Extended Trading Hours

In charts with less than 1 day (Daily) intervals, the Extended Trading Hours, which include pre-market and after-hours trading data, can be enabled from the chart or chart settings menu. To enable this feature, please take the steps outlined below.

Instructions
  1. Click the Quote The quote menu icon icon on the left-hand side.

  2. Click the Configure wheel icon to open the settings.

    The configure wheel settings

    Alternatively, right-click on a chart and select Settings.

    The right click settings menu

  3. On the Chart Settings window, select the Symbol tab and scroll to the bottom. Select the Session drop-down menu.

  4. Click Extended Trading Hours.

    The extended trading hours menu

  5. To change the color background, select a color pallet from the Pre/post market hours background.

  6. Press Ok to save.

  7. The graph will populate with the extended trading hours enabled.

    The extended trading hours chart

  8. Change the chart intervals by clicking the time icon in the top left corner.

    The extended trading hours chart time icon.

  9. Toggle between ETH (extended trading hours) and RTH (regular trading hours) by selecting the icon in the bottom right corner.

    The toggle betwen ETH & RTH menu

Note: Outside RTH for chart intervals of 1 day or greater, click in the chart header tool, clock icon. See the Outside RTH section for details.

 

Additional Resources

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