Price range summary symbol display system, method, and device

A method of displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period, the method comprising:

• receiving, for each intra-time period of a plurality of intra-time periods in the time period, intra-time price data including an intra-time open price, an intra-time high price, an intra-time low price, and an intra-time close price corresponding to the intra-time period;
• determining, from the received intra-time price data for the plurality of intra-time periods, an open price, which is an intra-time open price of an initial intra-time period of the plurality of intra-time periods;
• determining, from the intra-time low price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-lower-low-price counter value, wherein the lower-low price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time low price of a current intra-time period is less than the intra-time low price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determining, from the intra-time close price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods compared to the open price, a total-below-open-price counter value, wherein the below-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is less than the open price;
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• generating and displaying, by a charting engine, the symbol, which illustrates a relationship between the total-below-open-price counter value and the total-lower-low-price counter value.

A method of displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period, the method comprising:

• receiving, for each intra-time period of a plurality of intra-time periods in the time period, intra-time price data including an intra-time open price, an intra-time high price, an intra-time low price, and an intra-time close price corresponding to the intra-time period;
• determining, from the received intra-time price data for the plurality of intra-time periods, an open price, which is an intra-time open price of an initial intra-time period of the plurality of intra-time periods;
• determining, from the intra-time high price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-higher-high-price counter value, wherein the higher-high price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time high price of a current intra-time period is greater than the intra-time high price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determining, from the intra-time low price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-lower-low-price counter value, wherein the lower-low price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time low price of a current intra-time period is less than the intra-time low price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determining, from the intra-time close price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods compared to the open price, a total-above-open-price counter value, a total-equal-open-price counter value, and a total-below-open-price counter value, wherein the above-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is greater than the open price, the equal-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is equal to the open price, and the below-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is less than the open price;
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• generating and displaying, by a charting engine, the symbol, which illustrates a relationship between the total-higher-high-price counter value, the total-above-open-price counter value, the total-equal-open-price counter value, the total-below-open-price counter value and the total-lower-low-price counter value.

An apparatus for displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period, the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• receive, for each intra-time period of a plurality of intra-time periods in the time period, intra-time price data including an intra-time open price, an intra-time high price, an intra-time low price, and an intra-time close price corresponding to the intra-time period;
• determine, from the received intra-time price data for the plurality of intra-time periods, an open price, which is an intra-time open price of an initial intra-time period of the plurality of intra-time periods;
• determine, from the intra-time high price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-higher-high-price counter value, wherein the higher-high price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time high price of a current intra-time period is greater than the intra-time high price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determine, from the intra-time close price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods compared to the open price, a total-above-open-price counter value, wherein the above-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is greater than the open price;
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• generate and display, by a charting engine, the symbol, which illustrates a relationship between the total-higher-high price counter value and the total-above-open-price counter value.

An apparatus for displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period, the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• receive, for each intra-time period of a plurality of intra-time periods in the time period, intra-time price data including an intra-time open price, an intra-time high price, an intra-time low price, and an intra-time close price corresponding to the intra-time period;
• determine, from the received intra-time price data for the plurality of intra-time periods, an open price, which is an intra-time open price of an initial intra-time period of the plurality of intra-time periods;
• determine, from the intra-time low price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-lower-low-price counter value, wherein the lower-low price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time low price of a current intra-time period is less than the intra-time low price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determine, from the intra-time close price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods compared to the open price, a total-below-open-price counter value, wherein the below-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is less than the open price;
• and
• generate and display, by a charting engine, the symbol, which illustrates a relationship between the total-below-open-price counter value and the total-lower-low-price counter value.

A apparatus for displaying a symbol representative of changes in price during a time period, the apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to
• receive, for each intra-time period of a plurality of intra-time periods in the time period, intra-time price data including an intra-time open price, an intra-time high price, an intra-time low price, and an intra-time close price corresponding to the intra-time period;
• determine, from the received intra-time price data for the plurality of intra-time periods, an open price, which is an intra-time open price of an initial intra-time period of the plurality of intra-time periods;
• determine, from the intra-time high price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-higher-high-price counter value, wherein the higher-high price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time high price of a current intra-time period is greater than the intra-time high price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determine, from the intra-time low price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods, a total-lower-low-price counter value, wherein the lower-low price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time low price of a current intra-time period is less than the intra-time low price of each prior intra-time period within the time period;
• determine, from the intra-time close price of each of the plurality of intra-time periods compared to the open price, a total-above-open-price counter value, a total-equal-open-price counter value, and a total-below-open-price counter value, wherein the above-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is greater than the open price, the equal-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is equal to the open price, and the below-open-price counter value is incremented whenever it is determined that the intra-time close price of a current intra-time period is less than the open price;
• and
• generate and display, by a charting engine, the symbol, which illustrates a relationship between the total-higher-high-price counter value, the total-above-open-price counter value, the total-equal-open-price counter value, the total-below-open-price counter value and the total-lower-low-price counter value.