Indicators

Indicators are used along with charts to provide additional insights for trading decisions. Your platform contains 50+ indicators to assist in trading.

Adding Indicators

Indicators can be added from a chart of any type. The list of indicators is accessed by first clicking the Indicators button on the top of the chart.

Adding an indicator

Indicator Settings

Once indicators are selected and appear in the Added Indicators section, you can edit settings by hovering over the indicator and clicking the Settings icon . Each indicator will have its own settings specific to the indicator, but there are some settings that are common across all indicators.

You can also double-click the indicator in the object tree to edit settings.

Editing indicator settings

The settings details for some of the common indicator settings are described below:

Setting
Description

Length

The time period used in calculating the moving average

Plot

The checkmark determines whether the indicator is visible on the chart. You can also configure line style, color, and thickness. For indicators with multiple values, or lines, you will see a configuration item for each.

Precision

Numerical value determines the number of decimal points displayed on the axis.

Labels on price scale

Enabling includes pertinent indicator labels on the price scale.

Values in status line

Enabling will display the indicator values on the status line.

Minutes

Determines where the indicator will be displayed, 1-60 minutes in an hour

Hours

Determines where the indicator will be displayed, 1-24 hours in a day.

Days

Determines where the indicator will be displayed, 1-31 days in a month.

Weeks

Determines where the indicator will be displayed, 1-52 weeks in a year.

Months

Determines where the indicator will be displayed, 1-12 months in a year.

To learn more about settings for specific indicators, visit TradingView's Indicators KB.

Arranging Indicators

Moving Indicators Up or Down

Indicators can be moved up and down on the screen by clicking the up or down arrows on the screen.

Moving indicator down using arrow

Visual Order

Indicators, along with other components on the chart, such as pricing graphs, can be ordered visually (i.e. bring forward or send back) by right-clicking and selecting the desired option in the Visual Order dropdown.

Combining Indicators

You can combine indicators by opening the Object Tree, selecting the indicator and dragging it to another indicator in the object tree.

Combining indicators by dragging together in the object tree

Indicators can be separated by selecting the desired indicator, clicking the UpDown icon and selecting whether to move to a new pane above or below.

Separating indicators to a new pane

Collapsing, Expanding, and Maximizing

Collapse indicator views by clicking the collapse button on the right side of the chart.

Restore panes by clicking the restore pane button on the right side of the chart.

Collapsing and Expanding Pane

Maximize the pane by clicking the maximize button on the right side of the chart. It can then be restored by clicking the same button again.

Hiding Indicators

Indicators can be hidden from view, while the pane will still be maximized. Indicators can be hidden by clicking the hide button on the indicator within the chart or in the Object Tree.

Hiding indicator with object tree
Hiding indicator with button on chart

Removing Indicators

There are three places you can remove indicators. Remove an indicator by clicking the remove button on the right side of the panel, clicking the remove button on the indicator, or removing from the object tree.

Three options for removing indicators

Remove all indicators at once by right-clicking anywhere on the chart and selecting Remove Indicators.

Right-clicking chart to remove all indicators

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