The Performance Line Chart allows you to create a line chart of up to 12 instruments for a defined time period of your choice as well as control over a number of other input options. Once you are within the chart you will be able to save the chart as well as create a PDF output.

The chart can be manipulated by changing the following:

Performance Period

Choose a performance period from the drop down. If you need a specific performance period choose 'User Specified' which will allow you to enter a 'to' and 'from' date. You can create up to 4 charts with different performance dates in the same page by clicking the 'Add Period' button.

Pricing Spread

The performance basis can be Bid-Bid or Offer-Bid.

Data Frequency

You can choose to have Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Quarterly data points.

Base

By default this will be set to % Change however you can choose this to be Indexed/Lump Sum by clicking the radio button and entering a value in the text box.

Relative

Click the tick box to view a drop down where you can compare your active list to a specific instrument.

Moving Average

A moving average is commonly used with time series data to smooth out short-term fluctuations and highlight longer-term trends or cycles. Click the tick box to view a drop down where you select an instrument from your active list to use as a moving average. The default period will be 60 days, however you can change this by entering your own period in the text box.

Logarithmic

To change to a Logarithmic scale select 'Auto' from the drop down. A logarithmic scale is a scale of measurement using the logarithm of a physical quantity instead of the quantity itself