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M2U Online Stocks Live Quotes User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... 2
Stocks: The Menu ............................................................................................... 3
Stocks : Quotation .............................................................................................. 3
Stocks : General Info .......................................................................................... 5
Stocks : Trade Detail .......................................................................................... 6
Overall ........................................................................................................... 7
All Transactions ............................................................................................. 11
Grouped By Time (Chart)................................................................................ 13
Grouped By Price/Volume ............................................................................... 15
Stocks: Announcement/News ............................................................................. 16
Stocks : Technical Analysis ................................................................................ 19
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 20
File Options .................................................................................................. 22
Chart Types: Viewing Different Chart Types ...................................................... 23
Chart Range.................................................................................................. 26
Chart Magnifier ............................................................................................. 33
Drawing & Annotation Tools ............................................................................ 35
Indicators ..................................................................................................... 38
Trading System Indicators (Signal) .................................................................. 42
Show Indicator Value ..................................................................................... 44
Show News ................................................................................................... 45
Adjust Price .................................................................................................. 46
Chart View Layout ......................................................................................... 47
Stocks : Direct Business Transaction ................................................................... 51
Stocks : Odd Lots Info ...................................................................................... 52
Appendix A ....................................................................................................... 53
Colour Code Interpretation ................................................................................ 53
Symbol Interpretation ....................................................................................... 53
Appendix D ....................................................................................................... 54
About Indicators ............................................................................................... 54
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Quotation.
General Info.
Trade Detail.
Announcement/News.
Technical Analysis.
Direct Business Transaction.
Odd Lots Info.
Calculator.
Stocks : Quotation
Displays the real time stock quotations of the stocks listed under Bursa Malaysia. You
can refer to the color representation description in Appendix A as attached in the
Appendices document section.
The quotations are grouped/categorized into various ranking groups for ease of
reference, for example, you may choose to view quotations of the Most Active
Counters, Top Gainers, etc.
You may also categorize your own stocks into your self customised folder labeled as My
Favourites.
To view quotation of stocks, point to Stocks menu and then select Quotation.
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Stock Ranking
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Displays the detailed information regarding a selected stock. You may be able to see the
direct deals information, the odd lots information, etc.
To view the stocks general information, point to Stocks menu and then select
General Info.
You can also press Ctrl + Double-click or Ctrl + Enter on the selected stock
from Stocks : Quotation screen to go to Stocks : General Info screen.
Or, directly press Ctrl + F2, 2.
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Trade Detail displays all trading/transaction details of the selected stock i.e. the volume
involved, the price involved, the transaction type, etc.
To view the stocks trading detail, point to Stocks menu and then select Trade
Detail.
Double-clicking on the selected stock from Stocks : Quotation screen will also
bring you to Stocks : Trade Detail screen.
Or, directly press Ctrl + F2, 3.
Stocks : Trade Details are grouped into various viewings such as:
Trade Details Overall
Trade Details All Transactions
Grouped By Time (Chart)
Grouped By Price
NOTE: Live Quotes utilizes indicators to inform you further on the available
information for each transaction which you can refer to in Appendix D attached in
the Appendices document section.
The Remarks column also provides further information for each transaction i.e.
it may inform you of continuous buy/sell transactions, new highest price, new
lowest price, etc.
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Overall
Overall Trade Details displays trading information summary for the selected stock on a
specific stocks trading day.
You can view trade details Grouped By Time chart, Grouped By Volume vector chart,
Chart By Transactions (Pie Chart), Handy Information and Todays Trade
Summary.
Mouse over the vector chart to trace which price/volume range has the highest
value/volumes add up in total from the Chart by Price/Volume. You can also view
which volume range has the most transactions that occur from the Chart by
Transactions (Pie Chart).
Trade Detail:
Overall
Fast Quote
Intraday Time/Volume Intra day
Chart (Today) Price/Volume Chart
(Today)
Todays Summary
Trade
Click on any area from bottom side of Intra-Day Price/Volume Chart (Today) or
Intra-Day Price Chart (Today) to view the detailed trading transaction (trade detail)
shown in an attached pop up window.
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Detailed Trading
Transaction
Clicking on a price in the Price Volume Chart shows all transactions that occurred at
that particular price.
