Add “Visible on …” property to drawing tools (time‑frame‑based visibility)

Hi ATAS team & community,

What problem does this solve?

When a chart is packed with intraday lines, higher‑time‑frame (HTF) views become unreadable. A simple visibility setting—already standard in many retail platforms—would let us hide lower‑time‑frame (LTF) drawings automatically and keep HTF charts clean.

Proposed solution

  • Add a “Visible on” field to lines, trend‑lines, fibs, rectangles, etc.

  • Trader selects the highest period where the object remains visible; anything above that auto‑hides.

    • Example ①: Orange S/R line → show on Daily and lower.

    • Example ②: Blue VWAP band → show on H1 and lower, hide on H4/D1/W1.

  • Setting lives inside each object (like colour/width), can be saved to templates.

Inspiration from other platforms

PlatformHow it works

TradingView – “Visibility” tab lets users tick time‑frames per drawing TradingView

Sierra Chart – recent update “Controlling Visibility of Chart Drawings on Different Chart Bar Time Frames” Sierra Chart

MetaTrader – widely used MTF Lines scripts/indicators that filter lines by period MQL5 Community

NinjaTrader – forum requests for per‑time‑frame control show unmet demand forum.ninjatrader.comforum.ninjatrader.com

Community feedback – Reddit & ForexFactory threads ask for single‑period lines to reduce clutter RedditForex Factory

Benefits for traders

  • Clarity – HTF analysis stays readable without toggling objects on/off.

  • Speed – draw once, let ATAS decide when to show/hide.

  • Consistency – same workspace works for both swing and intraday views; no duplicate templates needed.

  • Competitive parity – brings ATAS in line with popular platforms named above.

Implementation notes

  • Field could sit in the existing Object Properties dialog (next to Style & Coordinates).

  • Default = “All time‑frames” to keep current behaviour.

  • Include presets in object templates so users can reuse favourite combos.

I’m happy to share mock‑ups or join a short call if it helps design/testing.
If you’d like to see this feature too, please up‑vote—thanks!

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Status

In review

Board

💡 Feature Request

Date

10 months ago

Author

Kerim

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