% Compare

The % Compare indicator shows the relative performance of symbols that you compare to your chart's focus symbol. It creates a baseline based on your chart's focus symbol, around which all other stocks, mutual funds or indexes are compared.

For example, if you apply IBM as your focus symbol, and then in the "compare to" section add MSFT, the percent compare indicator will display IBM as a flat line in the middle of the indicator window with MSFT's performance plotted relative to IBM. If MSFT's line rises above IBM, it means that MSFT is outperforming IBM. If it declines below IBM, it means that MSFT is underperforming IBM.

Note: this indicator is useful because it returns the final percentage by which the compared symbols underperformed or outperformed the focus symbol.