What is an Analog Chart

An Analog Chart is a visualization method that plots two or more instruments—such as stocks, ETFs, or indices—on the same price chart. You can use Analog Charts to:

• Compare the performance of a stock vs. an index (e.g., AAPL vs. SPX)
• Track sector performance against a benchmark
• Analyze historical price action of one security as a model for another
• Study divergence between correlated assets
• View relative strength trends visually

How to apply Analog Charts

Using Symbol Search Drop Down Menu

1.  Open a Chart:  Begin with a primary symbol you'd like to analyze.
2. Add an Analog Symbol:  Click Add Analog Symbol from the drop down menu on the Symbol Search bar.  Enter your symbol and hit enter.

Using Symbol Search Keyboard Shortcuts

• Use the Semi-Colon key to indicate the addition of an analog chart.
• You can use this to add a single analog or multiple analog charts at once.

Analog Customizations

Choose which symbol is active in order to change symbols, add study's or otherwise interact with the chart from the drop down menu on the Symbol Search bar.  

You can choose the Active Analog from the Symbol Search drop down or from the Ellipses menu in the HUD.

Note that the active data series will have the Crown icon in the HUD.

You can manipulate the chart and axis of each data series independently using the Make Active options.  You can also add studies or tools to the chart that is active.

Linking Charts

Use the 'Linking' features to lock the charts and interact with controls simultaneously.  Linking controls will link the scale and x-axis together.

You can also use the linking feature to link symbol input and interval input on your Analog or multi-chart views.

Removing an Analog

To remove the Analog Chart, click the ellipses menu from the HUD and choose Remove Analog Chart

Advanced Y-Axis Move / Jump / Merge

By default, all price data for analog charts shares a single stacked Y‑Axis. Each analog chart has its own price scale within that stack, but only one scale is displayed at a time. The active analog chart determines which price scale is displayed within the stack. You can change the active scale by right‑clicking a Y‑Axis data tag or ellipses menu from the HUD and selecting Make Active.

Key Concepts

• Scale: The price axis for a single analog chart.
• Stack: One or more scales grouped together on the Y‑Axis.
• Active Scale: The currently displayed price scale for the stack.

Advanced Y‑Axis controls let you Move, Jump, and Merge price scales (or entire stacks) to customize how multiple analog charts are displayed.

Move

Moving separates or repositions scales or stacks on the Y‑Axis.

Move Scale

Moves only the selected analog chart’s price scale into its own stack.

• Move scale left or right
• Move scale to left edge or right edge

Use this when you want one analog chart to have an independent price axis.

Move Stack

Moves an entire stack (one or more scales) together.

• Move stack left or right
• Move stack to left edge or right edge

Use this when you want to reposition a grouped set of scales without separating them.

Example:

Jump

Jumping skips over adjacent scales or stacks rather than moving step‑by‑step.

• Jump Scale Left / Right: Moves a scale past another scale or stack
• Jump Stack Left / Right: Moves a full stack past another stack

Jump is useful when multiple stacks exist and you want to reposition quickly.

Example:

Merge

Merging combines multiple scales so they share the same price axis and scale.

Merge Scale

• Merge scale backward or forward into an adjacent scale

Merge Stack

• Merge all scales in a stack into a single shared price scale

Merged scales will use identical price values, allowing direct visual comparison.

Unmerge

• Unmerge Scale: Separates a merged scale back into its own price scale
• Unmerge Group / All Scales: Restores all scales to independent axes

Common Workflows

• Reduce visual clutter → Keep scales stacked and switch the active scale
• Compare two data sets directly → Merge their scales
• Independent scaling for volatility differences → Move scale to its own stack
• Reorder complex layouts quickly → Use Jump instead of Move
• Rescale Multiple Analog Scales Quickly  → Un-stack, manipulate axis, re-stack