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Chart Overview

Basic settings and features for charts in Quantower

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The chart panel is one of the most important panel for an active trader. Accurate market data, graphical and analytical tools are integral components of the panel, which allow you to make the right trading decisions.

The chart panel can be divided into 5 parts:

  • Chart Top toolbar with the main controls (timeframes, depth of history, chart styles)

  • the chart area itself with the displaying of price data, indicators, positions

  • ​sidebar menu with controls of indicators, drawings, overlays and object manager

  • chart order entry with hot buttons for quick trading

  • bottom toolbar with volume analysis tools​

Chart Top toolbar

The top toolbar allows you to select a trading instrument, set the chart type and style, timeframe, depth of market data as well as call additional toolbars.

  • Depth of History for the selected timeframe

  • Chart Styles — Bar, Candle, Line, Area, Dotted Line, Quantower chart style

  • Keyboard Trading mode — activates the keyboard trading mode for quick trading. You can change trading hotkeys in the chart settings

  • Mouse Trading mode for placing orders via chart area using the mouse.

  • Quick Order Entry with Best Bid & Offer (Ask) prices where you can place orders or open a new position by the market price

  • Sidebar Order Entry with Trading Buttons where you can set Order Quantity, TIF for different order types

Sidebar menu with Drawings, Indicators, Overlays

The sidebar menu allows you to add an indicator to the chart, a drawing tool or an overlay, and also manage all objects through the object manager.

For traders who often refer to certain drawings, there is an option to fix them on the Sidebar. For this, near each drawing there is a "Star" icon, upon activation of which you add them to the Favorite List.

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Sidebar menu with , and

​ where you can find the trading symbol from the list

Timeframe selector with chart types. Here is the list of where you can find a detailed explanation of how to build them.

​ — activates the volume analysis tool management menu at the bottom of the chart panel

Primary or Top toolbar with the main controls
Drawing tools
Overlays
Indicators
Symbol Lookup
Volume Analysis Tools
chart types and styles
Full Overview - How to Setup and Customize Charts
How to Setup Sidebar
Main parts of Chart panel in Quantower
An overview of Sidebar menu with indicators, drawings and overlays