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' ENSIGN 5 TUTORIAL
@$2 16 1 46 3
" HELLO, Welcome to ENSIGN 5 "!4
@$7 44 13 29 2
" This tutorial will show you "
" Ensign's capabilities. """""!5
" You may stop the tutorial at "
" any time by pressing ESC . """!4
" Press + to speed up. "
" Press - to slow down. """
" Press PAUSE to pause. "
" Press SPACE to resume. "!8 $7 44 13 29 4
" Although the demo disks have"
" an expiration date, they are"
" fully functional with "
" no limitations. """
" This allows you to become "
" familiar with the software "
" before making a purchase. """!9
" When you buy ENSIGN 5, a "
" security code will be given "
" to you allowing permanent "
" usage of the program. "!9 $7 44 14 30 1 $7 44 7 29 5
" Take time to read the HELP "
"documentation to discover all"
" of Ensign's great features. """!8
" If you have questions, call "
"Bonneville Market Information"
" or Ensign Software. "!8 $7 44 13 29 3
"This is the ENSIGN main menu."""!4
" Selections are made by "
" pressing the yellow letter "
" next to a menu feature. """!8
" You may also click the left "
" MOUSE button to make a "
" menu selection. """!6
" A sub-menu will then appear "
" for the selected feature. "!6 $7 44 14 30 1 $12 44 3 29 4
" Pressing ESC will always "
" bring you back to the "
" main menu. "!6 $7 44 2 29 4
" I will now press P to "
" select the PORTFOLIO menu."!5
"8 18 P ""8 22 PORTFOLIO "!3 P!3 $17 20 3 41 2
" Ensign's 26 portfolio pages have "
" capacity for 520 unique entries, and "
" build intra-day charts for each entry. "!8 $10 20 4 41 5
" Any time-frame that is a multiple of an "
" entry in your portfolio can be charted. "
"For example, a single 5-minute entry will"
" also display a 10 and a 15-minute chart."!15 $17 20 3 41 6
" -AND- Only with Ensign 5 will you be "
" able to follow an unlimited number of "
" Daily, Weekly and Monthly charts !!!! "!12 $17 20 3 41 4
" The first symbol from each portfolio "
" page is shown on this screen. "!8 $5 27 2 24 4
"I will display portfolio"
"page A by pressing A."!6
"6 6 A ""6 10 SP3H "!3 A!4 $6 35 4 40 4
"The 26 portfolio pages can be customized"
" to contain your 520 selected stocks, "
"futures, options, mutual funds, indices,"
" statistics, or user-defined symbols. "!9 $13 35 4 40 2
" The column headings on the portfolio "
" pages can be changed by pressing the "
"F1-F10 function keys. Variations of the"
"portfolio quote data will be displayed. "!9 $6 35 4 40 5
"You can change to other portfolio pages "
" by pressing PgUp and PgDn, or press "
" the letters A through Z to jump "
" directly to a desired portfolio page. "!9 $13 35 4 40 0
" All the symbols in your portfolio pages"
" are creating and updating charts. "!6
" The window at the bottom of the screen "
" displays in-coming news stories. "!2
"23 3 1F 10-13 11:45 BONNEVILLE FINANCIAL UPDATE "
"24 3 1L 10-13 11:40 TX PANHANDLE/W. OKLA FEEDLOT OPENING "
!5 $13 35 4 40 0
" Or, the window at the bottom of the "
" screen can show a Ticker Tape. "!5 $10 2 3 18 2
" I will now press "
" ESC twice to go "
" to the main menu."!5 @!1 $9 41 2 22 4
" You can view Charts "
" by pressing C. "!4
"10 18 C ""10 22 CHARTS "!3 C!3 $16 24 4 36 2
"The Chart Selection screen helps you"
"select and view charts. Frequently "
" viewed charts can be assigned to "
" function keys for quick selection. "!9 $11 24 2 25 0
"I will press the F1 key"
"to view an S&P 500 chart."!5
"11 3 F1""11 7 SPDEMO.5 " (1059
SPDEMO.5 !3 #13 "1 11 376.70 " !4 $15 20 4 28 6
