Chart Map

This Guide categorizes and explains each piece of data you'll find on a Cryptowatch Chart.

The Charts page on Cryptowatch is absolutely loaded with information that, to a new trader, may seem overwhelming at first glance. This Guide deconstructs the Charts page into its smaller parts so that you can gather information quickly and trade more effectively.
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The image above labels all the major data indications on the Charts page so you can quickly clarify anything you need to know. Below, these labels are expanded into brief definitions.
The text below each section header tells you its location and the order in which the labels above will be defined.
Price Chart
(left of Market Depth Chart & below Watchlist Bar, left-to-right / top-to-bottom)
Label
Description
Navigation Menu
Opens the markets navigation menu, where you can quickly find other markets in the current exchange, with the current market’s base currency, or on your watchlist. The search bar also allows you to search all markets on Cryptowatch.
Candlestick Period
Changes the period of time each candle represents (1 Minute 1M up to 1 Week 1W)
Add to Watchlist
Clicking the star adds the current market to your watchlist. Clicking again removes it.
Exchange Homepage
Opens the Cryptowatch homepage.
​Analysis Tools​
Opens the Analysis tools menu, where you can add indicators and overlays to your charts (eg. EMA, Volume Profile, Bollinger Bands, etc.)
​Chart Style​
Opens the Chart Style menu, with options for the graph/candle style, y-axis scaling, etc. 
​Drawing Options​
Opens the Drawing menu, with options like “Clear all drawings” and “extrapolate [lines] by default”.
​Chart Snapshot​
Takes a sharable snapshot of your chart, including drawings and indicators. The snapshot can be shared directly to the Chat.
Fullscreen
Makes the Cryptowatch window fullscreen.
Candle Date & Time
When hovering your mouse over a candle with the crosshair tool, this area will update with the date & time of that candle.
Hide/Show Overlay Info
Toggles info from overlays (eg. EMA, Bollinger Bands) from the point where the crosshair tool is hovering.
Overlay Info
Information from your chart overlay tools (eg. EMA, Bollinger Bands) at the point in time where your crosshair tool is hovering.
Open
The open price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
High
The high price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Low
The low price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Close
The close price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Open to Close % Change
When hovering your mouse over a candle with the crosshair tool selected, the percent-change in price from open to close appears here.
Visible High Price
The highest visible price on the chart is highlighted and shown. Moving the chart to view a new high price will change it.
Visible Low Price
The lowest visible price on the chart is highlighted and shown. Moving the chart to view a new low price will change it.
Last-Traded Price
The last-traded price in the market is highlighted on the price axis (y-axis). The color denotes whether this price is higher or lower than the previous last-traded price: green means the price went up, red means it went down.
Price at Crosshair
The price level wherever your crosshair tool is hovering will be highlighted here.
Price Axis (y-axis)
The price axis (y-axis) of the chart ranges up and down, with higher prices above and lower prices below. The scaling of the price axis can be changed in the Chart Style menu.
Drawing Tools
This bar contains tools for drawing on the charts. There are Fibonacci lines, simple shapes, parallel lines, and more.
Indicator Info
Information pertaining to each active indicator is available in the top-right of that indicator’s window.
Time Axis (x-axis)
The time axis (x-axis) ranges right to left. The current time is to the right, and time passed is to the left. This scale changes based on the candlestick period selected.
Time of Candle at Crosshair
The time wherever your crosshair tool is hovering in the price chart will be highlighted here.
History Scrollbar
The History Scrollbar shows a simplified version of the chart for quickly navigating forwards and backwards through the market’s history.
Candle Countdown Timer
Shows the remaining time for the current (rightmost) candlestick period.
Indicator Y-axis
The y-axis of each indicator is dependent on the type of calculation made by the indicator. The y-axis of the volume indicator in the image above measures the amount of the asset traded within each candlestick period.
Site Navigation 
(top bar, left-to-right)
Label
Description
Site Navigation
Opens a menu with links to other internal pages on Cryptowatch, as well as our external properties (Guides, Blog, etc.)
Search Bar
The search bar lets you search through all pages, exchanges, markets, and assets on Cryptowatch.
Home
Navigates to the Cryptowatch homepage.
Charts
Navigates to the Charts page (you are already here).
Assets
Navigates to the Assets page.
Exchanges
Navigates to the Exchanges page.
Markets
Navigates to the Markets page.
Correlations
Navigates to the Correlations page.
Desktop
Navigates to the Desktop download page.
Pricing
Navigates to the Pricing page.
​Theme​
Theme selector — switch between light and dark mode when on the standard theme. Clicking the dropdown arrow opens the theme selector/customization tool for choosing existing themes or creating new custom themes.
