Linking charts by symbol in a multi chart layout
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2026 9:38 am
Linking charts by symbol in a multi chart layout
If you run several charts at once, say M1, M5 and M15 of the same pair, changing the symbol on all of them every time you switch pairs gets old fast. Linking charts by symbol solves it, and most platforms support it in some form.
TradingView has it built in for multi chart layouts. In the layout menu, turn on sync for symbol, and changing the symbol on one chart changes it on all of them. You can also sync the crosshair, the time and the interval separately. Syncing crosshair and time is especially handy, because moving over a bar on M1 highlights the same moment on M5.
cTrader has linked charts too, using colour groups. Charts in the same colour group switch symbol together, so you can have two groups for two pairs.
MT5 doesn't have this natively. There are free scripts and indicators that add symbol syncing between charts, and some trade panels include it. It's a bit fiddly to set up but works.
Why it matters for scalpers. Less clicking means fewer mistakes, like reading the M15 of one pair while the M1 shows another. That mistake is more common than people admit, especially when switching quickly between correlated pairs.
It also makes reviewing faster, because you can step through a trade on several timeframes at once.
If you run several charts at once, say M1, M5 and M15 of the same pair, changing the symbol on all of them every time you switch pairs gets old fast. Linking charts by symbol solves it, and most platforms support it in some form.
TradingView has it built in for multi chart layouts. In the layout menu, turn on sync for symbol, and changing the symbol on one chart changes it on all of them. You can also sync the crosshair, the time and the interval separately. Syncing crosshair and time is especially handy, because moving over a bar on M1 highlights the same moment on M5.
cTrader has linked charts too, using colour groups. Charts in the same colour group switch symbol together, so you can have two groups for two pairs.
MT5 doesn't have this natively. There are free scripts and indicators that add symbol syncing between charts, and some trade panels include it. It's a bit fiddly to set up but works.
Why it matters for scalpers. Less clicking means fewer mistakes, like reading the M15 of one pair while the M1 shows another. That mistake is more common than people admit, especially when switching quickly between correlated pairs.
It also makes reviewing faster, because you can step through a trade on several timeframes at once.