Chart properties
To change the appearance of the chart, open the Properties menu. The Chart Properties window opens.
At the bottom you find:
- Apply: applies the changes;
- Cancel: closes without applying;
- Reset Defaults: restores all settings to their initial values.
Sections
| Section | What you set |
|---|---|
| CHART TYPE | Candle type (Aggregation) and style (Visual Style: Candlestick, OHLC, Line, Mountain). With order, volume or percentage candles, also the value per candle. |
| CANDLE COLORS | Colors of rising (Up (bullish)) and falling (Down (bearish)) candles, border and opacity. |
| GRID | Major and minor grid lines, time axis labels. |
| DAY MARKERS | Separator lines between days and weeks: color, opacity, thickness, style, label size. |
| CANDLE COUNTDOWN | Box with the time left before the candle closes, at the top right, and countdown next to the crosshair price. |
| CROSSHAIR | Crosshair on or off, CUR / NOW / CLS values, axis labels, colors, style and thickness. |
| VOLUME PROFILE | Volume Profile on or off and period (VP Mode: All Data, Visible Range, Session), outline, colors inside and outside the value area. |
| X-AXIS | Hide gaps (compact mode): removes the empty space between sessions and days, so all candles are evenly spaced. |
| TRADING PANEL | Show trading panel on open: opens the trading panel together with the chart. |
The ORDER ANNOTATIONS, POSITION LINE and FILL MARKERS sections are about orders and positions: see Orders and position on the chart.
These settings apply to all charts and are also saved in templates. See Templates and workspaces.