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# Visual trading

You can perform trading directly from the chart panel. It is possible to send orders, modify and close/cancel all positions/orders directly from the chart:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F147005109f0cc48beef9fb91a3e559322ff65a2e.jpg?generation=1628062499337157\&alt=media)

The built-in Order entry panel

In order to start visual trading, click the 'Chart trading' button![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F26994ef7d4a673dfd1f9b292caa3412bd7c37abc.png?generation=1628062499549250\&alt=media), located on the top right corner of the Chart toolbar, and built-in Order entry panel will be opened:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F0c5dfb30e45670c906d57731d1c4d6d8ef3a86b1.png?generation=1628062498789488\&alt=media)

The Order entry panel consists of the following items:

1. Quantity - the order quantity;
2. SL - for specifying Stop Loss parameters;
3. TP - for specifying Take Profit parameters.

Hot buttons for one-click trading are the following:

* Sell Ask – to send a Sell Limit order at the Ask price;
* Sell Bid – to send a Sell Limit order at the Bid price;
* Sell Market – to send a sell market order;
* Buy Market – to send a buy market order;
* Buy Ask – to send a Buy Limit order at the Ask price;
* Buy Bid – to send a Buy Limit order at the Bid price;
* Close – to close all positions by selected symbol and account;
* Reverse – to reverse all positions by selected symbol and account;
* Cancel buy – to cancel buy orders by selected symbol and account;
* Cancel sell – to cancel sell orders by selected symbol and account;
* Cancel all – to cancel all orders by selected symbol and account.

Chart trading

To start chart trading, follow these steps:

1. Оpen the built-in Order entry panel;
2. Click on the 'Mouse trading' button![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2Fe2453b03c49ab40b91ca4dec1fc20d3921ea4665.png?generation=1628062499246514\&alt=media)

   to enable the chart trading;
3. Select type of an order to be placed: single or OCO.

You can enable chart trading by pressing and holding the Ctrl key as well.

If the cursor is higher than the current price, you can send:

* Buy Stop order – by left-click;
* Sell Limit order – by right-click.

If the cursor is lower than a current price, you can send:

* Buy Limit order – left-click of the mouse;
* Sell Stop order – right-click of the mouse.

Orders tooltips are always visible while trading: if order is Buy, then its icon is blue; and if order is Sell, then its icon is red.

When allocating a Stop limit order on the chart, limit price and stop price are shown inside of the order marker.

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F705ec235fda41a9e1535b60d1a96927f5d7edebc.jpg?generation=1628062499081372\&alt=media)

To disable the chart trading, click the 'Mouse trading' button again, or just stop holding the Ctrl key.

## Order modifying

To change the order’s price, simply drag and drop the order marker![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F58e76b4b18a85c60aa96db48a701ab708951dcb1.png?generation=1628062499024989\&alt=media) to the desirable price.

To start modifying other parameters, left-click on the order marker. The following buttons will appear:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F248fd4d325bcd306c261f14d55cc9c1d911360ce.jpg?generation=1628062499171641\&alt=media)

To cancel order, click the ![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F14db30154241eb96a9163d674a56ae4f6c28a136.png?generation=1628062498894518\&alt=media)button.

Left-clicking the order qty allows to set the required number. Please note that an order can be changed to market by clicking the three-dot button located on the right side of the order widget:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2Fb6d2804b5c4e52a6e27abe5f1f447d3afe688b16.png?generation=1628062499305281\&alt=media)

All modifying operations can be made from the Modify window which can be opened choosing option 'Modify' in the context menu:

```
                                                       ![](../../../.gitbook/assets/90.png)
```

## Stop loss and Take profit

If you need to set SL/TP to the order/position, left-click on the order/position marker. After that, SL/TP markers appear. Drag and Drop SL/TP prices to modify them:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2Fd819092a34fe795a0ab201f5e174ee54369ff695.png?generation=1628062499124125\&alt=media)

In order to modify SL to breakeven, click the the three-dot button located on the right side of the SL widget:

![](https://1123742694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MgF394Y8wbK0k-qZW4n%2Fsync%2F454627081db6f59f5d3e71f65a7185a47e0e0212.png?generation=1628062499942259\&alt=media)