"This chart shows the S&P 500"
"in 5-minute bars. The arrow"
" cursor at the right points "
" to the current bar's price."!9 $3 41 2 28 2
"The price scale is shown at "
"the right edge of the chart."!6 $4 1 3 27 5
"The date, time, and current"
"price are shown in the top "
" left corner of the chart. "!9 $15 20 4 28 4
"Volume bars are shown along "
" the bottom of the chart. "!5
"The TIME intervals are also "
" displayed below the chart. "!5 $11 29 2 24 2
"Pressing D will change"
" to the DAILY chart. "!4 D$3 23 1 22 4
"DAILY HISTORICAL CHART"!3 $8 6 2 31 2
" You can view MORE bars by "
"pressing CTRL-2 on 10-keypad."!5 #445 $7 22 2 22 5
"Pressing W will draw"
" the WEEKLY chart. "!5 W$7 44 1 23 6
"WEEKLY HISTORICAL CHART"!4 $18 25 2 31 5
" Display FEWER price bars by "
"pressing CTRL-7 on 10-keypad."!5 #419 $4 28 2 25 2
" Pressing SHIFT-W will "
"display the MONTHLY chart."!5 w$8 42 1 24 4
"MONTHLY HISTORICAL CHART"!5 $18 25 2 34 5
"Pressing T will take you back to"
"the Intraday 5-minute chart again."!5 (1059 T !2 $14 20 3 30 2
"Ensign 5 will also plot Ratio,"
" Crush, Spread, Percentage, "
" Overlays, and Tick charts. "!8 #27
1%:INDUDEMO.D,IBMDEMO.D !2 $7 18 3 30 4
" This entry is for 1 window "
" with 2 charts overlayed and "
"plotted on a percentage scale."!10 #13 $5 42 1 17 2
"PERCENTAGE CHARTS"!8 $19 20 2 30 4
" Press ESC to return "
" to the SELECTION menu. "!4 #27 !2 $11 18 10 51 3
" To display a windowed screen, begin your entry "
"with the number of charts, followed by a colon ':'."
" Then, list the charts separated by commas ','. """!9
" Here are some window choices: "
" 1: 1 full screen chart 2V: 2 charts vertical"
" 2: 2 charts horizontal 3V: 1 plus 2 vertical"
" 3: 3 charts horizontal 3H: 1 above & 2 below"
" 4: 4 charts "!10
(1039 (2039 (3039 (4039
4:SPDEMO.5,SPDEMO.W,IBMDEMO.30,IBMDEMO.D !2 $7 18 1 27 2
"This entry is for 4 charts."!8 #13 !8 $3 41 6 26 2
"While viewing a chart, you"
"can overlay a quote window"
" from a portfolio page. "!5
"Pressing ALT-A will show"
"quotes from Portfolio A. "!4 #330 !6 $3 41 6 26 4
"You can display the chart "
" in several formats. """
" Press SHIFT-J for the "
" Japanese Candlesticks. "!5 #32 j
$33 2 3 12 1 " Japanese ""Candlesticks" !5 $3 41 6 27 2
"Dozens of Technical Studies"
"can be placed on a chart to"
"help in your analysis. """!6
"I will demonstrate a few..."!3 #32 #32 R $33 47 2 17 4
"Relative Strength"!5 #32 #353 P $17 2 2 14 5
"Parabolic Stop"!5 #32 jS$33 2 2 11 2
"Stochastics"!5 #32 #32 M $34 50 2 15 1
"Moving Averages"!5 O $34 52 2 10 4
"Oscillator"!5 #32 y $17 2 2 16 2
"Bollinger Bands"!5 r$19 3 3 9 1
"Point and"" Figure"!5 $3 41 10 28 1
"More than one STUDY can be "
"added to a chart by pressing"
"'+' and the study key. """!5
" For example, to add the "
" HIGH/LOW study to the chart"
" below, I will press the '+'"#32 #32 #32 (4049OH
" key and then 'H'. "!7 #418 !8 $22 26 5 23 2
"I will now switch to a"
"Japanese YEN chart and"
"demonstrate the use of"(1039
" LINES and CYCLES. "!7 #27 JYDEMO.30 #13 !1 $4 15 4 22 2
"LINES can be drawn in "
"sixteen colors to show"
"trends, support levels"
" cycles and channels. "!7 $5 47 3 19 1
"Fibonacci lines can "
"be drawn to divide "
"trend price levels " !6 W !2 $4 25 2 19 2
"GANN lines forecast "
"future price levels."!6 $18 1 3 20 4
"Time Cycles are used"
"to forecast possible"
" turning points. "!7 ls$5 28 2 22 6
"SWING LINES highlight"
"Elliot Wave patterns."!6 $4 28 3 22 5
"I will now demonstrate"