​Portfolio​
Navigates to the Portfolio page.
Credits & Account
Opens options regarding your Cryptowatch Credits and allows navigation to account-related pages. 
Settings
Opens the Settings menu.
Utility Belt 
(right bar, top-to-bottom)
Label
Icon
Description
​Watchlist​
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Opens & closes your Watchlist in the Utility belt. You can organize your favorite markets here.
​Alerts​
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Opens & closes the Alerts tool in the Utility belt. You can manage or set new price, volume and TA alerts here.
​Chat​
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Opens & closes the Chat features. Traders with Cryptowatch accounts can choose a nickname, enter a chatroom and join conversations with other traders.
​CLI​
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Opens & closes the Command Line Interface. Offers a place to input advanced controls to Cryptowatch.
​Onboarding​
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Opens & closes the Onboarding checklist. Completing the checklist results in free Credits.
​Changelog​
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Opens & closes recent Changelog entries. Clicking any entry will open the Cryptowatch changelog page in a new window.
​Trading Panel​
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Opens & closes the Trading Panel. Traders who have connected their exchange accounts can submit trades to markets on connected exchanges.
​Status Indicator & Link to Status Page​
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Indicates Cryptowatch’s current status. Clicking the Status Indicator will open https://status.cryptowat.ch/ in a new window.
Watchlist Bar 
(below Site Navigation bar, left-to-right)
Label
Description
Watchlist Bar
Shows markets in your watchlist, complete with the market pair (currency pair) and the information listed below.
Watchlist Asset
The base currency (asset) of one of your watched markets.
Market Pair
The currency pair of one of your watched markets.
Last Price
The last-traded price in one of your watched markets.
24h Change
The 24-hour percent change of the price in one of your watched markets.
Order Book 
(left of Utility Belt, top-to-bottom)
Label
Description
Increase/Decrease
Order Book Price Grouping
Increases or decreases the grouping of prices in the order book. The lowest setting lists only unique prices in the order book. Every grouping level higher clumps order book volumes together based on specific price intervals.
Ask Side
The ask (sell) side of the order book. All pending asks are on this side, with the nearest portion visualized by the order book.
Bid Side
The bid (buy) side of the order book. All pending bids are on this side, with the nearest portion visualized by the order book.
Last-traded Price
The price of the most recently-executed trade in the current market.
Price Level
The price level for pending orders in the order book. This shows unique price levels when the Grouping is on its lowest setting. 
Volume at Price
The volume (amount) of the base asset waiting in pending orders for the current market, at the price directly to its left. 
Cumulative Price
The combined volume of the base asset waiting in pending orders from the top of the order book (highest bid/lowest ask) to the observed level.
​Click here to learn more about the Order Book.​
Trades History Feed
(below Order Book, top-to-bottom)
Label
Description
Current Time
The current local time (to you), represented in 24-hour time. 
Newest Trade
The top of the Trades History Feed shows the most recent trade to occur in the current market.
Price of Trade
The price column shows the price the most recent trade executed at.
Trade Volume
The volume column shows the volume (amount) of the asset exchanged in each trade.
Time of Trade
The time that each trade in the Trade History column occurred.
​Click here to learn more about the Trades History Feed.​
Market Depth Chart
(left of Order Book, top-to-bottom)
Label
Description
Market Depth Span
Changes the amount of the order book represented by the market depth chart.
Ask Depth
The ask (sell) side of the order book, visualized by volume and price.
Bid/Ask Midpoint
The midpoint between the top of the ask side and top of the bid side. Doesn’t indicate trade data, just the middle price between these two data points.
Significant Price Level
Price levels with significant order book volume are highlighted here.
Bid Depth
The bid (buy) side of the order book, visualized by volume and price.
​Click here to learn more about the Market Depth Chart.​
Watchlist Panel
(below Market Depth Chart, left-to-right)
Label
Description
Last Price
Shows the last-traded price of a market in your watchlist.
Watchlist Market
Shows the exchange and currency pair of a market in your watchlist. 
24h Change
The 24-hour percent change in price of a market in your watchlist.
24h Volume
The 24-hour trading volume of a market in your watchlist.
​Click here to learn more about the Watchlist.​
Expand/Collapse Bars
(labeled at bottom, left-to-right)
Label
Description
Expand/Collapse Watchlist & Market Depth Chart
This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Watchlist and Market Depth Chart panels.
Expand/Collapse Order Book & Live Trades Feed
This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Order Book & Live Trades Feed panels.
Expand/Collapse Trade Panel
This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Trading Panel.

