLY WARY OF PLACING UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE HYPOTHETICAL
PERFORMANCE RESULTS.
15. Hold Harmless; Indemnification; Release; Covenant Not to Sue. Licensee acknow-
ledges it is fully aware of the hazards and risks, including financial risks, associated with
trading in commodity and financial futures, Forex, ETF and equities and the use of
Licensed Package. In part consideration of the License granted herein, Licensee agrees
to release, indemnify and hold harmless Market Technologies, its successors, affiliates
and assigns, and each of their respective officers, members, managers, directors, employ-
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respect to each Releasee, and covenants not to sue any Releasee for, any and all liab-
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(collectively, the “Liabilities”) arising out of or in connection with Licensee’s use of
Licensed Package or trading decisions and payment of any fees associated with the
License, Updates or Paid Customer Support. Such hold harmless, release, discharge,
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waiver and covenant not to sue shall include but not be limited to any Liabilities
caused, in whole or in part, by the negligence (of any type) of any Releasee in con-
nection with Licensed Package or the promotion or marketing thereof. However, such
Liabilities shall not include Market Technologies’ obligation, under Section 9 above, to
replace a defective CD-ROM Disk.
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Forex, ETF and equities traders in the furtherance of their investment pursuits are the
intended users of Licensed Package. Licensed Package is not designed for educational
use or uses outside the commodity and financial futures, Forex, ETF and equities fields.
Licensee hereby represents to Market Technologies that Licensee is aware of the risks
associated with the commodity and financial futures, Forex, ETF and equities fields and
any program of trading therein.
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export jurisdiction. Licensee agrees to comply with all applicable international and
national laws that apply to Licensed Package, including the U.S. Export Administration
Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use, and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and
other governments and shall pay all tariffs, duties and fees where applicable.
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preted and construed in accordance with the decisional laws of the State of Florida.
This choice of law provision is intended to operate to the exclusion of (a) any choice of
law or other law or provision that would result in this Agreement or any disputes arising
out of or related to this Agreement being resolved by the decisional laws of any other
state or country and (b) any law or convention that would otherwise apply including,
but not limited to, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods. If awarded, the total of all damages due to Licensee shall be in accord-
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and cede to the Court all matters of law and fact for resolution. Licensee and Market
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action arising out of, related to, or in connection with this Agreement shall be in Hills-
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proceeding against Market Technologies in any other venue in violation of this forum
selection clause and Market Technologies is the prevailing party on a motion to dismiss
for improper venue or motion to transfer venue, Market Technologies will be imme-
diately entitled to recover its costs and attorney’s fees associated with such motion.
Licensee hereby irrevocably consents to personal jurisdiction in the State of Florida and
hereby waives any claim or defense that such venue is not convenient or proper, and
consents to service of process by any means authorized by Florida law.
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19. Term. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by one or more of the
following occurrences:
a. Breach by Licensee of any term or condition of this Agreement; provided that, except
as set forth below, Market Technologies shall give Licensee written notice of such ter-
mination at the last known address of Licensee. If Licensee fails to cure such breach
within ten (10) days after such notice, Licensee shall immediately cease all use of
Licensed Package.
b. Without notice, upon breach by Licensee of any of the conditions set forth in Section
3 or Section 4 above.
Upon termination due to any occurrence enumerated in Subsections 19(a) or 19(b)
above, Licensee shall immediately return to Market Technologies the Licensed Package
& All Derivations and all Updates in Licensee’s possession, including all copies, doc-
umentation, and materials, without refund or credit and without prejudice to any other
rights Market Technologies may have.
20. Refund. Licensed Package may be returned at Licensee’s expense for a partial refund
(excluding a $495.00 refund processing fee) provided that Licensee meets each of the
following conditions: (a) Licensee must contact Market Technologies by telephone dur-
ing its normal business hours to facilitate the deactivation of VantagePoint from
Licensee’s computer; (b) If Licensee received the Licensed Package on a CD-ROM, the
original CD-ROM containing VantagePoint must be returned to Market Technologies (as
specified herein) and postmarked by Licensee within fifteen (15) calendar days from the
Date of Initial Receipt by Licensee (“Return Period”). It is strongly encouraged that
Licensee use a traceable, overnight carrier to ensure compliance with the provisions of
this section, as there will be no exceptions should this time frame not be met. Altern-
atively, if VantagePoint was downloaded from Market Technologies’ website by
Licensee over the Internet, Licensee must delete VantagePoint in its entirety from
Licensee’s computer and confirm in writing within the Return Period that Licensee has
done so; (c) the Licensee executes and returns a License Termination and Release Agree-
ment (the “Termination Agreement”). Upon request by You, at any time either prior to
or after executing this Agreement, a copy of the Termination Agreement will be
emailed to You by Market Technologies; and (d) Market Technologies receives the Ter-
mination Agreement executed by Licensee, postmarked within ten (10) days from the
date that Market Technologies sent the Termination Agreement to Licensee. Market
Technologies will only issue the refund amount after all four of the foregoing conditions
have been met. If all four of the foregoing conditions have not been met, Licensee shall
not be entitled to any refund, notwithstanding Licensee’s completion of one or more of
the foregoing conditions. A return must include all versions, parts, VantagePoint
Products and Market Applications of Licensed Package & All Derivations and all
Updates then within the care, custody or control of Licensee, including the user doc-
umentation and related materials, including any promotional offers that were made
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available to Licensee. Subsequent licensing of additional Updates or components,
