Chart

Brief

This section describes the Chart menu.

Details

The Chart menu contains commands for managing the chart.

On the menu, the following commands are available:

• Chart Mode: changes the chart mode. The command opens the submenu.
  
  
  
  On the submenu, the following commands are available:

• Line: changes the chart mode to the Line mode. For details, see Change Chart Mode.
• Bar: changes the chart mode to the Bar mode. For details, see Change Chart Mode.
• Candlestick: changes the chart mode to the Candlestick mode. For details, see Change Chart Mode.
• Table: changes the chart mode to the Table mode. For details, see Change Chart Mode.
• Bid: displays the Bid prices on the chart.
• Ask: displays the Ask prices on the chart.
• Zoom: changes the scale of the chart. The command opens the submenu.
  
  
  
  On the submenu, the following commands are available:

• Fit Entire Chart: scales the chart so that the entire chart fits into the viewing area. For details, see Fitting.
• Fit Chart Vertically: scales the price axis so that all the prices of the currently displayed periods are visible. For details, see Fitting.
• Fit Chart Horizontally: scales the time axis so that all the periods of the chart are visible. For details, see Fitting.
• Autoscale Chart Vertically: scales the price axis so that, when the chart is scrolled, all the prices for the displayed periods are visible. For details, see Scaling.
• Zoom In: displays fewer periods on the chart. For details, see Scaling.
• Zoom Out: displays more periods on the chart. For details, see Scaling.
• Zoom In by Mouse: zooms in periods selected by mouse. For details, see Scaling.
• Show Data Range: changes the data range for a chart period. For details, see Change Period/Data Range.
  
• Change View: allows to change properties of the Kagi, Renko Candles, or Point and Figure chart. The command is available only when one of the above-mentioned charts is active. For details, see Change View.
• Lock View: enables/disables the automatic scrolling to the latest data.
• Scroll to End: scrolls the chart to its last period. The command is available only when the last period is not visible on the chart. For details, see Scrolling.
• Show Indicators: shows/hides indicators. For details, see Hide/Show Indicators.
• Show Legend: shows/hides the legend. For details, see Hide/Show Chart Legend.
• Show Grid: shows/hides the grid. For details, see Show/Hide Grid.
• Show Cursor Data: shows/hides the cursor data. For details, see Show/Hide Cursor Data.
• Ruler: allows to use the ruler. For details, see Measure Distances.
• Update: updates the prices. For details, see Update Prices.
• Chart Elements: changes the properties of chart elements or removes chart elements from the chart. The command is available only when the chart contains some elements. For details, see Change Properties/Remove Chart Elements.
• Eraser: removes chart elements from the chart. The command is available only when the chart contains some elements. For details, see Eraser Tool.
• Remove All Elements: removes all chart elements (by groups) from the chart. The command is available only when the chart contains some elements. For details, see Remove All Chart Elements.

* In the E*TRADE FX platform, these commands are available on the Chart submenu, of the Charts menu.