Graphical display with integrated recent period zoom and historical period context data
A system and method are provided for displaying a data series. In one embodiment, a graphical interface is provided including at least one axis that is divided into a plurality of axis regions. Preferably, each axis region uses a different linear scale, and the plurality of axis regions forms a continuous non-linear scale. The graphical interface also displays the data series in relation to the plurality of axis regions, and the data series is plotted in relation to each axis region based on a scale resolution corresponding to each respective axis region.
1. A method including:
generating by a computing device a time axis divided into a plurality of regions, wherein each region of the plurality of regions uses a linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions includes a recent data region and an older data region, wherein the recent data region uses a first linear time scale, wherein the older data region uses a second linear time scale, wherein the first linear time scale is different than the second linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions forms a continuous non-linear time scale on the time axis;
displaying by the computing device a chart in relation to the time axis, wherein the chart includes a data series, wherein the data series is plotted along the time axis according to the linear time scale corresponding to each region of the time axis;
receiving by the computing device new data in the data series;
displaying by the computing device, in response to receiving the new data in the data series, the new data in the recent data region according to the first linear scale; and
automatically shifting by the computing device an oldest data previously displayed in the recent data region to the older data region.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chart includes at least one of a candlestick chart, a bar chart, and a line chart.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time axis is divided into sub-intervals.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time axis includes a plurality of sub-intervals.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sub-intervals is evenly spaced over the time axis.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of regions includes a plurality of older data regions.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a number of the plurality of older data regions is user configurable.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the linear time scale for each older data region of the plurality of older data regions is user configurable.
9. The method of claim 6 , further including:
receiving by the computing device a user command to adjust a size of at least one region of the plurality of older data regions; and
adjusting by the computing device, in response to receiving the user command, the size of the at least one older data region of the plurality of older data regions.
10. The method of claim 9 , further including displaying by the computing device a movable icon.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the user command is received via the movable icon.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the linear time scale for the older data region includes any one of: a year-based timeframe, a quarter-based timeframe, a month-based timeframe, a week-based timeframe, a day-based timeframe, an hour based timeframe and a minute based timeframe.