V.15:14 (639-641): Structure Version 2.0 by Thom Hartle

Structure, Version 2.0 (Nava Development Corp.). Charting software, data downloader and data translator. by Thom Hartle

Structure, NAVA Development Corp.’s most recent product, aims to provide a more visual tool for traders. Structure is a step in a direction different from NAVA’s other primary program, Patterns, which is a quantitative program. Patterns will review your data, test for specific price patterns, and detail the past as well as project future price actions. Structure, on the other hand, is not a tool with a quantitative emphasis.

NAVA has designed into Structure some innovative charting styles as well as a unique interface for the trader (Figure 1). Here, you can find extensive use of drag-and-drop and other object-oriented features. The goal is to give you a blank slate, one that can be customized just the way you want it; you’re not locked into a format dictated by the requirements of, say, Microsoft. Innovation is certainly a good thing, and should be encouraged. The downside to innovation is that one can be accustomed to a certain way of doing things, and an innovative approach, while new and intriguing, will not necessarily be intuitive. But enough discussion. Let’s get to the attributes of Structure.