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Label	Icon	Description
Watchlist		Opens & closes your Watchlist in the Utility belt. You can organize your favorite markets here.
Alerts		Opens & closes the Alerts tool in the Utility belt. You can manage or set new price, volume and TA alerts here.
Chat		Opens & closes the Chat features. Traders with Cryptowatch accounts can choose a nickname, enter a chatroom and join conversations with other traders.
CLI		Opens & closes the Command Line Interface. Offers a place to input advanced controls to Cryptowatch.
Onboarding		Opens & closes the Onboarding checklist. Completing the checklist results in free Credits.
Changelog		Opens & closes recent Changelog entries. Clicking any entry will open the Cryptowatch changelog page in a new window.
Trading Panel		Opens & closes the Trading Panel. Traders who have connected their exchange accounts can submit trades to markets on connected exchanges.
Status Indicator & Link to Status Page		Indicates Cryptowatch’s current status. Clicking the Status Indicator will open https://status.cryptowat.ch/ in a new window.

Label	Description
Watchlist Bar	Shows markets in your watchlist, complete with the market pair (currency pair) and the information listed below.
Watchlist Asset	The base currency (asset) of one of your watched markets.
Market Pair	The currency pair of one of your watched markets.
Last Price	The last-traded price in one of your watched markets.
24h Change	The 24-hour percent change of the price in one of your watched markets.

Label	Description
Increase/Decrease Order Book Price Grouping	Increases or decreases the grouping of prices in the order book. The lowest setting lists only unique prices in the order book. Every grouping level higher clumps order book volumes together based on specific price intervals.
Ask Side	The ask (sell) side of the order book. All pending asks are on this side, with the nearest portion visualized by the order book.
Bid Side	The bid (buy) side of the order book. All pending bids are on this side, with the nearest portion visualized by the order book.
Last-traded Price	The price of the most recently-executed trade in the current market.
Price Level	The price level for pending orders in the order book. This shows unique price levels when the Grouping is on its lowest setting.
Volume at Price	The volume (amount) of the base asset waiting in pending orders for the current market, at the price directly to its left.
Cumulative Price	The combined volume of the base asset waiting in pending orders from the top of the order book (highest bid/lowest ask) to the observed level.

Label	Description
Current Time	The current local time (to you), represented in 24-hour time.
Newest Trade	The top of the Trades History Feed shows the most recent trade to occur in the current market.
Price of Trade	The price column shows the price the most recent trade executed at.
Trade Volume	The volume column shows the volume (amount) of the asset exchanged in each trade.
Time of Trade	The time that each trade in the Trade History column occurred.

Label	Description
Market Depth Span	Changes the amount of the order book represented by the market depth chart.
Ask Depth	The ask (sell) side of the order book, visualized by volume and price.
Bid/Ask Midpoint	The midpoint between the top of the ask side and top of the bid side. Doesn’t indicate trade data, just the middle price between these two data points.
Significant Price Level	Price levels with significant order book volume are highlighted here.
Bid Depth	The bid (buy) side of the order book, visualized by volume and price.

