Navigating a chart
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You can navigate within the chart using:
mouse or keyboard.
On the bottom left of chart you may see status Indicators:
Demo Account Broker connected
Real Account Broker connected
Simulated Account Broker connected
Delayed Data Datafeed connected (Depending on your data feed provider you may receive delayed data. Typical time lags are 10-20 min.)
RealTime Data Datafeed connected
This section covers the mouse functionalities when using AgenaTrader.
By double-clicking an indicator, an indicator panel or a drawing object, you will open the associated parameter dialog window. If you double-click on an indicator then it will be automatically selected within the indicator list dialog
Left click in the charting area to open the data box
According to the current position of the cursor on the chart, the data box displays the following information concerning the price period (candles, etc.):
Date & Time
Opening price
High
Low
Closing price
Volume
Additionally, the values of all indicators currently displayed on the chart.
Depending on the specified time interval, the horizontal time scale includes time markers for a chart. Intraday charts display day/period breaks as date + time, whereas all other time markers are represented in the "HH:MM" or "HH:MM:SS" format.
If the cross-hair pointer is enabled, the current date/time will be highlighted in color
Click and hold the left mouse button in the time scale area to move the chart to the left or right. Click and hold the right mouse button in the time scale area to zoom in or zoom out on the chart horizontally.
The arrow located in the upper right corner of the chart indicates that part of it has been shifted or hidden. In other words, the currently displayed position is not the original position of the chart
To revert the chart to its original position, double-click on the time scale or left click on the arrow.
The vertical price scale contains various prices and price markers for different chart objects such as:
Current market price
Indicator values
Values of horizontal lines etc
Click and hold the left mouse button in the price scale area to move the chart up and down. Click and hold the right mouse button in the price scale area to zoom in or zoom out on the chart horizontally.
Auto scale after modifying the chart
If pins are visible on the chart, this means that the auto scale mode for the chart is disabled (the chart will not align itself automatically). Once a new candlestick has occurred and is displayed outside of the viewing pane (below or above) then the pin icon will turn red. This indicates that the current candle is not within the visible part of the chart space. Clicking the pin will activate the auto scale mode and re-align the chart properly
Hold Ctrl and use the mouse wheel to zoom the chart vertically. Hold Alt and use the mouse wheel to zoom the chart horizontally.
As a new feature in the AgenaTrader development of version 1.7.x.x it is now possible to scale the price and time axis simultaneously. Press and hold STRG resp. CTRL on the keyboard as well as press and hold the left mouse button within the chart and move the pointer.
You can navigate a chart also from the keyboard. To configure or edit the navigation settings for the keyboard please consult the Hot keys section
To revert the chart to its original position, double-click on the time scale or left click on one of the pins
