function randomRT(obj,event,ticker)
% RANDOMRT plots random stock data using RANDN.
%
% RANDOMRT is used in conjuction with the DEFINERANDOMTIMER.m m-file
%
% Author:
% Brian Kiernan
% The MathWorks
% August 27, 2004
persistent Pricevector Timevector
if isempty(Pricevector)
% % Create random price if Yahoo isn't available
LastPrice.Last = 100*rand;
Pricevector = LastPrice.Last;
Timevector = datenum(event.Data.time);
scatter(Timevector(end),Pricevector(end),'filled')
else
% % Create random price if Yahoo isn't available
LastPrice.Last = 100*rand;
Pricevector = [Pricevector LastPrice.Last];
Timevector = [Timevector datenum(event.Data.time)];
% Test for up or down movement and lable graph points accordingly
if LastPrice.Last > Pricevector(end-1)
disp('price is higher')
scatter(Timevector(end),Pricevector(end),'g','filled')
elseif LastPrice.Last < Pricevector(end-1)
disp('price is lower')
scatter(Timevector(end),Pricevector(end),'r','filled')
%set(circs(1),'markeredgecolor','g')
else
scatter(Timevector(end),Pricevector(end),'filled')
end
% Find and delete line plot so as not to plot too many lines
dummyline = findobj(gca,'type','line');
if ~isempty(dummyline)
delete(dummyline)
end
circs = findobj(gca,'type','hggroup');
xdata = flipud(cell2mat(get(circs,'xdata')));
ydata = flipud(cell2mat(get(circs,'ydata')));
plot(xdata,ydata)
end
datetick('x',13)
title(['Real Time Price Series for ', ticker])
ylabel('Price (USD)')
grid on
hold on