Performance Formula (Chart Controls)

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The performance formula calculates the rate of price change compared with historical data. It differs from the Rate of Change Formula in that it calculates rate of change against the first available data. The output is a percentage.

This formula can also be used to calculate the rate of volume change.

Sample plot of the performance indicator

Formula Details

Syntax

Chart.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula(
    FinancialFormula.Performance,
    "Price",
    "Performance")

Input Values

This formula takes one input Y value.

  • Price
    Price for which the performance indicator is calculated. It can be any other data for which you wish to calculate the performance indicator, such as volume.

Output Value

This formula outputs one Y value.

  • Performance
    Performance indicator.

Remarks

The Line chart type is a convenient chart type to display the formula output.

Example

The following example takes input from Series1's Y value for the daily close price (Series1:Y4), and outputs the performance indicator on Series3 (Series3:Y).

Chart1.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula (FinancialFormula.Performance, "Series1:Y4", "Series3:Y")

Chart1.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula (FinancialFormula.RateOfChange, 5, "Series1:Y4", "Series3:Y");

See Also

Reference

System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting

Concepts

Financial Formulas
Applying Formulas