Line modes
The chart plots one of two families of lines. The console, the ladder and every alert follow the line the chart is set to: the core line in Flow mode, the Buy and Sell lines in Buy / Sell mode.
| Mode | Lines drawn | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Flow (default) | Total Flow, Passive Flow, Aggressive Flow, Placement Flow (hidden by default) | Flow Resistance / Flow Support, sized from the core line |
| Buy / Sell | Buy Line and Sell Line (the two passive sides, or the two placement sides), and the Delta Line (Buy minus Sell) | Buy/Sell Resistance / Buy/Sell Support, one shared band |
Resistance and Support lines are always drawn.
Why modes rather than toggles: the two families live on very different scales. The buy and sell lines are running totals of one side of the book, which on a busy instrument can reach tens of thousands of contracts, while Total Flow is their difference, often a few thousand. Plotting them together squashed the flow lines flat. One family per panel keeps every line readable.
The Delta line
Earlier versions had a separate Delta line: buy-side flow minus sell-side flow. In Flow mode it is the Passive Flow line. The Buy / Sell mode has it too, as the Delta Line, so a 2.x layout with Buy, Sell and Delta can be set up again. See buy & sell lines.
Switching modes
- Bookmap: Settings → Configure add-ons → Pulling & Stacking Indicator → Parameters → Line Mode*, then Apply core settings changes and restart indicators. The Line Colors section lists only the lines of the saved mode.
Switching modes does not restart the warm-up of the flow lines: the flow engine keeps its history, only the lines are re-registered. The Buy / Sell band is kept only while a chart is in Buy / Sell mode, so it warms up over one primary window (five minutes by default) when you switch to that mode.
Hiding an individual line
- Bookmap: the gear at the top of the widget pane lists the lines of the current mode; each has one button for the line and one for its widget.
Next: buy & sell lines
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