Chart Display Tips

StreetSmart Edge® charts offer a multitude of features in a relatively small space, so knowing your way around the chart display features can help you get the most out of your Chart tool and your screen real estate.

Chart Settings Drawer

The Chart Settings Drawer on the right side of your Chart display has 3 views (mouse over each thumbnail to see full size):

Fully Open	Icons-Only	Closed

To change the view from Icons-Only to the more compact Closed view:

1. Hover your mouse over the drawer tab until your cursor changes to a sideways arrow as shown circled in the Icons-Only image above.
2. Click and drag the drawer to the right to close it all the way. (Do the same and drag to the left to re-open to the Icons-Only view.)
3. Click the drawer tab to fully open the Settings drawer from either the Closed or Icons-Only view.

Streamlined View

The icon in the toolbar of the Chart allows you to switch between the regular and streamlined views of the Chart with a single click. The streamlined chart view removes extra features to give you the largest price chart possible for the size of your Chart window.

Hiding Chart Elements

In order to increase real estate within the Charts tool, you can hide certain features you may not require. From the Settings drawer, open the Settings menu. Under Element Display Options, you can hide Chart Keys, the Level 1 Data Bar, and/or the History Control.

Below, you can see the difference in the chart size when you have all of those elements off versus when you have them on (mouse over each image to enlarge). Each element can be turned off individually, so you can display as much or as little as you wish.

Elements Off	Elements On

Moving Study Panes

Study panes generally display below the price chart, but they can be moved to the top of the chart: Press and hold Ctrl on your keyboard, then click and drag the study above the price chart. It will snap into place when you release the mouse button.

Hiding Study Panes

Study panes can also be hidden by clicking the yellow arrow in the upper left corner of the study pane. Note: Clicking the X next to the study name will remove the study from the chart completely.

Below, see a chart with the study open, and then with it closed (mouse over image to enlarge). Just click the yellow arrow again to re-open the pane.

Study Open	Study Hidden

Hiding Study Lines

While hiding study lines won't create more screen real estate, it can help reduce visual clutter if you have multiple studies open in one study pane or price chart.

To hide a study line, simply click the name of the study at the top of the study pane. Click again to redisplay it. Note: Clicking the X next to the study name will remove the study from the chart completely.

Viewing Orders & Positions

Display positions and/or open orders in your chart to quickly visualize your activity in a stock without leaving the chart. To turn this feature on (or off), open the Settings drawer, then click Settings and scroll down to Activity Display Options. Here, you can check Orders or Positions to turn either on, or uncheck to turn them off.

• Positions display a red or green line across the chart as shown below, depending on whether your position is long (green) or short (red). Boxed positions are displayed in blue.
• Orders display as a flag next to the order price on the price scale. You can see in the image below, there is a Buy order at Market for this stock.
• If the limit price of your order is outside the displayed price scale, the flag will display at the top or bottom of the price scale accordingly.