Overview: all TradingView keyboard shortcuts
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IN THIS LESSON
Like most applications, the TradingView charting and trading app has several keyboard
hotkeys. Let’s see what those shortcuts are.
Productive use of TradingView with hotkeys
For a more productive use of TradingView we can use various keyboard shortcuts. The
hotkeys that we discuss in this article are categorised in the following groups:
Chart hotkeys.
Drawings shortcut keys.
Script hotkeys.
Watchlist hotkeys.
Screener window shortcut keys.
Shortcuts for the Pine Editor.
Use the links above to immediately jump to the shortcuts overview. Or scroll down for the first
group of keyboard shortcuts: the chart hotkeys.
Chart hotkeys
These are the keyboard shortcuts we can use on the TradingView chart:
General chart shortcuts
Effect Key combination
Open the script /
window
Load a chart layout . (dot)
Save the current Ctrl + S
chart layout
Change the chart’s Start typing, which brings up a symbol search window
symbol symbol
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Effect Key combination
Change interval Press , (comma) or start typing the first digit for minute charts or
first letter of the word for longer resolutions. Examples are 1, 5, 30,
60, 1440, H, 4H, 6H, D, 5D, W, 3M
Create an alert on Alt + A
the current
instrument
Add a text note for Alt + N
current instrument
Take a snapshot Alt + S
image of the chart
Reset the chart’s Alt + R
zoom
Invert the price Alt + I
scale of the chart’s
instrument
Add the chart’s Alt + W
current instrument
to the watchlist
Open the ‘Publish Alt + P
Idea’ window
Undo the most Ctrl + Z
recent chart action
Redo the most Ctrl + Y
recent chart action
Cancel operation, Esc
undo a selection,
close window
Zooming hotkeys
Effect Key combination
Zoom in on the chart Scrollwheel up or click on the price axis and drag the mouse
to the left
Zoom out on the chart Scrollwheel down or click on the price axis and drag the
mouse to the right
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Effect Key combination
Reset the spacing Double-click on the time axis
between bars
Compress price scale Click (and hold) on the price axis and drag the mouse down
Extend price scale Click (and hold) on the price axis and move the mouse up
Reset price scale Double-click on the price axis
Chart movements keys
Effect Key combination
Move chart 1 bar to the left ←
Move chart 1 bar to the right →
Move further to the left Ctrl + ←
Move further to the right Ctrl + →
Go to a specific date Alt + G
Scroll through the chart Click with left mouse button on the chart and drag mouse
Chart trading shortcuts
Effect Key combination
Place market order to buy Shift + B
Place market order to sell Shift + S
Drawing hotkeys
These are the shortcuts we can use with drawings on the chart (TradingView Blog, 2016):
General drawing shortcuts
Effect Key combination
Measure tool Hold Shift and click on the chart
Copy selected drawing Ctrl + C
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Effect Key combination
Paste copied drawing Ctrl + V
Clone a drawing Hold Ctrl and drag the mouse
Select multiple drawings Hold Ctrl and click to select each
individual drawing
Move a drawing horizontally or vertically Drag with mouse + Shift
Cancel making a drawing, undo selecting Esc
a drawing
Create drawings keys
Effect Key combination
Make a horizontal line Alt + H
Make a vertical line Alt + V
Make a cross line (combination Alt + C
of horizontal and vertical line)
Make a square Select the Rectangle from the drawing toolbar and hold
Shift when making the drawing on the chart
Make a circle Select the Ellipse from the drawing toolbar and hold
Shift when making the drawing on the chart
Draw a horizontal line, vertical Hold Shift while making a trend line or channel
line, or a line at 45 degrees drawing
Indicator and strategy script hotkeys
The keyboard hotkeys below are the ones we can use in TradingView to manage
TradingView indicators and strategy scripts:
Effect Key combination
Copy the selected script on the chart Ctrl + C
Paste an earlier copied script on the chart Ctrl + V
Remove script from the chart Select script and press Delete
Watchlist shortcuts
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The following shortcuts are what we can use in TradingView’s Watchlist window:
Effect Key combination
Show next Watchlist symbol on the chart ↓ or Space
Show previous Watchlist symbol on the chart ↑ or Shift + Space
Flag or unflag the chart’s current symbol in the Watchlist Alt + Enter
Select all symbols Ctrl + A
Select next symbol Shift + ↓
Select previous symbol Shift + ↑
Screener window hotkeys
The following keyboard hotkeys are what we can use in TradingView’s ‘Stock Screener’,
‘Forex Screener’, and ‘Crypto Screener’ window:
Effect Key combination
Show next symbol on the chart ↓ or Space
Show previous symbol on the chart ↑ or Shift + Space
Flag or unflag symbol Alt + Enter
Select all symbols Ctrl + A
Select next symbol Shift + ↓
Select previous symbol Shift + ↑
Pine Editor shortcuts
These are the keyboard shortcuts we can use in TradingView’s Pine Editor:
Script operations
Effect Key combination
Create a new script Ctrl + I
Save the script Ctrl + S
Open a script Ctrl + O
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Effect Key combination
Delete the current script Ctrl + E
Add the current script to the chart Ctrl + Enter
Open the Pine Script reference Ctrl + Click on a code element
Toggle the console window Ctrl + ` (backtick)
Close a window or pop-up Esc
Go to operations
Effect Key combination
Go to left word Ctrl + ←
Go to right word Ctrl + →
Go to line start Home
Go to line end End
Go to first line Ctrl + Home
Go to last line Ctrl + End
Go to a specific line number Ctrl + L
Jump to a line with a TradingView Click on the red error message that mentions the line
error number
Line operations
Effect Key combination
Remove current line Ctrl + D
Comment or uncomment current line Ctrl + /
Copy selected lines up Alt + Shift + ↑
Copy selected lines down Alt + Shift + ↓
Move selected lines up Alt + ↑
Move selected lines down Alt + ↓
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Effect Key combination
Remove from the typing cursor to line end Alt + Delete or Ctrl + K
Remove from the typing cursor to line start Alt + Backspace
Remove the word on the left Ctrl + Backspace
Remove the word on the right Ctrl + Delete
Autocomplete Ctrl + Space
Selection
Effect Key combination
Select all code Ctrl + A
Select from the typing cursor to line start Shift + Home
Select from the typing cursor to line end Shift + End
Select up Shift + ↑
Select down Shift + ↓
Tip: quickly see shortcuts in the TradingView app
There are two ways to quickly see TradingView shortcuts. The first approach is to hover the
mouse over a button. If that button has a keyboard shortcut, it shows in the pop-up window.
For instance, Alt + A is the hotkey for the ‘Create Alert’ window:
To see an overview of all TradingView shortcuts, click on the ‘?’ icon in the lower-right bottom
in the TradingView app. That opens a menu with an entry named ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’:
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References
TradingView Blog (2016, May 13). New shortcuts to improve interaction with charts.
Retrieved on November 1, 2018, from https://blog.tradingview.com/en/new-shortcuts-to-
improve-interaction-with-charts-1798/
Published November 6, 2018
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