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Put your analysis on the chart

Trend lines, Fibonacci levels, chart patterns, trade plans, and notes. Snap them to prices, sync them across charts, and reach most tools with a single shortcut.

Start with line tools Keyboard shortcuts

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Pick a tool for the job

Trends and levels

Line tools: trend lines, rays, horizontal and vertical levels, parallel channels, and pitchforks.

Retracements and targets

Fibonacci tools: retracement, extension, speed resistance fan, and time zones.

Chart patterns

Pattern tools: XABCD, Cypher, ABCD, Three Drives, Head and Shoulders, triangles, and Elliott waves.

Trade plans and ranges

Measurement tools: the Long & Short position planner, price and date ranges, Fixed Range Volume Profile, and Anchored VWAP.

Zones and areas

Shapes: rectangles, circles, triangles, ellipses, curves, and arcs.

Notes and labels

Text tools: text, callouts, and price tags you can edit from the settings panel.

Freehand marks

Freeform tools: pen, highlighter, path, and polyline.

Layers and groups

Object Tree: group, reorder, hide, and lock drawings and indicators from one list.

Drawing on mobile

Touchpad mode: precise anchor points on a small touch screen.

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How drawing works

The same four moves apply to almost every tool. Each step links to the details.
  1. Step 1 of 4
    Pick a tool

    Choose it in the drawing toolbar, or press its shortcut, such as Alt + T for a line.

  2. Step 2 of 4
    Place the points

    Magnet mode snaps points to highs and lows. Hold Cmd/Ctrl to snap to every open, high, low, and close.

  3. Step 3 of 4
    Style it once

    Adjust lines, levels, and text in the drawing’s settings, then save the look as a template or a favorite.

  4. Step 4 of 4
    Keep it in order

    Choose which charts show the drawing, lock what shouldn’t move, and group drawings in the Object Tree.

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Where a drawing shows up

Every drawing has a sync level that decides which charts display it. Set it in the drawing’s settings or in the Object Tree. Drawings also hold their place across timeframes: a level drawn on 1H sits at the same price on the daily. A chart you forked into a workspace as an unlinked widget counts as a separate chart, so raise the sync level if a Local drawing should appear there too.

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Shortcuts worth learning

All shortcuts, grouped by tool.

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Good to know

  • Long & Short is a plan, not an order. It simulates the entry, Take Profit, Stop Loss, and position size, but places nothing. To send a real order with TP/SL, see Trading from the Chart.
  • Hiding isn’t deleting. Cmd/Ctrl + H hides every drawing and keeps your analysis intact.
  • Delete all drawings includes locked ones. The option under the trash icon clears everything at once; Ctrl + Z brings it back.
  • Text lives inside drawings too. Lines, circles, and rectangles carry a text box you can edit from the settings panel.
  • On a phone, drawing uses touchpad mode instead of copying mouse behavior. See Drawing Tools on Mobile.