Support Board
Date/Time: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:26:24 +0000
Post From: Feature Request: Per-Study Alpha Blending / Transparency for Study Drawings.
| [2026-08-21 10:29:29] |
| User408639 - Posts: 82 |
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Moin Moin. Please add an alpha-blending or transparency setting for Sierra Chart studies. A practical example is the “Market Depth Historical Graph” study. Its colored background blocks and depth bars can completely cover chart drawings, order markers, entry and stop labels, or other study graphics. Conversely, depending on the drawing order, the study may be covered by those objects. This makes it difficult to read both the market-depth information and the manually placed chart drawings at the same time. The attached screenshot, “α-Coloring for Studies would leave the chart-drawings viewable.png”, illustrates this problem. With approximately 70% transparency, the Market Depth Historical Graph would remain clearly visible while chart drawings, order labels, trade markers, and horizontal levels would remain readable. Suggested functionality: Add a “Transparency” or “Alpha” setting to the study settings. Allow the value to be configured per study, for example from 0% to 100% transparency. Ideally, allow transparency to be configured independently for individual Subgraphs where applicable. Preserve the existing study colors while blending them with the chart background. Apply the setting consistently to filled regions, rectangles, background areas, lines, and other graphical elements generated by the study. Save the setting in Chartbooks and Study Collections. Make the feature available in real-time charts, replay mode, and historical charts. Keep the existing study calculation and drawing-order behavior unchanged; the requested feature is only an additional alpha-blending control. For example, a setting of 70% transparency would correspond to approximately 30% opacity. This would be especially useful for the Market Depth Historical Graph, Volume by Price, TPO profiles, large filled bands, and other studies that use extensive colored areas behind or across the price chart. This feature would significantly improve the simultaneous readability of study output and chart drawings without requiring users to disable studies or manually modify their colors. _Cheers, __Michael. |
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