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Linking Windows in eSignal

The eSignal application provides multiple features that permit the user to customize and use the pages in a very efficient way. Among those features, we have the Link Windows function.

When you open multiple windows in a page, or layout, you can link these windows in eSignal. With this linking feature, you can follow a particular symbol in multiple charts using different intervals just by clicking the mouse on one symbol in a quote window or by entering the symbol in one of the linked charts. This feature is the Symbol Link, which is mainly identified in the program by the following icon:

You can also see multiple charts with different symbols but still display the same interval in all charts. This feature is the Interval Link, which is identified in the program by the following icon.

Symbol Link

The Symbol Link feature allows you to link two or more windows together. Once the Symbol Link has been activated, a symbol change in one window will be automatically reflected in all windows that have been linked. 

To link a Quote window together with a chart, click on the "S" icon in the Quote window and select a color. In the example shown subsequently, green has been chosen. To disable the link feature, select No Symbol Link.

Next, go to an existing chart or create a new one (File->New->Advanced Chart). On the chart, click on the "S" icon and choose the same color from the Quote window (in this case, green).

Both windows are now linked. Each time you click on a new symbol in the Quote window, the symbol will be automatically updated on the chart. You can link windows by groups using a different color for each group of windows.

If you wish to link two or more charts, the steps are the same. Open the charts you are planning to link and select the same color.

Interval Link

Interval Link makes it possible to link two or more Advanced Charts by Interval. Once the Interval Linking has been activated, interval changes can be easily applied across multiple charts.

Here's how it works:  

On the first chart, make sure the Symbol Link is disabled. Then, click the "I" icon and select a color. In the example shown subsequently, blue has been chosen on a Dow Industrial Index chart.

On the next chart for the NASDAQ Composite, click the "I" icon and select the same color. Once Interval Linking has been set, changes in interval, such as going from a Daily to a 5- or 60-minute interval, can be easily applied to multiple charts.

Other Link Functions

Link to All    
You can have multiple windows and window types (Portfolio, Chart, Quote, and so on) linked in your workspace. This allows you to link multiple groups using different color codes. The feature enables a window to receive all symbol changes from any other window that has Symbol Linking activated, regardless of the color selected. Additionally, the Link to All feature sends any symbol change from the window, using the Link to All feature, to all other windows using any link color. This feature is available for both Symbol and Interval linking. 

To enable the Link to All feature, click on the "S" in the top right corner of your window. Then, click "Link to All". A small "A" will now appear next to the "S", which indicates that the Link to All feature has been enabled and is linked to all other windows.

Regional Link (Market Depth Window)
The Market Depth window allows you to view Regional Data for NYSE and AMEX stocks. To create a new Market Depth window, click File->New->Market Depth. On the title bar, click the "SR" icon and select a color (yellow is used in the sample shown subsequently). Bring up a chart, click on the "S" icon and choose the same color. With Regional Linking enabled, clicking on a region (for example, NYSE, MSE, PSE, and so on) in the Market Depth window (listed under MMID) will send the symbol to any chart linked with the same color. Note: Regional linking will only work with Interval charts.

Options Link (Options Window)

The Options Link feature allows you to send symbols from the Options window directly to an advanced chart. To use the Options link feature, you must be subscribed to OPRA as well as the exchange of the underlying option (i.e., NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ). In the Options window, click on the Options Link icon and select a color. Orange is used in the sample shown subsequently. Bring up a chart, click on the "S" icon and choose the same color. Now that the two windows are linked, clicking on a Put or Call in the Options window will send that symbol directly to the advanced chart.