Hand

The hand tool lets you grab the chart and drag it to shift the visible time window and price range. It is the most efficient way to navigate large datasets without zooming out or using the scrollbar. Combined with keyboard modifiers, it gives you precise control over both horizontal and vertical scrolling.

When the hand tool is active, clicking and dragging moves the chart in the direction of the drag. The panning is smooth and continuous — the chart follows the cursor in real time with no lag or snapping. The visible range updates continuously, and the scrollbar at the bottom reflects the current position within the full dataset.

The drag speed matches the cursor movement exactly (1:1 tracking). There is no acceleration or inertia by default, though an optional momentum mode can be enabled in settings where releasing the mouse button applies a gradual deceleration for a more fluid feel.

The most commonly used workflow is the temporary hand mode. By holding the Space bar, you temporarily switch to the hand tool regardless of your current active tool. This lets you pan the chart while in the middle of drawing a trendline, placing a Fib retracement, or using the crosshair. Releasing Space returns you to your previous tool instantly.

This temporary switch is lossless — your in-progress drawing is not cancelled. If you were halfway through placing a three-point drawing (like a pitchfork), the points you already placed remain, and you can continue after panning.

1. 1
   Activate hand tool

   Select the hand icon from the toolbar, or hold the Space bar to temporarily switch to the hand.
2. 2
   Drag to pan

   Click anywhere on the chart and drag left, right, up, or down. The chart moves with the cursor.
3. 3
   Fine-tune position

   Use the horizontal scrollbar or arrow keys for single-bar shifts.
4. 4
   Release

   If using temporary hand mode, release Space to return to your previous tool. If in permanent mode, click the cursor tool.

Middle-click and drag activates auto-scroll mode. In this mode, the further you move the cursor from the initial click point, the faster the chart scrolls in that direction. This is useful for sustained scrolling through long data ranges without repeated drag motions. The scroll speed is proportional to the distance from the anchor point.

On laptops with trackpads, the hand tool behavior is augmented by native trackpad gestures. A two-finger drag pans the chart in any direction without activating the hand tool. A two-finger swipe scrolls quickly through the visible data. These gestures work regardless of which drawing tool is active, making trackpads exceptionally efficient for chart navigation without tool switching.

Some trackpads support three-finger drag for custom actions. You can configure three-finger drag to activate the hand tool temporarily (similar to the Space bar behavior) in the chart settings. This provides an additional navigation option for users who prefer gesture-based workflows.

The mouse wheel can be configured for different navigation modes. In default mode, scrolling the wheel zooms in and out. Holding Shift while scrolling pans horizontally. In alternate mode (configurable in settings), scrolling pans vertically and Shift + scroll zooms. Choose the mode that matches your typical workflow — vertical panning for scanning through price history, horizontal panning for scanning through time history.

On touch-screen devices, a single-finger drag pans the chart. There is no need to activate the hand tool — touch input is always in pan mode by default. A double-tap-and-hold initiates a zoom gesture. The touch pan behavior works seamlessly with all other touch interactions, letting you switch between panning, drawing, and zooming without mode switches.

When the chart is displaying a non-standard layout with multiple panes stacked vertically, the hand tool pans each pane independently. If you want to pan all panes simultaneously, enable linked scrolling in the layout settings. With linked scrolling, dragging any pane moves all panes in sync, which is useful when comparing the same time range across different indicators.

When panning reaches the beginning or end of available data, the chart cannot pan further. The hand tool cursor changes to show a blocked indicator (a small stop sign or no-entry symbol) to indicate that the data boundary has been reached. New data may arrive via real-time feeds, extending the pan range as new bars are added.

• 1.Navigation & panning guide — User guide
• 2.Mouse & trackpad settings — Chart settings documentation
• 3.Keyboard shortcuts reference — Platform shortcuts
• 4.Temporary tool switching — Workflow guide
• 5.Touch & gesture guide — Platform documentation