A few frustrations on the web appās handing of time / x-axis:
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I find the horizontal scrolling on charts is not very intuitive, especially when the y-axis range changes as you scroll time on the x-axis: that makes it really difficult to understand relative price change over time.
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Why is the data so limited for some stocks, in terms of history: itās as if you only have the data from when you offered that stock: which is quite frustrating.
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Zooming fully out (-) then back in (+) results in a 90% empty chart display, with the start of the displayed x-axis being around todayās date and the right-hand end far into the future; very unfriendlyā¦ and mostly pointless. Whatās the benefit of having an x-axis that starts on, say, 17-Aug-2020 and ends on 5-Jul-2022? Perhaps some people want to annotate charts with future predictions?
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Why do I need to select the data point granularity (referred to as Time Period) from the drop-down at the top of the chart? Can this not just be automatic based on the zoom level Iāve selected?
ā¦so overall, I find the chart feature on the mobile app SO much more intuitive to use compared to the web app. Can some of these be addressed? Iām sure there will be people who like the current arrangement, so perhaps the following would work:
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Have a new Automatic option in the Time Period drop-down, and maybe rename that option to Data Granularity or something similar (which may make more sense to more people)
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Have a new Zoom To (or Time Period) drop-down, probably next to the existing Zoom +/- buttons, with the same options as the mobile app: 1D, 1W, 1M, 3M, 1Y & Max
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(Optional) Have a new option in Settings for the default Zoom To for newly opened charts.
I think that would really help usability of the web app.
