How to Trade From Charts (TFC) on TradingView charts at Zerodha?

The Trade from Charts (TFC) feature (beta) on Kite allows traders to place orders directly from TradingView charts. This eliminates the delay between spotting an opportunity and executing a trade.

Placing a market order

When opening a chart, Buy and Sell buttons are visible at the top. These buttons display real-time pricing information:

• The Buy button shows the top ask price
• The Sell button shows the top bid price

This provides instant access to the best available prices without checking market depth separately.

To place an order, follow these steps:

1. Click on Buy or Sell to open the order window.
2. Orders are set to Market by default for immediate execution.
3. Enter the desired quantity.
4. Click on Buy or Sell to confirm the order.

Shortcut keys

• Press Shift + B to place a buy market order
• Press Shift + S to place a sell market order

Placing limit and stop-loss orders

To place limit or stop loss orders, follow these steps:

1. Hover over the desired price on the chart.
2. Click on the plus icon that appears.
3. Select limit or stoploss order.
4. Enter the quantity.
5. Adjust the price if needed.
6. Click on Buy or Sell.

Modifying orders

Orders can be modified by dragging them to a new price level. By default, dragging opens the order window. If instant order placement is enabled, the order is modified immediately without opening the order window. Click on x to cancel the order or close the positions.

Positions

Open positions are displayed on the chart by default for quick reference. They can be hidden by deselecting the Positions button for a cleaner view.

Profit and loss display can be toggled on or off using the checkbox and customised based on trading preference:

• Default: Shows actual monetary values (e.g., ₹200 profit or ₹150 loss)
• Tick size: Shows profit or loss based on the number of ticks moved, according to the instrument’s tick size
• Percentage: Shows profit or loss as a percentage of the investment

Instant order placement

Instant order placement allows orders to be executed with a single click, without opening the order window. Enable or disable by selecting or deselecting Instant orders placement checkbox.

When Instant orders placement feature is enabled, a quantity selector appears between the Buy and Sell buttons, allowing traders to place orders instantly with a single click, without opening the order window.

Quantity can be adjusted in multiple ways:

1. Manually enter a value.
2. Use quick-select values (1, 5, 25, 100, 500, or 1000).
3. Use plus/minus buttons:
   • For F&O contracts, quantity changes in multiples of lot size
   • For stocks, quantity changes in multiples of 1
4. Use C icon to clear the quantity.
5. Use Reset icon to set quantity back to 1 quickly.

Instant order placement applies throughout the chart for:

• Market orders
• Limit orders
• Stop losses
• Exiting positions
• Reversing trades
• Modifying existing orders

Creating an alert

To create an alert from the chart, follow these steps:

1. Hover over the desired price on the chart.
2. Click on the plus icon that appears.
3. Click on Add alert.
4. The instrument, condition, and price fields are automatically filled in.
5. The condition and price can be edited before creating the alert if needed.
6. Click on Create.

Settings

Trading settings can be accessed by clicking on the settings icon and then on Trading, or clicking on the plus icon and then on Trading settings.

Buy/sell button

Show or hide Buy/sell buttons by selecting or deselecting the Buy/sell buttons checkbox.

Order execution sounds can be enabled or disabled based on preference by selecting or deselecting the checkbox.

Reverse

The Reverse button appears when the cursor hovers over an active position. Selecting this option closes the current position and opens a new one in the opposite direction with the same quantity at the market price, offering a quick way to change trade direction.

If sufficient funds are not available, the reverse action is not executed, and the existing position remains unchanged. The Reverse button appears by default but can be hidden in the settings by deselecting the Reverse option.

Orders

Pending orders for an instrument appear directly on the chart, allowing for quick access and management. They can be hidden by deselecting the Orders button in the settings.

A position can be exited, or a pending order cancelled, by clicking on the x icon. This opens the order window unless instant order placement is enabled, in which case the position or an order is exited or cancelled with a single click.

Executions

Arrows appear above and below candles to indicate executed orders, marking entry and exit points for easy reference to trading history on the chart. These indicators can be hidden by deselecting the Executions option for a cleaner view.

Additional options

A price line runs across the chart to show positions and pending orders more clearly. This line can be hidden by deselecting the Extended price line for positions & orders option in settings.

Positions and orders appear on the right side of the chart by default. The alignment can be changed by clicking on Left or Center from the dropdown.

The Trade From Charts (TFC) feature is also available on ChartIQ.