Financial visualization platform TradingView, which recently released its Charting Library 1.5, keeps an eye on simplifying the charting experience for traders.
The TradingView team has introduced a number of shortcuts seeking to improve the work with charts.
To clone a graphical object:
- Point mouse cursor on a drawn object;
- Hold CTRL and use left mouse button to drag a cloned object.
To make a circle out of ellipse:
- Select Ellipse on the drawing toolbar;
- Put its first point on a chart;
- Hold SHIFT and put the second point to define diameter of the circle.
To make a square out of rectangle:
- Select Rectangle on the drawing toolbar;
- Put its first point on chart;
- Hold SHIFT and put the second point to define diagonal length of the square.
To draw a multiple of 45 degrees angle:
- Select a trend object on the drawing toolbar, e.g. Trend Line;
- Put its first point on chart;
- Hold SHIFT and move mouse cursor to choose an angle.
This shortcut is applicable to Trend Line, Trend Angle, Disjoint Angle, Flat Top/Bottom, Ray, Parallel Channel.
For more details about the shortcuts, click here.