What it draws
The Callout is a text balloon with a pointer line connecting it to a specific spot on the chart. It lets you write commentary at a comfortable distance while unambiguously indicating which bar or level it describes.
How to draw it
- Pick Callout from the left toolbar (Text & Annotations group).
- Click first on the exact chart point you want the callout to reference, then click again where the balloon should sit, and type your text. Drag the balloon or the pointer's tip later to adjust either end.
How traders use it
- Point at your entry candle with a balloon explaining the setup, keeping the text clear of the price action.
- Explain why a specific wick mattered, such as a liquidity sweep, without covering the wick itself.
- Build teaching charts where each key moment gets a callout, creating a readable annotated story.
Settings reference
Double-click the drawing (or use its floating toolbar → gear) to open settings:
| Setting | Control | Possible values | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | textarea | free multiline text | empty | The text content displayed by the tool. |
| Color | color | any color (theme color picker) | #05B878 | Text color of the note/label (also used for the pointer/outline where the tool draws one). |
| Line Width | select | 1px | 2px | 3px | 4px | 2px | Stroke thickness of the drawing’s lines and outlines. |
| Line Style | select | Solid | Dashed | Dotted | Solid | Dash pattern used for the drawing’s lines. |
| Font Size | number | 8–72 | 14 | Point size of the text. |
| Font Family | select | Sans-serif | Arial | Verdana | Times | Courier | Georgia | Sans-serif | Typeface used for the text. |
| Bold | checkbox | on/off | off | Renders the text in bold. |
| Italic | checkbox | on/off | off | Renders the text in italics. |
| Background | color | any color | transparent | Background fill behind the text block. |
| Border | color | any color | transparent | Border color around the text block. |
| [Tab] Coordinates | number + datetime | one row per anchor point: price (number, step 0.05) and local date/time | the drawing’s current anchor values | Edits anchor geometry numerically — changing a point’s price or time moves the drawing live on the chart. |
| [Tab] Visibility | checkbox + number range | interval buckets: Ticks; Seconds 1–59; Minutes 1–59; Hours 1–24; Days 1–366; Weeks 1–52; Months 1–12; Ranges (each bucket has an on/off checkbox, most also a from–to range) | visible on all intervals | Per-timeframe visibility rules — untick a bucket to hide the drawing on those chart resolutions, or narrow the from–to range within a bucket. |
Editing & managing
- Move / adjust: drag the drawing or any anchor handle; magnet mode snaps points to OHLC values.
- Clone / lock / hide / delete from the floating toolbar or right-click menu.
- Templates: save the current style from the settings dialog and reapply it to new drawings.
- Every action is undoable (⌘Z / Ctrl+Z).
Watch out for
- Both the balloon and its target are anchored to price and time, so after heavy zooming the pointer line can stretch awkwardly and need repositioning.