This graph overlays multiple investments on the same graph. It graphs the normalized price plus distributions for each investment selected to overlay. To select which investments will be overlaid use the Overlaid Investments Dialog. A legend is shown above the graph, indicating which investment corresponds to which line. Up to 20 independent colors may be assigned to draw the different investment's normalized price.
The normalized price plus distributions is the price plus distributions for the given date divided by the closing price for the day prior to the beginning of the graph.
Yields are not shown when this graph type is being displayed.
When printing this graph on a black and white printer there are a maximum of 5 unique line styles used (solid, dot, dash, dashdot, dashdotdot). A unique line style will be used to print each of the first 5 overlayed investments. Each line type will also be printed in the legend, next to its associated investment name. The printer pen width must be set to 1 (the default) for the unique lines to be used. This value is set under the Printer Pens Dialog. Printing to a color printer will use the assigned colors and solid lines.
Usage Tip: You may also use the arrow and page up/down keys, as well as their equivalents on the toolbar, to scroll through which investments are overlaid. The investment which has its label on the left side of the legend (this is the "scrolling position" in the Overlaid Investments Dialog) will be scrolled to the next/prior displayed investment. This operation skips over other investments already selected for overlay. This feature is particularly useful if you have some investments (like the S&P 500 and the Dow for example) that you would like to compare to all the other investments in your portfolio. Using this feature you can quickly scroll through each investment, comparing it against the latter investments selected for overlay.