Understanding stock-chart reading basics is important for all investors, not only technical stock analysts — or those who study charts and stock patterns in order to predict future stock prices.

Modify chart Elements, Style & Color, Values & Names. Editing a spreadsheet in PowerPoint is just like editing one in Excel. You can delete columns and rows, size columns, and use the editing F2 key.

Risk is an interesting concept.When the market sells off (grey line in Chart 1a falls) the volatility, shown as the VIX index, spikes almost instantly (green line turns to red) When the VIX spikes ...