Many of the visual display settings of NinjaTrader charts can be customized using the Chart Properties window.
How to access the Chart Properties window
The Chart Properties window can be accessed in the following ways:
1.Left mouse click the Properties button in the chart toolbar 2.Right mouse click within the chart and select the menu item 3.Use the default CTRL + T Hot Key |
Available properties and definitions
The following chart properties are available for configuration within the Chart Properties window:
General
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Allow the selection or drag/drop of chart series
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Enables or disables the selection of Data Series and indicators for drag and drop
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Equidistant bar spacing
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Enables or disables plotting bars an equal distance from each other. Please see the "Working with Multiple Data Series" section of the Help Guide for more information.
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Font
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Sets the font display properties for the chart
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Right side margin
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Sets the spacing between the Y-axis and the current bar in pixels
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Chart trader
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Sets the chart trader display mode.
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Show date range
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Enables or disables showing the date range label in to the top left of chart. The date range reported are the dates that are currently visible in the chart.
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Show scrollbar
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Enables or disables showing the horizontal chart scroll bar
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Tab name
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Sets the name displayed in the tab. By default the instrument name is displayed.
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Chart background image
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Enables or disables the option to use an image as the background for the chart
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Color
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Chart background
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Sets the chart background color
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Crosshair label
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Sets the color for the cross hair label
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Inactive price markers
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Price markers display the current price of bars and indicators on the Y-axis. When looking at the current bar, the price markers will take the color of the data series. When scrolling back through historical bar data, the markers are inactive (not real-time) and will be displayed by the color set on this property
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Text
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Sets the font display properties for the chart
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Lines
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Axis
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Sets the drawing properties for both the vertical and horizontal chart axis
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Crosshair
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Sets the drawing properties of the crosshair
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Grid line - horizontal
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Sets the drawing properties of the horizontal grid lines
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Grid line - vertical
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Sets the drawing properties of vertical grid lines
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Panel splitter
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Sets the drawing properties of the splitter drawn between panels.
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Window
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Always on top
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Sets if the window will be always on top of other windows.
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Defaults for the Chart Properties window can be saved by left mouse click on the "Set Default" button. Please see the "Saving Chart Defaults" section of the Help Guide for more information.
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Using Tab Name Variables
Tab Name Variables
A number of pre-defined variables can be used in the "Tab Name" field of the Chart Properties window. For more information, see the "Tab Name Variables" section of the Using Tabs page.
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