" several ENSIGN 5 "
" split-screen FORMATS."!6 #27 (1059 (2259S (3259R
3:INDUDEMO.D #13 !3 $9 22 6 28 4
"FORM 3: shows 3 charts split"
"horizontally. You can view "
"the bars in the 1st window "
"and place different studies "
" in the 2nd and 3rd window. "!12 M$9 22 6 28 2
" Press G to change the "
"style of a moveable cursor. """
"Move the cursor by pressing "
"the arrows on the 10-keypad."!5 GG6969696969696969696969696 !3
$9 22 6 28 1
"The values for the studies, "
"the open, high, low, close, "
"date, and volume are shown "
"at the bottom of each chart."!9 G#27 (1039 (2039
2P:SPDEMO.5,IBMDEMO.30 #13 !6 $13 24 7 28 6
"FORM 2P: shows a Portfolio "
"together with two charts. """!5
"To SELECT a window, move the"
" cursor arrow to the window "
"by pressing the SPACE bar."!8 $36 1 7 29 2
"Useful windows control keys:"""
"SPACE bar select window "
"CTRL-C to change a chart"
"CTRL-Z zoom to full screen"!8 #32 #32 $13 24 7 28 2
"""Press ALT-N to switch this"
"""window to the news directory"""!6 #349 !5 $36 1 7 29 5
"A favorite display set-up is"
"to put the news on automatic"
"scroll by pressing ENTER . """
" And putting a quote window "
"in one of the chart windows."!9 FA#32 #32 #346 !8 #27
(1079 (2049 (3049m
3V:SPDEMO.5,SPDEMO.5,IBMDEMO.30 #13 $18 42 5 24 2
"FORM 3V: can be used to "
"place the Market Profile "
"on the left, and two BAR "
"charts on the right. " p !10 p
(1049 #27 SPDEMO.D #13 $6 4 4 29 1
" Would you like to BACK-TEST "
"your own trading system rules?"""!4
" With Ensign 5 it's easy... "!4 J !7 $4 23 2 26 5
" TRADING SYSTEMS analysis"
" may improve your profits."!7 $10 23 4 26 4
"Ensign 5 is full of great"
"charting tools and studies"
"that will greatly enhance"
" your trading !!! "!9 $18 23 2 26 2
" I will now press ESC to "
" return to the MAIN MENU."!6
@ !1 $4 21 1 35 2 "NEWS stories will be examined next."!5
$11 41 2 22 4
" I will select NEWS "
" by pressing N. "!3
"12 18 N ""12 22 NEWS "!2 N!4 $13 32 3 29 2
" This is the NEWS Directory. "
"Over fourteen hundred stories"
" are saved in the directory. "!7 $19 32 3 29 5
" Select a Vendor and then a "
" Category to display the "
" story titles in a category. "!6 F$7 25 3 29 5
" To read a Story, press the "
" yellow key adjacent to "
" the title. "!6 $13 25 3 29 4
"I will press A to display the"
"first story on the directory."!5 "5 2 A "!3 A!5 $8 25 3 28 3
" Stories are received from "
" many different sources and "
"cover a wide range of topics."!6 $14 25 3 28 2
" Press PgDn to read stories "
" that are longer than 1 page "
" in length. "!6 $8 25 3 28 5
"Pressing ESC will take you"
"back to the News Directory. "!5 #27 #27 !1 $9 32 2 33 2
"NEWS stories can also be selected"
" by using a KEYWORD SEARCH. "!7 $14 32 5 33 5
" Pressing the TAB key initiates"
" the search. Enter a keyword at "
" the top of the screen. "!6
" Ensign will find any story that "
" contains the keyword. "!5 $8 32 3 33 4
" I will now press TAB, and "
" search for any stories that "
" contain the word 'FUTURES'. "!6
#9 !2 FUTURES!2 #13 !5 $8 25 2 25 2
"Pressing TAB again will"
" find the next story. "!5 #9 !6 #27 !1 $6 27 2 24 2
"I will now press ESC to"
"return to the Main Menu."!5 @ !1 $12 41 3 22 4
"Pressing Q will take"
" you to the QUOTES "
"section of the program."!5
"14 18 Q ""14 22 QUOTES "!2 Q !3 $5 41 3 28 2
" You can view live QUOTES "
" for all the market groups "
" on this screen. "!7 $11 41 6 28 4
"Ensign can store and update "
" over 80,000 symbols. """!5
