3. Symbols & Timeframes

Two choices define what every pane shows: the symbol (which instrument) and the timeframe (how much time each bar covers). This page covers how to change both.

Switching symbols

There are three ways to change the charted symbol:

• Type in the symbol input in the toolbar and confirm. The quick-search keyboard shortcut focuses the input from anywhere on the chart, and you can also just start typing a ticker over the chart to begin a search.
• Edit the URL directly, e.g. /chart/AAPL or /chart/ETHUSDT.
• Pick from a watchlist in the sidebar — see Creating & Managing Watchlists.

Symbols resolve to a data provider automatically: crypto pairs such as BTCUSDT resolve to Binance, and equities such as AAPL resolve to Massive. You can force a provider with ?provider=binance or ?provider=massive. The URL is normalized to a canonical, uppercase form after the symbol resolves. For ticker formats and resolution rules, see Symbols & Ticker Formats.

Choosing a timeframe

The timeframe selector sets the bar interval for the active pane. The available timeframes are:

The most common timeframes are shown directly in the toolbar; the rest (3M, 10M, 30M, 1W) are tucked into an overflow menu. Because the layout has independent panes, each pane keeps its own timeframe — the default layout pairs a 1D pane with 1H, 15M, 5M, 30M, and 1M panes so you can read multiple horizons at once.

Your per-pane timeframe choices are remembered between sessions.

Jumping to a point in time

To move the chart to a specific date and time, open the Go to dialog (toolbar or the go-to shortcut). It provides:

• A date picker (calendar) and a time field.
• A Go to button that scrolls the active pane to that moment.

On daily and weekly timeframes the time field is disabled and only the date is used. More chart-movement gestures and shortcuts are covered in Navigating the Chart.

Reading a bar

Hover any bar to populate the candle info line with its open, high, low, close, change, and volume. The info line is configurable in the chart settings — see Chart Settings.

Next steps

You can now open any symbol on any timeframe. Next, dig into the charting features.

Next: Charting Overview