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Chart looks squished. How to keep chart and indicators from looking compressed in TOS
Chart looks squished. How to keep chart and indicators from looking compressed in TOS

In this quick how to we will describe how scale down your charts when you have too many voodoo lines displaying.

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Updated over 4 years ago

Here is a helpful video walking you through scaling a chart in TOS so that indicators like Voodoo Lines don't look compressed or unreadable. 

 

   
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Using Voodoo lines and Ready Aim Fire as an example,  if your chart looks smashed and unreadable like this:

  

Instead of looking like this: 

    

 
Then, left click on the price axis settings menu.
Choose Auto and un-check Fit Studies

 

 

 
Alternately, your may follow the following steps to make the correction. 

 

What is required is a quick configuration change and scaling of the charts.

Step 1: Click on the chart settings gear wheel above the chart.
Step 2: Click on the Price Axis Tab in the top left of the Chart Settings window.
Step 3: UN-CHECK the Fit Studies check box.
Step 4: Make sure Scale is set to Auto.
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From the price axis settings tab, ensure that you are set to Auto and that you UN-check the Fit Studies checkbox.

You can also get to these settings by clicking Price Axis Settings icon in the top right corner of your TOS chart (see above).

 
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Voodoo - What symbols are the Voodoo Lines currently on?
https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/328798

Types of Voodoo Lines Download Files
https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/329390

How to install Voodoo Lines onto my TOS platform
https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/329144

How to update Voodoo Lines in ThinkorSwim
https://intercom.help/simpler-trading/en/articles/3347514

 
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