Trading from the Chart

Trading from the Chart

Trading Features & Settings

Enable Trading

To enable trading directly from a chart:

  • Click the Dollar icon at the top-left corner of the chart, or

  • Right-click anywhere on the chart and select Trading enabled.


Show Trading Panel

To display the trading panel:

  • Enable the Show Trading Panel checkbox at the bottom-right of the chart, or

  • Right-click anywhere on the chart and select Show trading panel.


Trading Panel

Cross Trading Mini / Micro

At the top of the Trading Panel, you can choose the instrument you want to trade.
DeepChart allows you to view Mini futures data while trading Micro contracts, making it unnecessary to open multiple charts.

Remember: to perform accurate volumetric analysis, always monitor the main futures contract.

The panel also displays:

  • Qty Open: Number of contracts or shares currently open.

  • Open P/L: Profit/Loss of the active position.

  • Daily P/L: Total P/L for the selected instrument.


Trading Buttons

MKT
Places a market order (buy or sell).

BID / ASK

Places limit orders at:

  • Best Bid

  • Best Ask

LMT

Places a custom limit order:

  • Buy limit below market

  • Sell limit above market

STP

Places a stop order, which triggers a market order when activated:

  • Buy stop above market

  • Sell stop below market

STP LMT

Places a stop-limit order, which triggers a limit order instead of a market order.
Useful for avoiding slippage, with the risk of not being executed.

Cancel

Cancels all pending orders.

FLAT

Closes the open position and cancels all pending orders.

Order Interaction

  • Left-click to move limit or stop orders.

  • Right-click to cancel them.

Qty / Broker / Account

Select:

  • Trade quantity

  • Broker

  • Account to execute with

Tick Diff

When enabled, this allows placing Bid/Ask orders a fixed number of ticks away from the market.

Example:
If set to 300, clicking Bid will place a Buy Limit 300 ticks below the current price instead of at the best Bid.


OCO Strategy

Enable OCO (Order-Cancel-Order) to automatically link a profit-target limit order and a stop-loss order to the main trade.

When one executes, the other is automatically cancelled.

(See detailed explanation in the OCO Strategy section.)

Show Historical Executions 

To display historical executions on the chart:

  1. Click the Settings icon.

  2. Enable Show historical executions.

Trading Settings

Found under the Settings icon → Trading Settings.
Here you can customize:

  • Order display

  • Text size

  • Colors
    …and more.

Chart DOM

To enable Chart DOM:
Click DOM Trading at the bottom-right and open the dropdown menu.

Chart Trading

Enable Chart Trading

Toggle Enable Chart Trading to activate chart-based order placement.

Chart Trading Width

Defines the width of the Chart DOM columns.

Buy Orders

Left-click below last price → Buy Limit (default)
Left-click above last price → Buy Stop (default)

Right-click below last price → Buy Market (default)
Right-click above last price → Buy Market (default)

Sell Orders

Left-click above last price → Sell Limit (default)
Left-click below last price → Sell Stop (default)

Right-click above last price → Sell Market (default)
Right-click below last price → Sell Market (default)



Trading Colors

Customize colors for the Chart DOM columns.

Line Bid/Ask

Enable or disable the Bid/Ask line.

DOM Settings

Show the Depth of Market and customize its colors.

Text Settings

Enable chart text and modify its color and appearance.


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