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.
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:
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.
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 |
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.
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 |
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.
Display Notes, 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.
Place a Trade
The Chart Trade Ticket is available for Stock/ETFs and allows the same actions, venues, order types, timings, special conditions and brackets as found in the All In One Trade Tool.