and/or enabling of VantagePoint Products or Market Applications or add-ons of any
kind for the benefit of the Licensee does not extend the Return Period for any previous
Licensee’s Enabled Product(s), Licensee’s Enabled Applications or previous versions of
VantagePoint. Additional VantagePoint Products and/or Market Applications enabled
through a new Registration and operating on the same Licensee’s computer under the
Licensee’s existing License, in accordance with Sections 2(b) and 2(c)(1), does not estab-
lish a new Return Period for the newly enabled VantagePoint Products or Market Applic-
ations. It is incumbent on Licensee to call Market Technologies at (813) 973-3875,
Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to deactivate Vant-
agePoint from Licensee’s computer.
IF LICENSEE RETAINS LICENSED PACKAGE BEYOND THE RETURN PERIOD, IT IS
UNDERSTOOD THAT LICENSEE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF THE FEE
PAID BY LICENSEE FOR LICENSEE’S ENABLED PRODUCT(S) AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
LICENSEE’S ENABLED APPLICATION(S) FOR ANY REASON REGARDLESS OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
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inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Market Technologies, its successors and
assigns, and Licensee, his or its successors, heirs, and personal representatives.
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action to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, Market Technologies may
recover its reasonable Attorney’s fees (up to and including any appellate proceedings)
and costs from the Licensee whether or not litigation results. This Section shall be con-
strued as an agreement, independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the
existence of any claim or cause of action on the part of Licensee against Market Tech-
nologies, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a
defense to the enforcement by Market Technologies of the provisions of this Section.
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erence and shall not control the meaning or the interpretation of any of the provisions
of this Agreement.
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ment between them governing the use of Licensed Package by the Licensee and super-
sedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, or any other communications
between them relating to the subject matter hereof.
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oral statements, but only by a license agreement modification (“License Agreement
Modification”). The Licensee must execute and return a License Agreement Modi-
fication and Market Technologies must receive the License Agreement Modification
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executed by Licensee, postmarked within ten (10) days from the date that Market Tech-
nologies sent the License Agreement Modification to Licensee. The License Agreement
Modification shall become effective (the “Effective Date”) upon receipt by Market Tech-
nologies.
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and control all obligations of Licensee with respect to the current version of the
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ance with Section 10 of this Agreement shall be governed by the version of the License
Agreement accepted by the Licensee when installing such updated and subsequent ver-
sions of VantagePoint on Licensee’s single computer; provided, however, that, this ver-
sion of the License Agreement shall control if the installation and/or use of such
updated and subsequent versions of VantagePoint are not supported by consideration.
Obligations of the Licensee with respect to the enabling of additional VantagePoint
Product(s) and/or Market Applications on the Licensee’s existing computer, or the licens-
ing of VantagePoint on a Licensee’s second computer, shall be governed and controlled
by the applicable License in accordance with Section 2(b) and 2(c) of this Agreement at
the time the new VantagePoint Products and/or Market Applications are enabled on
the Licensee’s initial computer, or VantagePoint is installed on the Licensee’s second
computer under a new License.
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the terms contained within this Agreement and without relying upon any oral or written
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resentatives that are not set forth in this Agreement.
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forceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement will,
nevertheless, remain in full force and effect in that jurisdiction.
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ment for any reason, then Licensee must contact Market Technologies to deactivate
and remove VantagePoint from Licensee’s computer, or if the Licensed Package was
sent to the Licensee on a CD-ROM, the Licensee must obtain a Return Merchandise
Authorization number ("RMA") within five (5) calendar days from the Date of Initial
Receipt by Licensee of Licensed Package, must display the RMA number prominently on
the outside of the Licensed Package, and must return all materials comprising Licensed
Package to Market Technologies postmarked by Licensee within ten (10) calendar days
from the Date of Initial Receipt by Licensee of Licensed Package, for a partial refund,
excluding any credit card processing fees incurred by Market Technologies, and its initial
shipping and handling charges if applicable.
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30. Additional Acknowledgements. LICENSEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
LICENSEE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, HAD SUFFICIENT
OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OF LICENSEE’S CHOICE
BEFORE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR CONTINUING WITH THE
INSTALLATION OF VANTAGEPOINT, UNDERSTANDS LICENSEE’S RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENT, AND THAT THE INSTALLATION BY
LICENSEE OF VANTAGEPOINT ON THE LICENSEE’S COMPUTER IS AN ACCEPTANCE
BY THE LICENSEE OF ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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Glossary
predicted high
The predicted high for the next trading period
EMA
Exponential Moving Average- similar to a simple moving average, except that more weight is given to the
My Term
My definition
predicted bar
The predicted bar looks like an actual candlestick or bar and appears immediately after the most recent
actual price bar. The top of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted high for the next trading
period. The bottom of the predicted bar corresponds to the predicted low for the trading period. The
predicted bar is a visual representation of the predicted trading range for the trading period.
predicted bar.
predicted low
the predicted low for the next trading period
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S
SMA
Simple Moving Average- the arithmetic average in which all prices are equally weighted in the cal-
culation
typical
Typical price is the average of the high, low, and close for a single period.
VantagePoint
are "predicted" values that are generated by neural networks that analyze price patterns in the main mar-
kets and its most closely related markets, also known as "intermarkets"
VantagePoint Long Trend

