Plotting with dates and timesteps

Here is part of my script:

%%Parameters

StartDate           = '26-Jun-1992';

EndDate             = '26-Jun-2012';    

TimePlotSteps       = 200;              

data = xlsread('StockPricesClean(1).xlsx');

%%split data

dates      = datestr(data(:,1) + datenum('30-Dec-1899'));
data(:,1)  = datenum(dates);

StartI              = find(data(:,1) == datenum(StartDate));
EndI                = find(data(:,1) == datenum(EndDate));

Data.Dates.numb     = data(StartI:EndI,1);
Data.Dates.str      = datestr(Data.Dates.numb(:,1), 'dd/mm/yy');
Data.Closing        = data(StartI:EndI,5);

clear data

TradeSignal(1:length(macdvec),1)=0;

% Create x-axis vector

x=1:length(TradeSignal);

% Plots with dates

figure(2)

subplot(311)

plot(x,macdvec,'r',x,nineperma)

set(gca, 'XTick',1:TimePlotSteps:length(x), 'XTickLabel',Data.Dates.str)

xlim([0  x(end)]);

title('Trading signals on MACD')

If I set my Timeplotsteps to anything other than '1' the x-axis only runs up to july 1992. however if i keep timeplotsteps to '1' the x-axis runs up to july 2012 as it is supposed to but the x-axis looks terrible due to the small steps on the x-axis. How can I solve this (I am a beginner in Matlab so simplicity is appreciated!!)

thanks!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#Why_is_0.3_-_0.2_-_0.1_.28or_similar.29_not_equal_to_zero.3F

And remember, the number of elements in XTickLabel must be the same as the number of elements in XTick.