Clicking on a time in the Time Volume Chart shows all transactions that occurred on
that particular time.
Another special function in the Stocks : Trade Detail is the historical trade selection
view. You can view the trade details for the past month. You can select date from the
dropdown list as shown in the figure below.
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Stocks : Trade Detail screen for the selected date will be displayed. Notice that the
background colour for the previous intra-day chart area is in slightly more dim.
Clicking on a price in the Price Volume Chart shows all transactions that occurred at
that particular price.
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Figure 10. Stocks: Trade Detail - Detailed Trading Transactions for Price / Volume Chart
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All Transactions
Displays the details of each transaction that haves occurred throughout the trading day.
To view all transactions, select the All Transactions icon Trade Detail: All
You can also use the shortcut key Ctrl + A on your keyboard. Transactions
Indicators Icon
Selecting a few transactions in the all transaction list will calculate the VWAP, Avg
Vol/Trans and percentage of Buy Rate of the selected transaction and the is result
displayed at windows status bar as shown in the figure below.
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Calculation Summary
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The transaction details of a selected stock is grouped according to the transaction time
for example, every minute of the day that a transaction has occurred and if the minute is
selected, you may see on your right the transactions that are done in the selected time
and tabulated into a line graph format.
When you mouse over the graph you will be able to see the transaction details on your
left panel of the screen.
The chart allows you to see the transactions movement with ease in chart format.
To view the trade details grouped by time, select the Grouped By Time (Chart)
icon .
You can also use the shortcut key Ctrl + C on your keyboard. Trade Detail:
Grouped by Chart
From the middle panel column, you may also select a time and a pop up window will
appear displaying all transactions at the selected time as shown in the next figure.
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Grouped By Price/Volume
This section combines the details of selected stock transactions grouped according to the
price of stock and also the volume of each stock transaction.
The upper section explains the transactions grouped by price while the lower section
explains the transactions grouped by volume.
For example there may be transaction purchases that occurred at 0.085, 0.080, 0.075.
Thus, all transactions whether buy/sell will be grouped according to the prices. Clicking
on the selected price will display details of transactions as shown on the upper area of
the window.
Another one is transaction details of a selected stock that are grouped according to the
volume range pre defined i.e. 1 99, 100 299, 300 399 and 1000+.
To view the trade details grouped by price, select the Grouped by Price/Volume
icon
You can also use the shortcut key Ctrl + P on your keyboard.
Trade Detail: Grouped
by Price/Volume
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Stocks: Announcement/News
You may refer to the meaning of the symbols in the Appendices document section
attached to this document.
To view the latest announcements of a selected stock, select Stocks >
Announcement / News.
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The latest announcements will be listed on top according to the latest date and
then time.
Select the announcement that you want to view by clicking on the listed titles.
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Technical Analysis is another value-added service which will help you in making the
best investment decisions. It is a method of evaluating securities by analyzing trading
statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume.
To go to the Technical Analysis tool, point to Stocks menu and then select
Technical Analysis.
Or, you can click the Technical Analysis icon located at the Header area.
You can also right-click from highlighted stock at Stocks : Quotation page or any
pop up windows which displays stock quotes.
Or, directly press Ctrl + F2, 8.
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Introduction
The image below show the functions and views of the Technical Analysis screen. As
explained, below are the descriptions related to this screen beginning with chart viewing
selection followed by each of the labeled items.
A B C D E F G H I J K L
Item Description
1 Chart layout displayed once any stock is selected for Technical Analysis
A File Options
B Chart Types
C Chart Range
D Chart Magnifier
E Tools
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Item Description
F Indicators
G Signal
L Handy Info
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File Options
You can use two available selections in order to open existing .dat format file, or to save
your current viewing.
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Chart Type consists of three different charts that are Bar Chart, Line Chart and
Candlestick Chart. Clicking any of the icons from this group will change the displays of
the chart of the current window.
Bar Chart
Bar Chart graphs the open, high, low, and last prices for a specific trading session over
a given period of time.
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Line Chart
Line Chart represents only the closing prices over a set period of time. The line is
formed by connecting the closing prices over the time frame.
