# Displaying SL / TP

## Displaying SL / TP Lines on the Chart

SL and TP lines do not appear on the chart automatically — they must be enabled through either the **Trades & Orders** indicator or **Chart Settings**. Both surfaces share the exact same switches, so toggling one takes effect immediately in the other.

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### Method 1 — Via the Trades & Orders Indicator

#### Step 1: Enable the indicator

Open the indicator panel (the **Indicators** button or icon on the chart toolbar), then find and enable **Trades & Orders**.

#### Step 2: Open the indicator settings

Click the gear icon (⚙) or click the **Trades & Orders** row in the active indicator list. A small settings panel appears with four toggles:

| Toggle            | Sub-label             | What it shows                                                                       |
| ----------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Open orders**   | B / S markers         | Colored circles on candles at entry, TP-hit, and SL-hit bars                        |
| **Live orders**   | Entry / SL / TP lines | **Horizontal lines** for Entry, SL, and all TP levels with price labels — draggable |
| **Trade history** | Closed trades         | Past closed trades drawn as markers on candles                                      |
| **PnL amount**    | Show $ value          | On: Entry label shows both USDT PnL and ROE%; Off: ROE% only                        |

**To see SL and TP lines on the chart → turn on *****Live orders*****.**

**To see entry/exit dots on the candles → turn on *****Open orders*****.**

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### Method 2 — Via Chart Settings

#### Step 1: Open Chart Settings

Click the ⚙ gear icon on the chart toolbar, or right-click on the chart background → **Chart Settings**.

#### Step 2: Select the Positions tab

In the Chart Settings dialog, click the **Positions** tab (line chart icon).

#### Step 3: Toggle the layers

| Toggle          | What it controls                                   |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Positions**   | Entry / TP-hit / SL-hit dot markers on candles     |
| **Open Orders** | Entry / SL / TP horizontal lines with price labels |

Below the toggles, a live **Preview** pane shows a miniature chart illustrating exactly what each layer looks like when enabled.

> The Positions tab in Chart Settings and the Trades & Orders indicator settings share the same underlying state. A change in one is reflected immediately in the other.

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### The Two Display Layers — At a Glance

| Layer                | Enabled by                            | Shows                                                                                |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Candle markers**   | *Open orders* or *Positions* toggle   | Green/red dot at entry candle; TP-hit and SL-hit dots                                |
| **Horizontal lines** | *Live orders* or *Open Orders* toggle | Entry line (with PnL label), SL line (red), TP1 / TP2… lines (green) — all draggable |

You can enable both layers, or just one — whichever suits your chart layout.

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### Missing SL/TP Warning

When you have an open position with **neither SL nor any TP set**, an amber warning card appears at the top of the Trades & Orders settings panel:

```
⚠  Position missing SL / TP
   [L] BTC  20x  MANUAL           [✨ Generate]
```

Click **Generate** — the system picks an SL from the nearest swing high/low and creates 3 TP levels distributed across the current timeframe, then applies them to that position immediately.

If multiple positions are missing SL/TP, each has its own Generate button.

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### Quick Reference

**To see SL/TP lines on the chart:** → Enable **Trades & Orders** indicator → turn on **Live orders**

**To see entry/exit markers on candles:** → Enable **Trades & Orders** indicator → turn on **Open orders**

**To do both via Chart Settings:** → ⚙ Chart Settings → **Positions** tab → enable **Positions** and **Open Orders**

**Position missing SL/TP:** → **Trades & Orders** settings → click **Generate** on the amber warning card


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