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Date/Time: Tue, 12 May 2026 23:25:22 +0000
Symbol Price Overlay
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| [2026-05-12 20:01:30] |
| Cileron - Posts: 46 |
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Hey, I had a question about chart overlays/custom studies. Is there a way to display the live price of a different symbol on a chart without opening a full secondary chart or showing candles? For example, I’d like to have the VIX price displayed directly on my ES chart as just a floating/updating price value that moves in real time as the market changes. Kind of similar to a time overlay or label on the chart — not necessarily attached to the price scale on the right side, and without plotting an actual candlestick chart. Basically: * Use another symbol’s live price (ex: VIX) * Display only the current price value * Allow positioning it anywhere on the chart * No candles or separate subgraph needed Is something like this possible in CI Charts, either natively or through a custom study? Thanks! |
| [2026-05-12 20:36:10] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 46104 |
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There is not a way to do EXACTLY what you are asking for. To do what you want, you do need to have the data for the other symbol available somehow. You do not need to display it, but it does need to be available. The easiest way to do this would be to use the "Add Additional Symbol" study to the chart where you want to see the price. Set the symbol for the "Add Additional Symbol" to be the symbol for the data you want view. Hide the "Add Additional Symbol" study. Refer to the following: Add Additional Symbol Add the "Text Display for Study" to the chart and set this to reference the "Last/Close" price of the "Add Additional Symbol" study. Place the display of that information where you want it. Refer to the following: Text Display For Study For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-05-12 22:04:49] |
| Cileron - Posts: 46 |
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I’m trying to load VIX_CGI | Volatility Index under CBOE Global Indexes (Realtime) but it’s now loading. I don’t pay specifically for CBOE but doesn’t the (realtime) indicate it’s free to use? That was the case for TICK-NYSE
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