"To view Quotes in a specific"
" market group, press the "
" appropriate yellow letter. "!6
"5 14 S ""5 18 NYSE STOCKS "!2 S!3 $9 28 2 20 2
"Quotes are listed in"
"alphabetical order. "!6 $14 28 4 20 5
"Press PgUp and PgDn "
"to view quotes. Or,"
" type the specific "
" SYMBOL you want. "!8 $17 49 4 20 3
"For example, typing "
"'IBM' would display "
" quotes for IBM in "
" the 1st column. "!8 $7 54 7 20 4
" Press ARROW keys "
" to move the quotes "
" left or right. """!4
" Press the Up and "
" Down arrows to "
"change market groups."!6 $17 49 4 20 2
" Would you like to "
" know the hottest "
"Symbols for today ? "
"Press F3 to find out."!6 #361 !5 $8 27 3 24 2
" The TOP 20 screen shows"
"the most active volumes,"
"ups, downs, and yields!"!8 #27 #360 AIC $18 26 3 24 4
"Pressing F2 will display"
" the fundamental stock "
" market information. "!15 #27 $14 27 3 23 3
"You can view an INSTANT"
"QUOTE from anywhere in "
" Ensign by typing '>'. "!7 $14 27 4 23 3
" Type a Symbol in the "
" bottom left corner and"
" the quote information "
" will be displayed. "!7
$25 1 1 77 1 "25 3 Instant Quote: IBM "!5
<>IBM !8 @!2 $13 41 4 22 4
"The EQUITY section of "
"the program allows you"
"to keep track of your "
" trading positions. "!8
"16 18 E ""16 22 EQUITY "!2 E!2 $12 25 3 29 2
"This is the EQUITY Directory."
"There are 19 equity portfolio"
" pages available. A - S. "!6 $7 15 1 47 4
"I will press A to select the 1st EQUITY page."!5
"5 6 A ""5 11 SAMPLE EQUITY PAGE "!2 A !4 $12 22 2 30 5
" Equity pages will track your "
"OPEN POSITIONS for any market."!5 $17 22 2 30 2
"The current trading Equity is "
" shown on the bottom line. "!8 $8 22 1 30 4
" ESC back to the Main Menu. "!3 @ !1 $17 40 1 35 4
"Press A to view the ALERTS screen."
"18 18 A ""18 22 ALERTS "!2 A !3 $10 26 5 31 2
" Dozens of ALERTS can be seen "
" for Quotes, Technical Studies,"
" and News stories. This allows"
" you to keep track of all the "
" alerts in Ensign 5. "!12 @!1 $18 41 3 22 4
" Will it rain today? "
" Find out on a "
" Weather Map. "!6
"20 18 W ""20 22 WEATHER MAPS "!2 W !6 $4 24 3 29 4
"Maps are shown for 3 regions."
" They show temperature and "
" precipitation forcasts. "!6
"16 31 F ""16 35 PRECIPITATION "!2 F !5 I !4 C !4
@!1 $7 14 2 22 4
" The FILE MANAGER is "
" selected with F . "!4
"8 45 F ""8 49 FILE MANAGER "!2 F !2 $6 41 4 23 2
"The FILE Manager allows"
" you to Merge, Edit, "
" Copy, Print, Delete, "
"and Convert data files."!7 $13 41 3 23 5
"Data can be converted "
"to and from CSI, ASCII,"
"and Computrac formats. "!6 $19 41 2 23 3
" Chart Data can be "
" entered manually. "!4 $11 54 2 20 7
" Spreadsheet files "
" can be imported. "!4 $16 54 4 20 4
"The ESPL Programming"
"Language allows you "
"to Program your own "
"Studies and Symbols."!9
"14 18 R ""14 22 REFRESH "!3 R $10 13 7 53 3
"Ensign Software rebroadcasts data for commodities at "
"night. Users value our Overnight Refresh because it "
"fills in missing bars in case of a power outage, it "
"corrects bad ticks due to reception interference, and"
"it provides the user with back data for new charts. """
"Users may subscribe to the Refresh for $30 per month."!20
@ !1 $7 14 3 22 4
"The SYSTEM menu allows"
"you to customize your "
" program settings. "!7
"10 45 S ""10 49 SYSTEM "!1 S!2 $4 9 3 59 2
" These tables allow you to customize ENSIGN 5. Parameters "
" can be entered for your Portfolio, Colors, and Studies. "
" You may use the default values or enter your own values. "!10
$17 42 2 22 4
