Charts Toolbar

Use the icons on the toolbar to initiate an action. For instructions on how to add or remove buttons from the toolbar, use the charts Configuration topic.

Icon	Action	Description
	Chart Parameters	Opens the Chart Parameters dialog box where you set or modify criteria for the chart display.
	Show/Hide ChartTrader	Opens (or hides) the ChartTrader tool, which lets you submit trades directly from a chart.
	Show/Hide Time Parameters panel	Allows you to change the time period and interval for the active chart.
	Open Chart Template	Allows you to open a saved template created from one or multiple charts.
	Print	Prints the selected chart.
	Shift Time Period...	Set a new date and time for the chart data.
	Shift Time Period to Present	Resets the time period to the current data/time. The icon that reflects the type of time period in use will be greyed out.
	Add Contract	Define chart parameters for a new asset which is added to the current chart.
	Add Study	Click the dropdown arrow next to the icon to select a chart study.
	Add New Chart	This button allows you to quickly add another chart to the open chart window. To start with the same contract information, check Sub-chart uses current security in the pop-up box.
	Add Commentary	Opens the Add Commentary dialog box. Enter text that will be displayed on the chart in a commentary box.
	Remove All Commentaries	Deletes all commentary boxes from the chart.
	Compare to Index	Charts the selected index on the active chart.
	Tile Charts	Automatically resizes and arranges multiple charts into the pattern you specify using the dropdown arrow. Choose from grid, horizontal, vertical, or custom.
	Modify or Remove	Click the dropdown arrow next to the icon to modify or remove the selected asset or study from a chart. This feature works for single charts with multiple assets or studies. It will not include multiple charts within a single chart frame.
	Show bars	For a candlestick chart, click to change to bars.
	Show candlesticks	For a bar chart, click to change to candlestick display. The icon that reflects the current chart type is greyed out.
	Show/Hide Volume	Displays or hides the Volume panel on the bottom of the chart.
	Time & Sales	Click to change the cursor to the Time & Sales line. Click on a time, and the Time & Sales data page opens for that time. To change the cursor back, click the Switch to Crosshair icon.
	Toggle Crosshair	Changes the cursor to a crosshair. Note that if you don't have the Show horizontal crosshair line enabled in Global Configuration, you will only see a vertical line when you are in this mode.
	Edit Chart	A selected trendline will now display a white square at either end. When you click and pull an end, you can rotate the trendline 360 degrees and shorten or lengthen the line. Clicking in the line area still allows you to move the trendline while maintaining the same length and angle to the chart. Right-clicking the trendline allows you to change the color of the line, the thickness of the line, or remove the line.
	Undo	Click to undo the last action.
	Redo	Click to reapply the last undone action.
	Add Horizontal Trendline	Turns the cursor to a horizontal trendline. Click in the chart to set the trendline. To change the cursor back, click the Switch to Crosshair icon.
	Add Vertical Trendline	Turns the cursor to a vertical trendline. Click in the chart to set the trendline. To change the cursor back, click the Switch to Crosshair icon.
	Add Fibonacci Line	Inserts a Fibonacci trendline to the chart.
	Remove Selected Trendline	Removes the selected trendline. To change the cursor back, click the Switch to Crosshair icon.
	Remove all Trendlines	Removes all trendlines from the active chart.
	Zoom in	Zooms in to an area on the chart. You can scroll to a new area in the zoom in box.
	Zoom out	Zooms out to give you a bigger view of the chart area.
	Switch to smaller bars	This icon becomes active after you have zoomed in. Click to display smaller bars.
	Enter visible range	Opens the Visible Range dialog where you enter the price range that will be visible in the chart.
	Clear range entered	Clears the previously set Visible (price) Range.
	Add Horizontal Space to Chart	Creates a "zoom out" effect by condensing the current view and adding more time intervals to the right side of the chart.
	Remove Horizontal Space from Chart	Removes time intervals to create a "zoom in" effect.
	Add Vertical Space to Chart	Creates a vertical "zoom out" effect by condensing the current view and adding more price intervals to the top of the price axis.
	Remove Vertical Space from Chart	Removes price intervals from the top of the chart to create a "zoom in" effect.
	Increase Bar Width	Increase the width of bars in the bar chart by 1 pixel per click of the icon.
	Decrease Bar Width	Decreases the width of bars in the bar chart by 1 pixel per click of the icon.
	Configure Chart Colors	Opens the Global Configuration window with Chart Colors selected. Change the colors displayed on different chart parameters.
	Refresh	Refreshes chart data.
	Configure	Opens the Global Configuration window for Chart configuration.

Last updated on Feb. 26, 2024