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Candlestick Chart
Candlestick Chart provides a quick visual picture of the relationship between opening
and closing prices and their relative strengths or weaknesses, especially for extended
periods.
To view chart in
Candlestick Chart
format:
From the menu bar,
click the Chart Type
icon as shown in the
image.
Next, select Candlestick
Chart from the Chart
Type list.
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Chart Range
Consists of 6 types of charts based on timescale starting from Daily (today), Weekly
(till today), Monthly (till today), Hourly (one hour), 15 Minutes and as detailed down
as 1 Minute. Next is the example if you select Daily Chart view and then followed by
other views.
Daily Chart
Displays daily indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low Price, Closing
and Volume.
Day A
Notice that each bar
represents their respective
day. Written date is each
days date. For example, Day
A falls on 16 May 2012 with Figure 28. Chart Range: Daily Chart (A)
close price lower than the
open price while the day
after, Day B falls on 17 May
2012 with close price
higher than the open price.
Day B
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Weekly Chart
Displays weekly indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low Price,
Closing and Volume.
Week A
Notice that each bar
represents their respective
week. Written date is
every Monday of the Figure 30. Chart Range: Weekly Chart (A)
week. For example, Week
A begins on 7 February
2011 while the week
after, Week B begins on
14 February 2011.
Week B
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Monthly Chart
Displays monthly indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low Price,
Closing and Volume.
Month A
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Hourly Chart
Displays hourly indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low Price,
Closing and Volume.
Hour A
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15 Minutes Chart
Displays every 15 minutes indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low
Price, Closing and Volume.
To view 15 minutes
chart: From the menu
bar, click the Chart
Range icon as shown
in the image.
Next, select the 15
Minutes Chart icon
from the Chart Range
list.
15 Minutes A
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5 Minutes Chart
Displays every 5 minutes indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low
Price, Closing and Volume.
To view 5 minutes
chart: From the menu
bar, click the Chart
Range icon as shown
in the image.
Next, select the 5
Minutes Chart icon
from the Chart Range
list.
5 Minutes A
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1 Minute Chart
Displays every 1 minute indices information such as Open Price, High Price, Low
Price, Closing and Volume.
1 Minute B
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Chart Magnifier
Allows you to zoom in (enlarge) and zoom out (reduce) the size of the chart. It also
provides a magnifier option for specific areas.
Zoom In Magnifier
Zoom Out
Zoom In
To enlarge chart view, select Zoom Out. Notice that if you select this option, the boxes
become wider and the duration or period of viewing will be in a narrow manner (shorter
period).
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Zoom Out
To view chart in a narrower view, select Zoom Out. Notice that if you select this option,
the boxes become narrower and the duration or period of viewing will be in broad
manner (longer period).
Show Magnifier
Next figure shows how the magnifier functions.
Enlarged
zoom result
Selected
zoom area
Point to your preferred area for the magnifier to be applied. The magnifier function is
normally used if the user needs to determine the exact opening and closing price by
looking at the small straight line at the top or bottom line of the bar chart. This is to
ensure both buyers and sellers are aware of the stocks price at that moment.
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Fibonacci
Fibonacci ratios are used in technical analysis to predict retracement areas during
pullbacks, as well as targets, called extensions, for projected price moves.
Fibonacci Fans
Fibonacci Arc
Basic Drawing Tools
Fibonacci Retracements
Horizontal lines that divide the vertical distance by the key Fibonacci ratios of 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%
and 100% to indicate areas of support or resistance at the key Fibonacci levels before it continues in
the original direction. The Fibonacci retracement is the potential retracement of a financial asset's
original move in price.
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Fibonacci Fans
Fan lines that divide the vertical distance by the key Fibonacci ratios of 23.6%, 38.2%, 61.8% and 100%.
Likewise, in a downtrend, if price rises to a Fibonacci Fan trendline, then that trendline is expected to
act as resistance; if that price is pierced, then the next Fibonacci Fan trendline higher is expected to
act as resistance.
Fibonacci Arc
Curve lines that intersect trend line at the key Fibonacci levels of 23.6%, 38.2% and 61.8%.
