Top Toolbar Overview – The Brain of TradingView Chart
The Top Toolbar in TradingView acts as the control center for your entire charting experience. Whether you’re analyzing price action, adding indicators, switching timeframes, or preparing a layout for publication — it all begins here. This toolbar is thoughtfully designed to keep essential tools at your fingertips while maintaining a clean, responsive interface.
Positioned at the very top of the chart window, this bar houses 16 powerful tools and utilities. These features are frequently used by technical analysts, day traders, swing traders, and even long-term investors who rely on TradingView’s flexible ecosystem.
Each tool has a specific role — from loading charts and indicators, setting alerts, modifying chart styles, to managing templates, replaying price history, and publishing your ideas with the TradingView community.
Below is a full visual breakdown of the Top Toolbar. Once you’ve seen the image, we’ll explore every tool one by one in detail.
1. Symbol Search: Instantly search for any ticker from global exchanges including stocks, forex, crypto, and indices.
2. Compare or Add Symbol: Overlay a second asset on the same chart to compare performance.
3. Timeframe Selector: Change your chart interval from 1 minute to 1 month or custom ranges.
4. Chart Types: Choose from styles like candlestick, bar, line, Heikin Ashi, and more.
5. Indicators: Add technical indicators like RSI, MACD, moving averages, or use community scripts.
6. Templates: Save and apply your favorite chart indicator setups quickly.
7. Alerts: Set custom price or condition-based alerts that notify you on app or email.
8. Bar Replay: Simulate historical price movement and practice trading using playback tools.
9. Undo/Redo: Instantly reverse or redo the latest changes on your chart with one click.
10. Layout Setup: Open and view multiple charts in split-screen (2, 4, 6, or 8 layouts).
11. All Changes Saved: View autosave status and rename your current layout.
12. Quick Search: Use this icon to instantly find tools, studies, or settings within TradingView.
13. Chart Settings: Configure chart appearance, background, scale, and session data.
14. Fullscreen Mode: Expand the chart to occupy the entire screen for distraction-free analysis.
15. Take a Snapshot: Capture and download or share your chart image instantly.
16. Publish: Share your chart idea with the TradingView community or embed it externally.
