Financial formulas help you analyze data, identify the nature of a sequence of observations, and predict future values using historical observations.

The Chart control provides over thirty technical analysis formulas, such as moving averages, price indicators, volume indicators, oscillators, and forecasting formulas. The figure below shows three series: the input series, the an output series after applying a moving average formula, and an output series after applying a range indicator formula.

Filtering Data

How to Apply a Financial Formula

To apply a financial formula perform the following:

  1. Group and filter the data, if applicable.
  2. (For averaging formulas only) Set the DataManipulator object's IsStartedFromFirst property to the desired value, if applicable.
  3. Use the DataManipulator.FinancialFormula method to apply the formula.
      
    Note: all formulas have specific requirements, including input, output, and additional parameters. Each formula is implemented differently with different default values.