How do I change the chart type, timeframe and settings?

Trade › the toolbar above the chart

The toolbar above the chart holds the timeframe buttons, the chart type menu with candle, bar, line and area styles and favourites, Indicators, the chart settings control, Layout, Widgets, a screenshot button and fullscreen. Right-click the chart for actions at that price such as Add price alert here. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan, double-click the price scale to reset it.

Step by step

  1. TimeframeThe buttons at the left of the toolbar. Your favourites stay first.
  2. Chart typeThe menu next to them. Star a type to keep it in Favourites.
  3. Chart settingsThe sliders button: colours, scales, grid and what the legend shows.
  4. Right-clickActions at that price: a price alert, an order at this price, and Remove all drawings or indicators.

Keyboard

Scroll
Zoom the time axis
Drag
Pan
Double-click the price scale
Reset the scale
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Updated October 2026 · Charts · Not what you needed? Tell support and the article gets fixed.