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Q: GSA, I am considering subscribing to your service and I have a few questions regarding your stock charts. There doesn't seem to be any timeline information on these charts. How is the X-axis represented? Is time in days, eeeks, etc.? Is the time frame adjustable? Also, are the charts interactive? I don't understand the red trailing stop line. Can you explain what it is in more detail?

Thanks for your time.

A: Hi, The stock charts are weekly charts going back one year. Yes, there is no timeline on the charts, except for the date shown at the top right hand corner, e.g., 4/5 for week ending April 5. The time frame is not adjustable.

Our service is not designed to provide sophisticated interactive stock charts functionality, but rather to provide you with a focused list of high EPS and Relative Strength stocks. We think we've included some of the more relevant information on our stock charts, e.g., GSA Rank, catalysts like Upside Gaps, Earnings Acceleration, Accum/Dist, Liquidity, etc. These stock data points should be sufficient to draw attention to the better performing issues.

The solid red-line on the stock charts are our proprietary stop-loss line, based on the stock's recent support and resistance levels. It adjusts when a stock breaks out above resistance, and also when it forms a basing pattern. You may be able to use it to time your exit. This stock chart may help explain how it works.

Hope that helps.