WealthCharts provides a comprehensive charting suite with 200+ technical indicators, multiple bar styles, customizable timeframes, drawing tools, and Chart Replay for practice. This guide covers all charting features available on the platform.
Creating & Managing Charts
To open a new chart:
Click the chart icon in the toolbar, or use Main Menu and select New Chart
Enter a symbol in the search bar (e.g., ES1, NQ1, CL1)
Select the desired timeframe from the timeframe selector
The chart opens in your current workspace and can be repositioned or resized
You can open multiple charts simultaneously and arrange them in your workspace. Use the chart toolbar at the top of each chart panel to access symbol search, timeframes, bar styles, indicators, and drawing tools.
Bar Styles
WealthCharts supports multiple chart bar styles. Change the style using the bar style dropdown in the chart toolbar:
Candlestick - Traditional OHLC candles with color-coded bodies (default)
OHLC Bars - Open-High-Low-Close bar chart
Line - Simple line connecting closing prices
Area - Line chart with filled area below
Heikin Ashi - Smoothed candlesticks that filter market noise
Kagi - Direction-based chart that ignores time
Renko - Brick-based chart focused on price movement
Timeframes & Intervals
Standard Timeframes
WealthCharts offers a full range of standard timeframes:
Tick charts - Based on number of trades (e.g., 100 tick, 500 tick)
Minute charts - 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 minute intervals
Hourly charts - 1, 2, 4 hour intervals
Daily, Weekly, Monthly - Longer-term analysis
Custom Timeframes
You can create unlimited custom timeframes. Click the timeframe selector and choose a custom interval to define any combination of ticks, minutes, hours, or days that suits your trading strategy.
Technical Indicators
Adding Indicators
WealthCharts offers 200+ technical indicators organized into three categories:
Exclusive Indicators - Proprietary indicators unique to WealthCharts
Premier Indicators - Premium indicators with advanced analysis capabilities
Standard Indicators - Classic technical indicators (RSI, MACD, Moving Averages, Bollinger Bands, etc.)
To add an indicator, click the Indicators button in the chart toolbar and browse or search for the indicator you want. Select it to add it to your current chart.
Configuring Indicators
After adding an indicator, you can configure its parameters, visual style, and colors. Click on the indicator name or use Configure Chart to access settings. You can also set alerts based on indicator values.
Removing Indicators
To remove an indicator, open Configure Chart from the chart toolbar. Find the indicator in the list and click the delete button next to it.
Drawing Tools
WealthCharts includes 30+ drawing tools organized into six categories:
Lines - Trend lines, horizontal lines, vertical lines, rays, channels
Shapes - Rectangles, circles, triangles
Fibonacci - Retracement, extension, fan, time zones
Text - Text labels and annotations
Freehand - Freehand drawing tool for custom markups
Measuring - Price range, bar count, and percentage measurement tools
Access drawing tools from the toolbar. Click a tool to activate it, then click and drag on the chart to draw. Right-click a drawing to edit its properties or delete it.
Chart Settings
Configure Chart
Open Configure Chart from the chart toolbar to customize:
Background color and grid display
Candle/bar colors for bullish and bearish movements
Subchart layout for indicators displayed below the main chart
Indicator parameters and visual settings
Chart Templates
Save your chart configuration as a template to quickly apply the same indicators, styles, and settings to new charts. Templates save your bar style, timeframe, indicators, and color settings. You can set a default template that applies to all new charts.
Global Chart Settings
Global settings apply across all charts and include:
Crosshair style and behavior
Last price line visibility
Extended hours data display
Font size and style preferences
Chart Replay
Chart Replay lets you rewind any chart to a past date and replay price action at adjustable speeds. This is useful for:
Practicing trade setups with historical data
Reviewing past market events
Testing indicator configurations against real price action
Building pattern recognition skills without risking capital
To use Chart Replay, click the Replay button in the chart toolbar, select a start date, and use the playback controls to play, pause, and adjust speed.
Data Window
The Data Window displays detailed OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) values and indicator readings for the bar under your cursor. As you move your mouse across the chart, the Data Window updates in real time. This is helpful for seeing exact price levels and indicator values at any point in time.