What it is
The Chart tab is a full-screen, interactive price chart for one company. It opens in a dark theme, shows prices in the listing exchange’s local time zone, and automatically loads the company on its primary exchange. From the moment it opens you get:- A fully interactive price canvas with crosshair readout, zoom, pan, and an on-chart legend.
- A top toolbar to change the interval, switch chart type, add technical indicators, compare or overlay other symbols, search a new symbol, and adjust chart settings.
- A left-hand drawing toolbar with the full palette of trend lines, Fibonacci tools, shapes, text, and other markup.
- A date-range bar at the bottom for jumping between common look-back windows.
- A volume sub-pane beneath the price.
When to use it
Reach for the Chart tab when you want to study a stock’s price behavior in depth rather than glance at a snapshot:- Drawing trend lines and Fibonacci levels, or marking up support and resistance.
- Applying technical indicators — moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and more.
- Switching between intraday and multi-year views to see both the near-term setup and the long arc.
- Comparing the stock against a peer, a sector, or an index on one chart.
- Any hands-on, visual technical analysis of a single name.
When to use something else instead
- For computed technical-indicator readings, daily buy/sell signal summaries, and pivot-point tables (classic, Woodie, Fibonacci, Camarilla, DeMark), use the Technical Indicators section under the Price Analysis tab. The Chart tab is for drawing and visual analysis; Technical Indicators gives you the calculated numbers and signals.
- For dark-pool and venue/volume footprint, live quotes and trades, price-change, and risk/correlation analytics, use the Price Analysis tab.
- For a quick at-a-glance price chart without leaving the company profile, use the embedded mini chart on the Overview tab (which expands into this full-screen Chart).
- To run the same price or technical questions across many companies at once, use Grids.
- To turn your analysis into a formatted research deliverable, use Reports.
How to use it
Open the Chart for a company
Open any company in the Equities workspace, then select the Chart tab in the top navigation to
open the full-screen chart for that ticker. You can also expand the small price chart on the
company Overview using its maximize control, which opens this same
full-screen Chart. From the global navigation you can jump straight to a ticker’s chart
(Market Data → Equities → Chart), and you can save it as a favorite for one-click access.
Set your timeframe and chart type
Use the top toolbar to change the interval — intraday minutes through hourly, daily, weekly, and
monthly — and to switch chart type (candlestick, bars, line, area, baseline, and other styles).
The chart opens on roughly a three-month window with a 15-minute base interval and an area-style
view.
Add indicators and studies
Add any of TradingView’s built-in technical studies from the top toolbar — moving averages, RSI,
MACD, Bollinger Bands, and the rest of the library. A Moving Average Ribbon is already applied by
default for immediate trend context.
Draw and annotate
Use the left-hand drawing toolbar to mark up the chart with trend lines, Fibonacci tools, shapes,
text, and other annotations.
Compare or change the symbol
Use the compare/overlay option in the toolbar to add one or more other symbols and study relative
performance, or type a different symbol into the chart’s symbol field to chart another security
without leaving the view.
Jump between look-back windows
Use the quick date-range buttons at the bottom of the chart to move between short intraday windows
and multi-year history.
Return to the company
Select the Back control to return to the company Overview, or switch
tabs in your workspace.
What you get
The full-screen Chart is organized into a few working areas, each with a clear purpose:| Area | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Chart canvas | The main interactive price area — crosshair, zoom, pan, an on-chart legend, and a volume sub-pane beneath the price. Opens as an area-style view; switch chart types from the toolbar. Prices are shown in the listing exchange’s local time zone. |
| Top toolbar | Controls the interval/timeframe, chart type, technical indicators/studies, multi-symbol compare, symbol search, and chart settings. Fully enabled here (it is hidden on the small Overview chart). |
| Drawing toolbar (left) | The full palette of drawing and annotation tools — trend lines, Fibonacci tools, shapes, text/notes, and the rest of TradingView’s drawing set. |
| Date-range bar (bottom) | Quick selectors for common look-back windows plus a date-range picker, from short intraday windows to multi-year history. |
Default preset
The chart loads pre-configured so it is useful the moment it opens:- A Moving Average Ribbon study already applied for trend context.
- A roughly three-month visible range.
- A 15-minute base interval.
- Volume visible beneath the price.
- The company loaded on its primary exchange.
Key capabilities
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Selectable timeframes / intervals | View price at intraday resolutions (minutes, hourly) through daily, weekly, and monthly; the base interval is 15 minutes. |
| Quick date ranges | Jump between common look-back windows — short intraday through multi-year — via the bottom range bar; the chart opens on a roughly three-month window. |
| Multiple chart types | Switch among candlestick, bars (OHLC), line, area, baseline, and other styles; opens as an area chart. |
| Full drawing-tools palette | Annotate with trend lines, Fibonacci retracements/extensions, shapes, text, and other markup. |
| Complete technical-studies library | Add any of TradingView’s built-in indicators/studies (moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and more) directly on the chart. |
| Preloaded Moving Average Ribbon | A Moving Average Ribbon study is applied by default so trend context is visible immediately. |
| Volume sub-pane | Trading volume is displayed beneath the price chart by default. |
| Compare / overlay symbols | Add one or more other symbols to compare relative price performance against peers or an index. |
| Symbol change in-place | Type any other security’s symbol to chart it without leaving the view. |
| Interactive navigation | Crosshair readout, zoom, pan, and on-chart legend for hands-on exploration. |
Data & sources
- TradingView powers the chart engine and supplies the price and market data shown inside the chart (TradingView Advanced Chart).
- The company’s primary listing exchange is detected from its profile, so the chart loads the symbol on that exchange, with prices shown in its local time zone.
