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Tab Linking

Tab linking is a color-coded system that connects charts and watchlists so they update together.

How It Works

  1. Assign a color to a chart tab and a watchlist
  2. When you click an instrument in the watchlist, all charts with the same color automatically switch to that instrument
  3. This creates a synchronized analysis workflow

Setting Up Tab Linking

On a Chart

  1. Click the color circle on the chart tab header
  2. Select a color from the palette
  3. The tab header shows the selected color

On a Watchlist

  1. Click the color circle on the watchlist panel header
  2. Select the same color you used on the chart
  3. The watchlist is now linked

Select "No link" or click the active color again to unlink.

Multi-Color Linking

You can use different colors for different groups:

  • Red group -- Your main analysis charts linked to Watchlist A
  • Blue group -- A second set of charts linked to Watchlist B

Each color group operates independently. Clicking an instrument in a red-linked watchlist only affects red-linked charts.

Use Cases

  • Watchlist scanning -- Click through symbols in your watchlist while multiple charts (different timeframes) all switch simultaneously
  • Multi-timeframe analysis -- Link a 1-hour and daily chart to the same watchlist for instant multi-timeframe views
  • Sector analysis -- Create watchlists by sector and link them to dedicated chart groups

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