Context menu

The Context menu provides another method for changing Chart options. To open the menu right-click anywhere within the chart.

The following options are available in the Context menu:

• Style – sets the style of the chart. A user is able to select the following types: Line, Candle, Bar, Dots, Histogram, Area, Dotted line.

• Info Window – allows to set Info Window as Separate Window, Attached to cursor, or to make it be Hidden.

• Data type – sets the type of source for quotes:

  • Default by symbol – chart will be built by symbol values by default.

  • Bid – chart will be built by Bid values.

  • Last – if this type is selected, chart is based on the prices of trades.

  • Ask – chart will be built by Ask values.

• Overlays – allow adding one chart of the symbol on the other in order to observe symbol correlation, or removing all overlays.

• Indicators – evoke the Scripts lookup for easy indicator selection and allow to remove the chosen indicators.

• Drawing tools – allow selecting the drawing tool or removing the existing ones.

• View – offers visible elements on the chart. Here a user can select:

  • Previous close – the last closed line from previous session.

  • Time to next bar – allows displaying time to next bar on the chart.

  • Day high/low – allows displaying lines of day high and low prices on the chart.

  • Info window – shows/hides Info window on the chart.

  • Grid time/price – horizontal and vertical lines that help to compare prices and time on the axis with bars and lines on the chart.

  • Drawing toolbar – shows/hides the drawing toolbar.

  • Toolbar – allows displaying the toolbar on the chart.

  • Chart Order entry – shows/hides Chart Order entry section on the chart.

• Refresh – reloads the chart data and redraws the panel.

Chart panel refreshes automatically.

• Settings – opens the Settings panel. It allows users to adjust view, scale, style and other parameters of the chart.

The context menu is also available on the price axis using the right-click:

• Auto / Manual – allows switching between automatic and manual scaling modes.

  • Auto – the chart automatically adjusts the scale based on visible price movements.

  • Manual – users can manually adjust the price scale.

• Fit indicators – adjusts the price scale to ensure that all indicators are fully visible within the chart.

• Fit orders/positions – adjusts the scale to include all open orders and positions.

• Fit day High/Low – scales the chart to fit the highest and lowest prices of the current trading session.

• Fit drawings – adjusts the scale to fit all drawings on the chart.

• Fit alerts – ensures that all active price alerts are visible within the chart.