To access the Business Sector Graph Page, click on Graphs on the VectorVest Express Toolbar, and then click on Sector Graph in the dropdown menu.
You may also access the Business Sector Graph
Page from the Sector Viewer by clicking on the Business Sector Graph Icon
for the single Business Sector that you would like to
graph.
At the top of the Business Sector Graph Page you will find adjustable Business Sector Graph Settings.
Following is a description of the Business Sector Graph Settings:
Time Period
Time Period is composed of two components: Timeframe and Data Frequency.
Timeframe
The first dropdown menu to the right of Time Period represents Timeframe. Timeframe is simply how far back in time to graph the data from the most current date. Time Period selections range from 3 months to 5 years. After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection.
Data Frequency
The second dropdown menu to the right of Time Period represents Data Frequency. Data Frequency is simply the separation distance between data points plotted on the Business Sector Graph. Data Frequency selections are Daily and Weekly. A Daily Data Frequency will plot a data point for each day that the stocks in the Business Sector have traded. A Weekly Data Frequency will plot only data points for each Friday that the stocks in the Business Sector have traded (or the last trading day of each week). After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection.
Graph Size
The third dropdown menu to the right of Time Period represents Graph Size. Graphs can be displayed in Small, Medium, and Large formats. After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection.
Show Price As
The Business Sector price, for a given trading day, is the numerical average of the closing prices of the stocks in that Business Sector. The Show Price As dropdown menu allows the Business Sector price to be plotted as a Line of Business Sector prices, or as OHLC bars (Open, High, Low, Close). After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection.
Top Graph
Each Business Sector Graph is composed of a Top Graph and a Bottom Graph. The Top Graph dropdown menu enables the user to select which type of data they would like to display in the Top Graph. After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection. The available selections for the Top Graph are:
10 Day MA, Price: Business Sector Price and its 10 day Moving Average
20 Day MA, Price: Business Sector Price and its 20 day Moving Average
30 Day MA, Price: Business Sector Price and its 30 day Moving Average
Stop, Price: Business Sector Price and Business Sector Stop Price
Value, Price: Business Sector Price and Business Sector Value
Bottom Graph
Each Business Sector Graph is composed of a Top Graph and a Bottom Graph. The Bottom Graph dropdown menu enables the user to select which type of data they would like to display in the Bottom Graph. After making a selection from the dropdown menu you must click on the Graph button to refresh the graph and display your selection. The available selections for the Bottom Graph are listed below. The Business Sector values for these parameters are the numerical averages of these parameters for all of the stocks in that Business Sector.
GRT (Forecasted Earnings Growth Rate)
VST (Value Safety Timing Vector)