is a moving average crossover that consists of a long predicted moving average and a long actual moving
average. Long-term changes in market trend direction are anticipated when the predicted line crosses
above or below the actual line.
VantagePoint MediumTrend
is a moving average crossover indicator that consists of a medium predicted moving average and a
medium actual moving average. Medium-term changes in market trend direction are anticipated when
the predicted moving average crosses above or below the actual moving average.
VantagePoint ShortTrend
is a moving average crossover indicator that consists of a short predicted moving average and a short
actual moving average. Short-term changes in market trend direction are anticipated when the predicted
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moving average crosses above or below the actual moving average.
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Index
Activation 59
Activation was not successful 207
Bar 85
Category 154
Charts 24
Close Price 88
Custom Lines 28
File menu 46
High Price 89
History grid 130
History Grid Properties 136
How to Interpret a Standard Chart 40
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Indicators 78
Indicators panel 78
IntelliScan 141, 152
IntelliScan Properties 160
IntelliScan Templates 172
Larry Williams Indictors 216
License Agreement 217
Long Term Crossover 99, 155
Long Term Crossover Days 155
Long Term Crossover Direction 155
Long Term Crossover Value 155
Long Term Diff Trend Direction 158
Long Term Difference 101
Long Term Difference Trend 157
Long Term Trend 157
Long Term Trend Days 157
Long Term Trend Direction 157
Low price 90
MACD 211
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MACD Crossover 158
MACD Crossover Days 158
MACD Crossover Direction 158
MACD Crossover Value 158
Main Menu 63
Market 154
Market Properties 185
Market Properties General Tab 186
Market Properties Intermarkets Tab 188
Market Properties Symbol Tab 187
Markets 181
Medium Term Crossover 104, 154
Medium Term Crossover Days 155
Medium Term Crossover Direction 155
Medium Term Crossover Value 155
Medium Term Diff Trend Days 157
Medium Term Diff Trend Direction 157
Medium Term Difference 106
Medium Term Difference Trend 157
Medium Term Trend 156
Medium Term Trend Days 157
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Medium Term Trend Direction 157
Navigating the User Interface 14
Neural Index 109
Neural Index Days 155
Neural Index Direction 155
Neural Index Strength 111
Neural Index Trend 155
Neural Strengh Days 155
Neural Strength Direction 155
Neural Strength Trend 155
Offline Mode 74
Open - Close 91
Open Interest 92
Open Price 94
Open Views 19
Options Charts tab 55
Options Markets tab 53
Options Offline Mode Tab 57
Options Reactivation tab 56
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P
PHigh Diff Days 156
PHigh Diff Direction 156
PLow Diff Direction 156
PLow Diff Trend Days 156
Portfolio 197
Portfolio tab 197
Portfolios 190
Predicted Bar 114, 118
Predicted High 114
Predicted High Difference 115
Predicted High Difference Trend 156
Predicted Low Difference Trend 156
Predicted Trading Range Direction 156
Predictive 97
Price 84
Price Gain 154
Price Trend 154
Price Trend Days 154
Price Trend Direction 154
Product Key 59
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R
RSI 213
RSI Trend Days 159
RSI Trend 159
RSI Trend Direction 159
Short Term Crossover 123, 154
Short Term Crossover Days 154
Short Term Crossover Direction 154
Short Term Crossover Value 154
Short Term Diff Trend Days 157
Short Term Diff Trend Direction 157
Short Term Difference 125
Short Term Difference Trend 157
Short Term Trend 156
Short Term Trend Direction 156
Short TermTrend Days 156
Start Page 73
Stochastic 214
Stochastic Crossover 159
Stochastic Crossover Direction 159
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Stochastic Crossover Periods 159
Stochastic Crossover Value 159
System Options 52
Technical 210
Trend PLong Diff Periods 158
Triple Cross 128
Triple Cross Crossover 158
Triple Crossover Days 158
Triple Crossover Direction 158
Triple Crossover Value 158
TSI 215
TSI Crossover 159
TSI Crossover Direction 159
TSI Crossover Periods 159
TSI Crossover Value 159
User Interface 14
Volume 95
Volume Trend 158
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Volume Trend Days 158
Volume Trend Direction 158
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VantagePoint User Manual 1

