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Version: 1.0.1

Annotations & Text

Guide to placing text notes, interactive callouts, floating comments, and price labels.

Text

Description: Places standard text annotations anchored to price/time coordinates.

Practical Uses

Adding labels that scroll with the chart canvas.

How to Draw / Use

Click on the chart where text is needed, type text in settings, and click ok.

Note

Description: Places text note bubbles that stay visible on the screen.

Practical Uses

Adding warnings, checklist points, or trade summaries.

How to Draw / Use

Click on the chart to place the note box and enter text.

Comment

Description: Places a collapsible speech comment bubble.

Practical Uses

Adding descriptive details to specific candles without cluttering space.

How to Draw / Use

Click on the target candle to attach the comment bubble.

Callout

Description: Renders a labeled text box pointing with an arrow to a coordinate.

Practical Uses

Highlighting entry, exit, or pivot locations.

How to Draw / Use

Click on target price (arrow end), drag outward, and click to set text box location.

Signpost

Description: Draws a signpost label flag pointing to a candle point.

Practical Uses

Marking event dates, news updates, or session alerts.

How to Draw / Use

Click target candle to place the signpost pole, and set flag text.

Pin Label

Description: Draws a map pin bubble containing brief text indicators.

Practical Uses

Quick tagging of price peaks and troughs.

How to Draw / Use

Click target coordinate to drop the pin bubble.

Price Label

Description: Renders a tag showing the exact price level snapped to the scale.

Practical Uses

Displaying support/resistance values or trigger prices.

How to Draw / Use

Click at the desired price coordinate to render the label badge.

Price Note

Description: A text note showing the exact price coordinate it is attached to.

Practical Uses

Labeling entry levels with description texts.

How to Draw / Use

Click on target price to set note, and input description details.

Arrow Marker Up

Description: Places a vertical up-arrow marker on the chart.

Practical Uses

Highlighting buy entry or bullish trend alerts.

How to Draw / Use

Click below a candle to place the up-arrow marker.

Arrow Marker Down

Description: Places a vertical down-arrow marker on the chart.

Practical Uses

Highlighting sell entry or bearish trend alerts.

How to Draw / Use

Click above a candle to place the down-arrow marker.

Flag Mark

Description: Draws a small decorative flag icon at coordinates.

Practical Uses

Marking structural cycle extremes.

How to Draw / Use

Click target coordinate to plant the flag marker.

Idea Drawing

Description: Places a custom lightbulb idea indicator with descriptive popups.

Practical Uses

Marking trade setup ideas on the chart.

How to Draw / Use

Click on the chart to place the idea icon and input text.

Image Drawing

Description: Embeds custom external image files inside canvas coordinates.

Practical Uses

Adding screenshots or logo overlays directly onto the chart.

How to Draw / Use

Click target coordinate, select image path in options, and click ok.

Post Drawing

Description: Places a mail/post icon with text popups.

Practical Uses

Sharing charting analysis notes.

How to Draw / Use

Click on target coordinate to place the post badge.