Working with Charts

This section describes basic chart actions, including entering symbols, selecting the chart type and interval, adding cursor lines, and changing parameters.

This section describes basic chart actions, including entering symbols, selecting the chart type and interval, adding cursor lines, and changing parameters.

Right-click the chart to open an extensive menu of common tasks.

Menu option

Description

Cursors

Choose None, With X-Hairs, or Without X-Hairs.

Adding Lines (Cursors) to Charts

Pointer Tools

Select a pointer tool to use on the chart.

Pointer Tools

None or <pointer tool name>

Click None to turn off the pointer tool currently in use.

When turned off, the most recently used pointer tool is listed here.

You can also press ESC.

Modify <pointer tool name> Defaults

Opens the parameters for the tool in use.

Changing Pointer Tool Parameters

Add Study

Opens the Add Study window

Adding Studies to Charts

You can also press Ctrl+Alt+D.

Modify All Study Parameters

Opens parameters for bars, tools, and studies that are applied to the current chart.

Changing Chart Parameters

Changing Pointer Tool Parameters

Changing Study Parameters

You can also press Ctrl+Alt+M.

Display Daily Value

Display Cursor Value

Show and hide the daily value and cursor value boxes.

Chart Components

Place an Order

Opens your preferred trading application.

Trading on a Chart

SnapTrader

SnapTrader 2.0

SnapTrader 2.0 Vertical

SnapTrader Preferences

Opens different versions of SnapTrader and their preferences.

SnapTrader, SnapTrader 2, and Order Book

Trading Preferences

Opens the trading preferences window.

Show Working Orders

Adds Order Book to the chart.

Refresh This Chart

Refreshes the chart data.

You can also press Ctrl+Shift+R

Always display tabs

Never display tabs

Display tabs on hover

Charts are tabbed windows. These settings determine tab behavior: show tabs, hide tabs, and show tabs on hover only.

 

Convert to Monitor

Opens Instrument Monitor, and populates it with data from the chart.

Image of This Window

Saving and Sending Images

Export to Excel

Opens an Excel spreadsheet that contains chart data, replicating the tabular display of charts.

You can also press Ctrl+Alt+E.

Remove Study

Opens the Remove Study window.

Removing Studies from Charts

You can also press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D.

 

See also:

Working with Pointer Tools

Working with Studies on Charts

Working with Conditions on Charts