Navigating the User Interface 14

How to Work with Open Views 19

How to Use Open Views 20

How to Open Charts and History Grids 22

From the Market Panel 22

From the Portfolio Panel 23

Link a line to prices 29

Line Color and Delete All Lines 31

Custom lines properties 32

Toggle Cursor Visibility 36

Toggle Tooltips Visibility 37

Switch to Bars or Candlesticks 39

How to Interpret a Chart 40

What to Look for in the default Chart 40

Putting It All Together 42

To change the properties of an Indicator: 43

To change the properties of an Indicator Item: 44

To Save the changes: 45

File Menu Commands 46

Product Keys and Activation 59

Initial Activation Procedure 60

Chart (or History Grid) 69

Example of Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups 71

Set the amount of data you want to download 74

Download the data 75

Run in Offline Mode 77

How to Use the Indicators Panel 80

Hide and Show, Auto Hide 81

How to change the properties of indicators 83

Note on Forex Trading Volume 95

Long Term Crossover 99

Long Term Difference 101

Interpretation Tips 103

Medium Term Crossover 104

Interpretation Tips 104

Interpretation Tips 108

Neural Index 109

Neural Index (NeuralX.Max) 109

Interpretation tips 109

Interpretation Tips 110

Neural Index Variations 110

History Grid 110

Neural Index Strength 111

Interpretation Tips 113

Predicted High 114

Predicted High Difference 115

Predicted Low 118

Predicted Low Difference 119

Predicted Range 122

Short Term Crossover 123

Interpretation Tips 124

Interpretation Tips 127

Triple Cross 128

History Grids 130

History Grid Context Menu 134

History Grid Properties 136

Indicator Properties 137

Export History Grid Data 138

About IntelliScan 141

Quick Facts 141

The IntelliScan Panel 141