Tips & best practices
- Start from the default and build out. The chart opens ready to read — a three-month area view with a Moving Average Ribbon for trend. Add the indicators and drawings you need from there.
- Use the bottom range bar to switch context fast. Flip from an intraday window to a multi-year view to confirm whether a near-term move fits the longer trend.
- Compare against a benchmark. Overlay a peer or an index to judge relative strength rather than reading the stock in isolation.
- Chart a peer without leaving. Type a different symbol into the chart’s symbol field to study another name in the same view, then return to your company.
- Pair the picture with the numbers. Use this tab to see the setup, then open the Technical Indicators section under Price Analysis for the calculated indicator readings, signals, and pivot points.
Limits & things to know
- No image export from this surface. The chart’s built-in save-image/snapshot control is turned off, so there is no PNG/image download, and there are no Excel/PDF/CSV exports from the Chart tab.
- Limited-data tickers are day-only. For limited-data securities — for example Canadian-listed names (TSX/TSX-V/CSE/NEO) — only daily / end-of-day price history is available, so intraday intervals will not populate. The Chart tab itself still opens for them.
- It is a focused canvas. The Chart tab has no report-generation, add-to-watchlist, add-to-Data-Room/bookmark, note-taking, or “Ask AI” controls on the surface itself — only the Back control. The AI assistant side chat panel is not shown while the full-screen Chart is open, because the chart owns the full content area.
- Stripped to the charting essentials. The watchlist panel, hotlist, economic calendar, and the symbol details panel within the chart are intentionally turned off.
- The exact toolbars are TradingView’s. The precise set of selectable intervals, chart types, and indicators is whatever TradingView’s advanced chart exposes; the app does not restrict that set beyond the panels noted above.
Availability
The Chart tab is universally available for all equities, including Canadian-listed and other limited-data tickers. It is not gated by full market-data entitlement — unlike the Price Analysis tab, which is hidden for tickers without full market-data coverage. For limited-data tickers the chart still opens but is effectively restricted to daily / end-of-day data.Works with other features
The Chart tab sits inside the Equities workspace, a per-company research surface that feeds the rest of the platform:- From Overview. Expanding the embedded mini price chart on the Overview tab opens this same full-screen Chart. The Back control returns you to that Overview.
- From the global navigation. Reach a ticker’s chart directly (Market Data → Equities → Chart) and save it as a favorite for one-click access.
- Alongside Price Analysis. After spotting a setup on the chart, open Price Analysis for the computed indicator readings, daily buy/sell signals, pivot points, dark-pool/venue footprint, and risk analytics.
- Into Chat. Study the chart, then ask Chat about the company you are viewing — what is driving the move, recent news, or how the technical picture lines up with fundamentals.
- Into Grids and Reports. Take what you see on one name and run the same price or technical questions across its peers in a Grid, or generate a stock research report for the company with Reports.
Example workflow
Goal: confirm a technical setup on one stock, validate it against the numbers, then size it up versus peers.- Open the company in the Equities workspace and select the Chart tab.
- Switch to a daily candlestick view, set the date-range bar to a one-year window, and draw a trend line plus a Fibonacci retracement to mark the levels you care about. Add RSI and MACD from the studies library to read momentum.
- Overlay a sector index or a key peer to check whether the move is stock-specific or market-wide.
- Open Technical Indicators under Price Analysis to confirm the visual read with computed indicator values, the daily buy/sell signal summary, and pivot points.
- Ask Chat about the name — “what’s driving the recent move, and how do the latest results look?” — to connect the chart to fundamentals and news.
- Build a Grid across the stock’s peers with technical and valuation columns to see how the setup compares across the group.
- Generate a stock research report for the company with Reports to package the conclusion.
FAQ
Who powers the chart?
Who powers the chart?
The chart is powered by TradingView’s advanced charting, which also supplies the price and market
data shown inside it.
Can I add technical indicators?
Can I add technical indicators?
Yes. The full TradingView studies/indicators library is available from the chart’s top toolbar
(moving averages, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and more). A Moving Average Ribbon is already
applied by default.
Can I draw on the chart?
Can I draw on the chart?
Yes. The full drawing-tools palette — trend lines, Fibonacci tools, shapes, text, and more — is
available from the left-hand toolbar.
Can I change the timeframe or chart type?
Can I change the timeframe or chart type?
Yes. Change the interval (intraday minutes through monthly) and chart type (candlestick, bars,
line, area, baseline, and others) from the top toolbar, and use the bottom range buttons to jump
between look-back windows. It opens on roughly a three-month window with a 15-minute base interval
and an area-style view.
Can I compare two stocks on the same chart?
Can I compare two stocks on the same chart?
Yes. Use the compare/overlay option in the toolbar to add one or more other symbols, or type a
different symbol to chart it instead.
Can I export or download the chart as an image?
Can I export or download the chart as an image?
No. Image save/snapshot is disabled on this surface, and there are no Excel/PDF/CSV exports from
the Chart tab.
Is the chart available for Canadian stocks?
Is the chart available for Canadian stocks?
Yes, the Chart tab opens for Canadian-listed and other limited-data tickers. Those securities have
only daily / end-of-day data, so intraday intervals will not populate.
How do I get back to the rest of the company's data?
How do I get back to the rest of the company's data?
Use the Back control to return to the company
Overview, or switch tabs in your workspace.
Where are the computed technical indicator signals and pivot points?
Where are the computed technical indicator signals and pivot points?
Those — indicator readings, daily buy/sell signals, and pivot points — are in the Technical
Indicators section under the Price Analysis tab, not in the Chart
tab.