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This area of the website is dedicated to helping you get the most from ShareScope. We will be updating this page every two weeks, so you can continually gain fresh insights into different aspects of the program.

All available tutorials are listed below.

 Tutorials

Name Summary
27 - Zooming in on ShareScope charts In this tutorial, we focus on the different ways you can zoom in on ShareScope graphs - including a look at the intuitive and multi-functional Timescale scroll bar.
26 - Alarms In this comprehensive article, you’ll discover how to create and review a range of alarms and trigger notifications - helping you track key price movements, breaking news stories, director dealings and more.
25 - Japanese Candlestick Chart Analysis In this tutorial, we look at the different ways Japanese candlesticks can be used to help identify reversal or continuation patterns. We look at various bullish and bearish patterns and how you view candlesticks on your ShareScope charts.
24 - Training Mode Discover how to test your personal investment strategies and various analytics using the Training Mode in ShareScope.
23 - RSI and MACD indicators In this tutorial, we look at the ways the RSI and MACD indicators can be used to help spot trend reversals. To illustrate, we look at the last major bear run of 2003 – and its subsequent recovery.
22 - Understanding Moving Averages Discover how you can use moving averages on price charts to help identify trading opportunities.
21 - Customising Toolbars In this tutorial, we focus on toolbars and how they can be customised to suit your personal style.
20 - Directors' and Major Shareholders' Dealings Learn how to use ShareScope to locate Directors' and Major Shareholders' Dealings to gain an insight into what key investors or directors think about the growth prospects of a particular company.
19 - Using Broker Consensus ratings in ShareScope Learn how to display Broker Consensus ratings in the List screen, Details screen and use as part of Data Mining filters to gain an insight into City sentiment about a particular stock.
18 - Exporting ShareScope data Exporting ShareScope data for further analysis, record keeping or presentation purposes.
17 - Using Rank Columns to assess a stock’s P/E and PEG In this tutorial, we focus on two key accounting ratios – the P/E and PEG ratios – and demonstrate how you can use ShareScope’s Rank Columns to assess a company based on these metrics.

16 - Data Mining price and moving average crosses How you can use Data Mining to identify potential trend reversals by combining price lines and moving averages.

15 - Details Screen A guide to the Details screen. Discover how to create tailored results tables, performance charts and add key company details - so you can readily access information that is central to your investment needs.

14 - Percentage Change Discover how to accurately assess the performance of a stock between two points on a graph.

13 - Graph time Learn how to view candlesticks and OHLC charts, and analytics, using daily, weekly or monthly data. Useful for removing short-term volatility and improving the clarity of charts.

12 - Headline Results A brief guide to understanding and displaying Headline results & ratios

11 - Make ShareScope your own How to customise toolbars, menus and create your own keyboard shortcuts.

Click here to view an audio-visual version of this tutorial.

10 - List Tables Getting more from your List Tables
9 - Capital Gains Tax How to use ShareScope's CGT calculator
8 - Capital Gains Tax An overview of CGT and how taxable gains are calculated
7 - Corporate Actions How to edit transactions when shares are affected by a corporate action (splits, consolidations, mergers and demergers).
6 - Basic Data Mining This audio-visual tutorial is a basic introduction to Data Mining in ShareScope.

For best results, wait for the entire video to download before pressing Play.

To view the tutorial in full-screen mode, press the button in the bottom right of the screen.

5 - Getting more from News This tutorial looks at options relating to News in ShareScope.
4 - New Highs & New Lows Identifying shares that have reached a New High or New Low
3 - Risers & Fallers How to identify the day’s biggest risers and fallers - on an intraday and an end of day basis
2 - Sectors Using sector data to measure the performance of your investments and find new opportunities
1 - Find a Share How to find shares easily in ShareScope

If there are any topics you would like to suggest for future training modules, please email training@sharescope.co.uk with your comments.

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