Drawing tools turn a raw price chart into a map. The goal is not to cover the screen — it is to mark the few levels that actually matter.
Every tool lives in the vertical toolbar down the left edge of the chart, grouped into ten categories. Click a group to open its menu and pick a tool, then click on the chart to place it. The most-used tools have keyboard shortcuts, shown in brackets below.
drawing toolbar down the left edge of the chart, with one group menu open
Lines
Straight and axis-locked lines — the backbone of any chart.
- Trend Line (T) — a line between two points; connect swing points to track direction.
- Ray — starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction.
- Segment — a plain line between two fixed points, with no extension.
- Horizontal Line (H) — a price level drawn right across the chart.
- Horizontal Ray — a level that starts at a point and extends into the future.
- Horizontal Segment — a level between two points only.
- Vertical Line (V) — a full-height marker at a single moment in time.
- Vertical Ray — a vertical mark extending up or down from a point.
- Vertical Segment — a vertical mark between two prices at one time.
Channels
Frame a move between two boundaries.
- Parallel Channel — two parallel trend lines that contain a trending move.
- Price Channel — a base line with a parallel copy at a set distance.
- Andrews' Pitchfork — a three-point median line with support and resistance forks.
Fibonacci
Ratio-based levels for pullbacks, targets and timing.
- Fib Retracement (F) — pullback levels (0.236–0.786) between a swing low and high.
- Fib Extension — projection levels beyond the move, used for targets.
- Fib Segment — retracement levels drawn on a single leg.
- Fib Circle — arcs at Fibonacci ratios expanding from a pivot.
- Fib Sector — a fan of Fibonacci arcs and sectors.
- Fib Channel — Fibonacci-spaced parallel lines along a trend.
- Fib Time Zones — vertical lines at Fibonacci-spaced time intervals.
Fibonacci retracement drawn from a swing low to a swing high
Gann
Price-and-time geometry for Gann-style analysis.
- Gann Fan — angled lines (1×1, 2×1, …) from a pivot to balance price and time.
- Gann Box — a grid of Gann price and time divisions over a range.
Patterns
Harmonic and classic chart patterns with ready-made point skeletons.
- XABCD Pattern — the five-point harmonic frame for Gartley, Bat, Butterfly and friends.
- ABCD Pattern — the four-point measured-move pattern.
- Cypher Pattern — a harmonic pattern with its own ratio set.
- Head & Shoulders — the classic reversal template with a neckline.
- Triangle Pattern — mark converging or expanding triangles.
- Three Drives — three symmetrical pushes into exhaustion.
harmonic pattern placed on the chart, e.g. XABCD or Head & Shoulders
Elliott Wave
Labelled wave skeletons for counting a structure.
- Five Waves (12345) — label a motive / impulse sequence.
- Three Waves (ABC) — label a corrective sequence.
- Triangle (ABCDE) — label a triangle correction.
- Double Combo (WXY) — a combined correction.
- Triple Combo (WXYXZ) — an extended combined correction.
- Eight Waves — a full five-three cycle in one tool.
- Any Waves — free-form labels for a custom count.
Elliott wave count labelled on the chart, e.g. Five Waves (12345) or ABC
Cycles
Time-based tools for recurring rhythm.
- Circle Lines — concentric circles to gauge cyclical distance.
- Time Cycles — repeating vertical lines to time recurring turns.
- Sine Line — an adjustable sine wave to fit rhythmic swings.
Shapes
Zones, highlights and free geometry.
- Price Line — a single price marked with a horizontal line and tag.
- Rectangle (R) — shade a zone: supply, demand or a trading range.
- Circle — an ellipse to highlight an area of interest.
- Arc — a curved line for rounded formations.
- Triangle — a free three-point triangle.
- Parallelogram — a four-point slanted box for channels or zones.
Rectangle shading a supply or demand zone on the chart
Text & labels
Annotate the chart in words.
- Text Note — free text placed anywhere; you are prompted for the words.
- Price Tag — a label pinned to a specific price level.
Measure & position
Read distances and plan trades directly on the chart.
- Measure (M) — a quick readout of price, percent and bars between two points.
- Price Range — measure vertical price distance.
- Date Range — measure time and bar count.
- Price + Date Range — a box that measures both at once.
- Long / Short Position (P) — a risk-and-reward planner with entry, stop and target that shows the reward-to-risk ratio.
- Fixed Range VP — a volume profile over a selected range (volume by price).
- Compare Symbols — overlay another symbol's percentage change to compare relative strength.
Long / Short Position tool on the chart showing entry, stop, target and the reward-to-risk ratio
Working with drawings
Tools at the bottom of the toolbar manage everything you have drawn.
- Magnet (S) — snap new points to nearby candle highs and lows; cycle off → weak → strong.
- Lock all — freeze every drawing so you can't move one by accident.
- Hide / Show all — toggle all drawings off and on without deleting them.
- Timeframe visibility — choose which timeframes each drawing appears on.
- Delete all — clear every drawing on the current symbol.
Click any drawing to select it: a floating toolbar appears for colour, line style, cloning and delete, and handles let you reshape it. Undo and redo step through your changes, and drawings are saved per symbol — they come back when you return to that market. Save a look you like as a tool's default with a style template.
selected drawing showing its floating edit toolbar, and the toolbar utilities (magnet, lock, hide/show) at the bottom of the rail
When to use which
Trend lines
Use them to stay on the right side of a move, not to predict exact reversals. A line touched many times is information; a line touched once is a guess.
Fibonacci
Anchor it from a clear swing low to a swing high. The 0.5 to 0.618 area is where healthy pullbacks often stall — treat it as a zone, not a line.
Zones and positions
Rectangles mark the areas where price reacted before; the Long / Short Position tool turns a level into a plan by pinning entry, stop and target and showing the reward-to-risk before you commit.
Three good levels beat thirty. If you cannot explain why a drawing is on the chart, delete it.