# Settings

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The **Settings** section in TradersLab provides a customizable interface for traders to adjust various aspects of their **charts, dashboards, screeners, and theme preferences**. This guide outlines each section and how traders can optimize their setup for a better trading experience.

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## **Chart settings**

The **Chart Settings** section allows traders to fully customize the appearance and behavior of their charts, including price series, moving averages, volume, and trend indicators. Below is a detailed breakdown of each setting.

### **Series Type and Colors**

This section customizes the visual representation of price movements.

**Options Available:**

* **Chart Type:** Select between **Bar, Line, Candlestick, or other chart styles** to suit your trading style.
* **Use Thin Bars:** Toggle ON/OFF to adjust the thickness of **bar chart lines** for better visibility.
* **Up/Down Colors:** Customize the **color of bullish (Up) and bearish (Down) bars** for better contrast and market sentiment tracking.

### **Price Moving Averages**

This section enables traders to **add, remove, and customize** moving averages on price charts.

**Features:**

* **Add New Moving Average:**
  * Select **SMA (Simple Moving Average)** or **EMA (Exponential Moving Average)**.
  * Define the **period (e.g., 20, 50, 200, etc.).**
  * Choose a **custom color** for easy distinction on the chart.
* **Selected Moving Averages:**
  * Displays the active moving averages.
  * Each moving average has an **edit (🖉)** and **delete (❌)** option for quick modifications.
* **Show Moving Average Legends:**
  * Toggle ON/OFF to display a **legend** identifying the moving averages applied to the chart.

### **Volume Moving Average**

This setting adjusts how the moving average for **traded volume** is displayed on charts.

**Options Available:**

* **Enable Volume MA:** Toggle ON/OFF to activate or deactivate the volume moving average.
* **Type:** Choose between **SMA or EMA** for the volume calculation.
* **Period:** Set the lookback period for the volume moving average (e.g., **20, 50, etc.**).
* **Color:** Select a **custom color** for better differentiation.
* **Show Moving Average Legend:** Toggle ON/OFF to show or hide the **legend for volume moving averages**.

### **AVWAP (Anchored VWAP) settings**

The **AVWAP (Anchored VWAP)** is a dynamic volume-weighted average price that helps traders track key support and resistance levels.

**Options Available:**

* **Color:** Choose a **custom color** for the AVWAP line on the chart.
* **Show AVWAP Legends:** Toggle ON/OFF to display or hide the **AVWAP label** on the chart.

### **Reset to Defaults**

**Reset to Defaults:** Restores all chart settings to their default state.

## **TLMM dashboard settings**

The **TLMM Dashboard** settings let traders fine-tune their market overview by adjusting which moving averages are displayed.

#### **Percent Above Key Moving Average**

This option shows the **percentage of stocks** above their key moving averages.

**Selectable Moving Averages:**

* **Show 5 SMA** *(Simple Moving Average)*
* **Show 10 EMA** *(Exponential Moving Average)*
* **Show 21 EMA** *(Exponential Moving Average)*
* **Show 50 SMA** *(Simple Moving Average)*
* **Show 200 SMA** *(Simple Moving Average)*

Traders can toggle each option **ON or OFF** to customize which moving averages appear on the dashboard.

**Reset to Defaults:** Resets all TLMM settings to their original state.

## **Screener settings**

The **Screener Settings** control how often the stock screener updates and whether it operates outside market hours.

* **Refresh Interval:** Adjusts the **update frequency** of the screener. *(Default: 10 seconds)*
* **Market Hours Only:** When enabled, the screener **only auto-refreshes during market hours** to reduce unnecessary updates during off-hours.

**Reset to Defaults:** Restores all screener settings to default values.

## **Theme settings**

TradersLab allows customization of **theme colors** to enhance visibility and personalization.

* **Positive Color:** Defines the color for \*\*positive movements
* **Negative Color:** Defines the color for **negative movements**

**Reset to Defaults:** Restores theme colors to default settings.