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Synthetic product to track multiple positions

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This should be simple and no doubt I am making it hard.

In Sierra, how can I create a single chart that will plot a synthetic creation:

1) Long symbol 1 @ 100 shares, currently trades at $10.00
2) Short symbol 2 @ 100 shares, currently trades at $25.00
3) Long system 3 @ 100 shares, currently trades at $10.00

So three tickers, two long, one short. Equal weight.

The plot would replicate the behavior of being long #1 @ 100, short #2 @ 100, long #3 @ 100 on the starting date.


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Have you tried the 'Spread - 3 Chart' or 'Spread - Butterfly' study?

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Have you tried the 'Spread - 3 Chart' or 'Spread - Butterfly' study?

Thanks, I knew it had to be there!

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Are these functions documented somewhere? Tried to look thru Sierra help, couldn't find them.

I am assuming butterfly is doing the inverse of the primary chart (1), and then whatever weight on chart 2 and 3.

You could accomplish the same with the 3-spread chart using -1, 1, 1 weights, right?

Where am I missing the ability to just do a simple two chart spread? Say I want to look at long F and short GM, equal weight. I assume there isn't a "spread" study for this, and I would just need to use a different study, like maybe Difference?

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There is a little bit of documentation that just shows the formulas and they are different. For 2 charts, I think you are right that you can just use the 'Difference (Bar)' study.


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