Scanner panels and layouts

The scanner is a workspace. Each box in it is a panel: a scan, a chart, a quote, a news feed and so on. You choose the panels, drag them into place and save the arrangement. Adding and arranging panels is a Pro feature. Everyone can use the panels already on screen.

How to add a panel

1. Click Add in the top bar, at the right.
2. Pick a scan under MY SCANS or one of the style groups, or a panel under CHARTS, INFO or TOOLS.
3. The panel appears in the workspace. Drag its header to move it. Drag an edge to resize it.
4. To remove a panel, close it from its header.

Pro accounts can hold up to 8 panels. Terminal accounts have no panel limit. Free and logged-out visitors see a prompt instead of the menu.

What panels you can add

• Charts: 1m, 5m, 15m, 1H and 1D candlestick charts with drawing tools and indicators.
• Info: Quote, Market News, Ticker News, Halt Tape, Super Investors (13F), Order Book, Depth Chart, Time & Sales, Alerts and Alert Feed.
• Tools: Watchlist, Montage (L2 + Order Entry), My Trades, Live Positions, Account & Metrics, Paper Trading and AI Assistant.
• Custom Scanner: build your own filters. See Scanner presets.

Chart, quote, book and tape panels follow the ticker you click in a scan. Order Book, Depth Chart and Time & Sales show Level 2 data, which is a Pro feature. The AI Assistant has a free Break It Down tab. Its Chat tab needs Pro.

How to see everything a stock did

1. Click a symbol in any scan panel.
2. The chart, quote and tape panels switch to it.
3. Press Esc to clear the selection, or use the arrow keys to move between rows and Enter to open the chart.
4. To keep a panel on a second screen, focus it and press P to pop it out into its own window.

How to switch layouts

1. Click Scanner only for one big list, or Panel grid for nine scans at once beside a quote. Panel grid is a Pro view.
2. In Scanner only, use the layout buttons for the grid size, from 2x1 up to 4x3.
3. Use the time-of-day buttons PRE_MKT, OPEN, POWER, SWING, PENNY, AH and AUTO to load a panel set for that part of the day. AUTO changes the set when the session changes.
4. Click Workspace to go back to the panel workspace.

How to save and share a workspace

1. Arrange your panels, then open the workspace menu at the top left.
2. Click Save to update the current workspace, or Save as to store a new one. Pro accounts can keep 3 custom workspaces.
3. Click Reset to preset to undo your changes to a built-in layout.
4. Use Export layout for a file, Copy share code for a short code a friend can paste into Import layout, or Layout gallery for ready-made setups such as Momentum scalper, News desk and Swing research.

How to change what a panel shows

1. Click the scan name to switch scans.
2. Click COLS to add or remove columns.
3. Click a column heading to sort. Rows re-sort about every two and a half seconds so they do not jump.
4. Click LIVE to switch to LIST. Live shows new hits as they arrive with a time and an age. List shows a plain table.
5. Use the clock icon to show the history log of past hits, and the funnel icon to show quick strategy filters.

Good to know

• Press Space to pause every panel. The button in the top bar says PAUSE or RESUME.
• The Alert Feed collects every new symbol entering your scans, halt resumes and your own alert rules in one stream.
• Live Positions shows your paper-trading positions. It links to the simulator.

If something doesn't work

• The Add menu is greyed out: panels are a Pro feature. Log in, and start the trial or upgrade.
• The panel limit message appears: remove a panel first. In Scanner only view, the limit is 6.
• Level 2 shows a blur and a sign-up button: Level 2 needs Pro.
• My layout came back different: layouts sync to your account. Use Save before you switch workspaces.