Label	Description
Navigation Menu	Opens the markets navigation menu, where you can quickly find other markets in the current exchange, with the current market’s base currency, or on your watchlist. The search bar also allows you to search all markets on Cryptowatch.
Candlestick Period	Changes the period of time each candle represents (1 Minute `1M` up to 1 Week `1W`)
Add to Watchlist	Clicking the star adds the current market to your watchlist. Clicking again removes it.
Exchange Homepage	Opens the Cryptowatch homepage.
Analysis Tools	Opens the Analysis tools menu, where you can add indicators and overlays to your charts (eg. EMA, Volume Profile, Bollinger Bands, etc.)
Chart Style	Opens the Chart Style menu, with options for the graph/candle style, y-axis scaling, etc.
Drawing Options	Opens the Drawing menu, with options like “Clear all drawings” and “extrapolate [lines] by default”.
Chart Snapshot	Takes a sharable snapshot of your chart, including drawings and indicators. The snapshot can be shared directly to the Chat.
Fullscreen	Makes the Cryptowatch window fullscreen.
Candle Date & Time	When hovering your mouse over a candle with the crosshair tool, this area will update with the date & time of that candle.
Hide/Show Overlay Info	Toggles info from overlays (eg. EMA, Bollinger Bands) from the point where the crosshair tool is hovering.
Overlay Info	Information from your chart overlay tools (eg. EMA, Bollinger Bands) at the point in time where your crosshair tool is hovering.
Open	The open price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
High	The high price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Low	The low price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Close	The close price of the candle your crosshair tool is hovering over.
Open to Close % Change	When hovering your mouse over a candle with the crosshair tool selected, the percent-change in price from open to close appears here.
Visible High Price	The highest visible price on the chart is highlighted and shown. Moving the chart to view a new high price will change it.
Visible Low Price	The lowest visible price on the chart is highlighted and shown. Moving the chart to view a new low price will change it.
Last-Traded Price	The last-traded price in the market is highlighted on the price axis (y-axis). The color denotes whether this price is higher or lower than the previous last-traded price: green means the price went up, red means it went down.
Price at Crosshair	The price level wherever your crosshair tool is hovering will be highlighted here.
Price Axis (y-axis)	The price axis (y-axis) of the chart ranges up and down, with higher prices above and lower prices below. The scaling of the price axis can be changed in the Chart Style menu.
Drawing Tools	This bar contains tools for drawing on the charts. There are Fibonacci lines, simple shapes, parallel lines, and more.
Indicator Info	Information pertaining to each active indicator is available in the top-right of that indicator’s window.
Time Axis (x-axis)	The time axis (x-axis) ranges right to left. The current time is to the right, and time passed is to the left. This scale changes based on the candlestick period selected.
Time of Candle at Crosshair	The time wherever your crosshair tool is hovering in the price chart will be highlighted here.
History Scrollbar	The History Scrollbar shows a simplified version of the chart for quickly navigating forwards and backwards through the market’s history.
Candle Countdown Timer	Shows the remaining time for the current (rightmost) candlestick period.
Indicator Y-axis	The y-axis of each indicator is dependent on the type of calculation made by the indicator. The y-axis of the volume indicator in the image above measures the amount of the asset traded within each candlestick period.

Label	Description
Site Navigation	Opens a menu with links to other internal pages on Cryptowatch, as well as our external properties (Guides, Blog, etc.)
Search Bar	The search bar lets you search through all pages, exchanges, markets, and assets on Cryptowatch.
Home	Navigates to the Cryptowatch homepage.
Charts	Navigates to the Charts page (you are already here).
Assets	Navigates to the Assets page.
Exchanges	Navigates to the Exchanges page.
Markets	Navigates to the Markets page.
Correlations	Navigates to the Correlations page.
Desktop	Navigates to the Desktop download page.
Pricing	Navigates to the Pricing page.
Theme	Theme selector — switch between light and dark mode when on the standard theme. Clicking the dropdown arrow opens the theme selector/customization tool for choosing existing themes or creating new custom themes.
Portfolio	Navigates to the Portfolio page.
Credits & Account	Opens options regarding your Cryptowatch Credits and allows navigation to account-related pages.
Settings	Opens the Settings menu.

Label	Description
Expand/Collapse Watchlist & Market Depth Chart	This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Watchlist and Market Depth Chart panels.
Expand/Collapse Order Book & Live Trades Feed	This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Order Book & Live Trades Feed panels.
Expand/Collapse Trade Panel	This bar spans from the top-to-bottom of the Charts page. Clicking any point in this bar will expand or collapse the Trading Panel.