Crosshair

The crosshair projects a vertical line for time and a horizontal line for price across the full chart area, with a floating readout at the intersection. It synchronizes across multiple panes and windows for comparative analysis, making it the primary tool for correlating price action across indicators, timeframes, and instruments.

Moving the cursor activates the crosshair. The vertical axis follows the cursor's X position and snaps to the nearest bar boundary. The horizontal axis tracks price on the Y axis, projecting a line across the entire pane width. Both axes extend to the chart edges, where scale markers show the exact price and time values.

The magnet mode snaps the crosshair to specific price levels on each bar — open, high, low, or close. When enabled, the horizontal line jumps to the nearest configured reference point instead of following the cursor smoothly. This is essential for identifying exact entry and exit prices and for precise measurement comparisons.

• Magnet to OHLC — snaps to open, high, low, or close of the nearest bar.
• Magnet to level — snaps to the nearest horizontal line or Fib level.
• Magnet to drawing — snaps to the nearest anchor point on any drawing.

When linked pane mode is active, all panes show the same crosshair time with their respective price readouts. Moving the crosshair in the main price pane automatically updates the crosshair position in every linked indicator pane below it. This synchronization extends across multiple chart tabs in a multi-window layout.

Each pane displays its own price readout based on its own Y-axis scale. This means an indicator pane with RSI will show the RSI value at the crosshair position, while the price pane shows the bar's OHLC data — all at the same point in time.

1. 1
   Activate crosshair

   Select the crosshair tool from the toolbar, or press the assigned keyboard shortcut.
2. 2
   Read price

   The horizontal line follows the cursor — read the price from the Y-axis scale marker.
3. 3
   Read time

   The vertical line snaps to bar boundaries; the timestamp appears at the bottom of the chart.
4. 4
   Sync panes

   Enable pane linking in the layout settings so all indicators and sub-charts show crosshair values at the same time.
5. 5
   Use magnet

   Toggle magnet mode to snap the crosshair to open, high, low, or close levels on each bar.
6. 6
   Lock position

   Hold Shift to freeze the crosshair at the current position for careful inspection.

The crosshair works in concert with several other chart tools. When the candle tooltip is active, the crosshair readout and tooltip share the same data source and position. The measure tool uses the crosshair position as its starting point when invoked. Drawing tools that require precise placement (like horizontal lines and Fib retracements) benefit from the crosshair magnet for snap-to-level accuracy.

When using a multi-chart window layout (multiple instruments or timeframes in separate windows), the crosshair can synchronize across all windows. This requires the cross-window sync setting to be enabled. When active, moving the crosshair in any window updates the crosshair position in all open windows to the same time coordinate. This is invaluable for comparing the same moment across different instruments or resolutions.

With a locked crosshair, you can copy the crosshair data (price, time, OHLC values) to the clipboard. Right-click the locked crosshair readout and select "Copy Values" to copy the data as tab-separated text, ready for pasting into a spreadsheet or note-taking application. This is useful for building trade journals or recording analysis checkpoints.

The crosshair supports keyboard navigation for users who cannot use a mouse. Tab into the chart area and use arrow keys to move the crosshair one bar at a time. Shift + arrow moves one screen width. The crosshair readout is announced by screen readers when it changes position. These accessibility features make the crosshair fully usable without a pointing device.

• 1.Crosshair & tooltip settings — Chart settings documentation
• 2.Skeleton crosshair mode — Cursor tools
• 3.Multi-pane layout synchronization — User guide
• 4.Keyboard shortcuts reference — Platform shortcuts
• 5.Data precision & formatting — Instrument configuration
• 6.Accessibility features — Platform accessibility guide