" Press C to see "
" the COLORS table. "!2
"19 18 C ""19 22 COLORS "!2 C!5 $8 25 1 28 4
"ESC back to the SYSTEM MENU."!3 #27 !2 $7 14 2 22 4
" Press S to see "
" SET-UP OPTIONS. "!3
"7 45 S ""7 49 SET-UP "!2 S!4 $5 8 3 33 2
"This screen allows you to adjust"
"the serial ports, baud rate, and"
" many other SET-UP parameters. "!9 #27 !1 $5 42 2 22 4
" Press N to enter "
" NEWS keywords. "!4 $10 42 2 22 2
"Press P to enter your "
" Personal Portfolio. "!4 $15 42 2 22 5
" Press K to program "
"Macro Key definitions."!4 $20 42 2 22 6
" Press T to enter "
"parameters for Studies"!4
"11 18 T ""11 22 TECHNICALS "!2 T!6 $13 41 8 30 3
"This table holds 10 different "
" parameter settings for each "
"technical study. When you are"
" on a chart, you select which "
"column of parameters to use by"
"pressing SHIFT-T followed by"
"a digit 0 to 9. Then, select"
" the studies for the chart. "!18 $13 3 3 30 5
" The 'J' key can be used to "
" combine several studies on "
" a chart with one key stroke."!10
#27 !1 $10 42 2 25 4
"Press U to enter your own"
" spread or user symbol! "!4
"15 45 U ""15 49 USER SYMBOLS "!2 U!4 $9 25 8 30 3
" This is where you enter the "
" formulas for your spreads, "
" cracks, and crushes. User- "
"defined symbols are entered in"
" the portfolio as group 'U'. "
"User symbols update with every"
"tick, and may be used in later"
"expressions for other symbols."!18
@!1 $9 14 3 22 6
" The cycle feature "
" allows you to see "
" many CYCLE dates. "!5 $15 14 2 22 4
" Press O to select "
" the OPTIONS MODEL. "!4
"14 45 O ""14 49 OPTIONS MODEL "!2 O <AOEX !3 $16 7 2 61 4
" The Black and Scholes Options Model is used to calculate"
"Theoretical Price, Delta, and Volatility Numbers for OPTIONS."
!8 @ !1 $14 12 4 24 4
"The Time & Sales feature"
" allows you to look at "
" each tick, along with "
"changes in the Bid/Ask. "!10
"16 45 T ""16 49 TIME & SALES "!2 T <ASPDEMO.0 88888888
$15 27 3 28 2
"Use the Time & Sales screen"
"to view each tick. This is"
"useful for verifying trades."!12 #27 !1 $9 42 4 22 2
" ENSIGN 5 has a HELP "
" section containing "
" instructions for all "
" the program features."!8 $20 42 2 22 4
" I will select HELP "
" by pressing H. "!3
"18 45 H ""18 49 HELP "!2 H !3 $6 41 3 28 2
"The Documentation Directory "
" lists the major sections "
" of the program. "!6 $12 41 3 28 5
" You can select a topic and "
" read documentation on each "
" feature of the program. "!6 $18 41 3 28 4
"Please read the HELP screens"
"so that you can get maximum "
" usage of Ensign 5. "!9 @ !1 $17 15 3 21 3
"When you are finished"
"using Ensign, press X"
"to Exit the program. "!6 $9 14 3 22 4
" This TUTORIAL can "
" be restarted by "
" pressing 'S' and '?'. "!6 $8 42 5 22 2
" Ensign Software has "
" several years of DATA "
" available for sale. "
" Call 208-524-0755 if "
" interested. "!9 $16 42 4 22 5
" Our REFRESH service "
" will replenish missed "
" data. Bad chart data "
"is fixed automatically."!8 $7 14 14 60 1 $8 24 14 29 3
" ENSIGN 5 FEATURES """
"√ Windowed Charting. "!3
"√ Live Technical Studies."!3
"√ Unlimited Number of Charts."!3
"√ Backtest Trade Systems."!3
"√ Alerts. Time and Sales."!3
"√ Options & Cycles Tools."!3
"√ Programming Language. "!3
"√ News Stories & Weather."!3
"√ Portfolio Equity. "!3
"√ Database on 80,000 Symbols."!3
"√ Top Twenty Big Movers. "!3
"√ Nightly Data Refresh. "!3 $4 18 1 41 12
" THE COMPLETE FINANCIAL TRADING SOFTWARE"!12 S?
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