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Chart — Drawing Tools

Drawing tools let you mark up the chart — trend lines, levels, channels, Fibonacci, trade plans and more. Pick a tool from the drawing rail, then click on the canvas to place it. Drawings are saved with the chart and, in linked charts, can be shared across the group (via Sync ▸ Drawings).

A chart marked up with a trend line, a rectangle, a Fibonacci retracement and a Long Position tool.

How drawing works

  1. 1
    Pick a tool

    Click its icon on the drawing rail. The pointer switches to drawing mode.

  2. 2
    Place it

    Click (and for two-point tools, click again, or drag) to set the anchor points on the chart.

  3. 3
    Select & edit

    Click an existing drawing to select it. Drag its handles to reshape, drag the body to move it, and use the settings/toolbar to change colour, line style and width.

  4. 4
    Delete

    Select and delete it (or use the right-click menu). You can remove drawings one at a time or clear them.

The drawing toolbar

When a drawing is selected, a small toolbar appears at the top of the chart with the tool's name, its colour and line style, and buttons for settings, lock, duplicate and delete. It is visible in every screenshot below.

Lines & measures

ToolUse
Trend LineA line between two points — the workhorse for trends and support/resistance.
RayA line that starts at its anchor and extends infinitely in one direction.
Horizontal LineA price level across the whole chart (support, resistance, targets).
Vertical LineA time marker (events, sessions, expiries).
Parallel ChannelTwo parallel trend lines marking a channel; drag the width to fit.
PathA multi-segment / freehand line for marking out a route price took or might take.
RectangleA box to highlight a zone or consolidation area.
MeasurementA ruler — drag to read the price change, % move, bars and time between two points.
Zoom RectangleDrag a box to zoom the view into that exact region.
Trend Line
Ray
Horizontal Line
Vertical Line
Path
Rectangle
Measurement

Fibonacci

ToolUse
Fib RetracementAnchor a swing high→low (or low→high) to plot retracement levels (0–100%) and shaded bands.
Fib ExtensionProject extension/target levels beyond the move for take-profit planning.
Fib Retracement
Fib Extension

Trade & position tools

ToolUse
Long PositionVisualise a long with entry, stop and target — shows risk/reward and distances on the chart.
Short PositionThe same for a short.
Position LineA horizontal marker for an entry/average price.
Order LineA price level representing a working order.
Alert LineA level that flags when price reaches it.
Long Position: green target zone above the entry, red stop zone below.
Short Position: the reverse.
Screen recording pending
Placing a Long Position tool to lay out entry, stop and target with live risk/reward.
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Placing a Long Position tool to lay out entry, stop and target with live risk/reward.

VWAP & volume

ToolUse
Anchored VWAPA volume-weighted average price anchored to a point you choose (a swing, the open, an event) — tracks the average paid since that anchor.
Fixed Range Volume ProfileDraw a range and get a volume-by-price profile for exactly that span, including its point of control and value area.
Anchored VWAP, with its bands, starting from the anchor.
Fixed Range Volume Profile over the selected span.

Annotations

ToolUse
TextPlace a text note anywhere on the chart.
Text: a note placed on the chart (shown with its sample text).
Styling and persistence

Selected drawings expose line colour, style and width (and a text colour for notes). Every drawing is saved with the chart, so your mark-up is still there when you reopen the workspace.

Note

A few geometric shapes exist in addition to the above; the tools listed here are the primary set on the rail. If a tool you expect isn't visible, widen the panel — the rail scrolls when space is tight.