Erase All
To remove all the previously inserted drawing tools
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Indicators
These indicators will provide detailed analysis technically where it will involve
mathematical calculation and scientific formula calculation. Currently there are
approximately more than 30 indicator options available as listed in the next table.
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24. Moving Average The primary method of interpreting the MACD is with moving
Convergence/Divergence average crossovers. When the shorter-term 12-period exponential
moving average (EMA) crosses over the longer-term 26-period
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There are approximately 6 indicator options available as listed in the table below.
No Indicators Name Description
1. Average Directional Index A Buy signal is generated when the PlusDI crosses above the
(ADX) Trading System
MinusDI. A Sell signal is generated when the PlusDI crosses below
the MinusDI.
2. Commodity Channel A Buy Signal is generated when the CCI crosses above the CCI
Index (CCI) Trading
Control Level (+40). A Buy Exit signal is generated when the CCI
System
crosses below the CCI Control Level (+40), but only if the CCI has
crossed above the CCI Extreme Level (+100) since the most recent
Buy signal was generated. Otherwise, a Buy Exit signal is generated
when the CCI crosses below zero. A Sell signal is generated when
the CCI crosses below the negative CCI Control Level (-40). A Sell
Exit signal is generated when the CCI crosses above the negative
CCI Control Level (-40), but only if the CCI has crossed below the
negative CCI Extreme Level (-100) since the most recent Sell signal
was generated. Otherwise, a Sell Exit signal is generated when the
CCI crosses above zero.
3 Moving Average A Buy signal is generated when the MACD Fast Line crosses above
Convergence/Divergence
the MACD Signal Line. A Sell signal is generated when the MACD
(MACD) Trading System
Fast Line crosses below the MACD Signal Line.
4 Moving Average (MA) A Buy signal is generated when the short Moving Average crosses
Trading System
above the long Moving Average. A Sell signal is generated when
the short Moving Average crosses below the long Moving Average.
5 Relative Strength Index A Buy signal is generated when the short Moving Average crosses
(RSI) Trading System
above the long Moving Average. A Sell signal is generated when
the short Moving Average crosses below the long Moving Average.
6 Stochastic Trading System A Buy signal is generated when Stochastic has crossed below 20,
reached 10, and then crossed back up through 20. A Sell signal is
generated when stochastic has crossed back down through 80.
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On or Turn Off. If you select to Turn Off the indicator , you may only see the line
without any value but if you select to Turn On the indicator , the value of the
highlighted point will be displayed.
Turned Off
Turned On
Figure 56. Technical Analysis: Show Value Indicator (Turned On and Shown)
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Show News
An indicator will be displayed if there is any Announcements/News highlighted for the
specified stock. Please note that the contents of the announcements/news are captured
from MASA feed server from Bursa Malaysia.
Disabled
Enabled
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Adjust Price
This option enables users to make adjustments to the preferred stocks price. Normally,
stocks with Corporate Action issues will have price adjustments.
Click Show Adjusted Price icon (disabled). Once clicked, the icon will change to
Disabled
Figure 59. Technical Analysis: Before Adjust Price (disabled Show Adjust Price)
Enabled
Figure 60. Technical Analysis: After Adjust Price (enabled Show Adjust Price)
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2 4
Select Type from 1 and then key-in Indices or Stock name in 2 . Click 3 to Add
or Delete. Selected Stocks/Indices will be displayed in 4 .
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Selected Year shown in different colour. Pointing cursor on a specific point will show
selected price detail as 1 .
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Definition
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Appendix A
Colour Code Interpretation
Color Interpretation
Red Negative/Decrease value
Green Positive/Increase value
White Static/Unchanged value
Blue Untraded Counters
Grey Suspended Counters
Cyan Main Market Counters
Magenta ACE Market Counters
Symbol Interpretation
Symbol Interpretation
Indicates the availability of news/announcements pertaining to
*
the company on the company announcement page
Indicates Shariah compliant counters
Indicates PN17/PN4/GN3 counters, active with alert
!
announcement
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Appendix D
About Indicators
The transaction price indicator and the transaction type and volume indicator are
found in the Trade Details screen under Stock.
To view the details regarding each indicator, click on About Indicators icon
as mentioned before.
The descriptions of the indicators are as above.
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