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Plot data series

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Using a fints object for the tsobj argument of plot is not recommended. Use a timetable or table instead for financial time series. For more information, see Convert Financial Time Series Objects fints to Timetables.

Syntax

plot(tsobj)
plot(tsobj,linefmt)
plot(___,volumename,bar)
hp = plot(___)

Description

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plot(tsobj) plots the data series contained in the object tsobj. Each data series is a line. plot automatically generates a legend and dates on the x-axis. Grid is turned on by default. plot uses the default color order as if plotting a matrix.

The plot command automatically creates subplots when multiple time series are encountered, and they differ greatly on their decimal scales. For example, subplots are generated if one time series data set is in the 10s and another is in the 10,000s.

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plot(tsobj,linefmt) plots the data series in tsobj using the line format specified. For a list of possible line formats, see plot. The plot legend is not generated, but the dates on the x-axis and the plot grid are. The specified line format is applied to all data series; that is, all data series have the same line type.

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plot(___,volumename,bar) specifies which data series is the volume. The volume is plotted in a subplot below the other data series. If bar = 1, the volume is plotted as a bar chart. Otherwise, a line plot is used.

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hp = plot(___) also returns the handle(s) to the object(s) inside the plot figure. If there are multiple lines in the plot, hp is a vector of multiple handles.

Examples

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  1. Create a fints object.

     f = fints((today:today+1)', [4 -2 1; 9  5 7])
    Warning: FINTS is not recommended. Use TIMETABLE instead. For more information, see Convert Financial Time Series Objects (fints) to Timetables. 
> In fints (line 169) 
 
f = 
 
    desc:  (none)
    freq:  Unknown (0)

    {'dates:  (2)'}    {'series1:  (2)'}    {'series2:  (2)'}    {'series3:  (2)'}
    {'10-Sep-2021'}    {[            4]}    {[           -2]}    {[            1]}
    {'11-Sep-2021'}    {[            9]}    {[            5]}    {[            7]}

  2. Plot data series for the financial time series object using plot.

    plot(f)
    Warning: FINTS is not recommended. Use TIMETABLE instead. For more information, see Convert Financial Time Series Objects (fints) to Timetables. 
> In fints/plot (line 67)

Input Arguments

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Financial time series object, specified as a fints object.

Data Types: object

Line format, specified as a character vector. For a list of possible line formats, see plot. The plot legend is not generated, but the dates on the x-axis and the plot grid are. The specified line format is applied to all data series; that is, all data series have the same line type.

Data Types: char

Defines which data series is the volume series, specified as a character vector. volumename must be the exact data series name for the volume column (case sensitive).

Data Types: char

Chart type, specified as an integer, where:

  • 0 — (Default) Plot volume as a line.

  • 1 — Plot volume as a bar chart. The width of each bar is the same as the default in bar, barh.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Handle to plot, returned as a handle object. If bar = 1, the handle to the patch for the bars is also returned.

Note

To turn off the legend, enter legend off at the MATLAB® command line. Once you turn it off, the legend is deleted. To turn it back on, recreate it using the legend command as if you are creating it for the first time. To turn off the grid, enter grid off. To turn it back on, enter grid on.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

See Also

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