Order book
The terminal provides the ability to configure the order book globally. That is, the changes to the parameters in one window and will then be applied to all Order book windows, open both currently and afterwards.
General settings
At the top of the order book settings window are the settings for the following parameters:
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Order book | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the values of orders, feed and clusters will be displayed in $ in all order books. |
| Orders in $ | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the volumes of placed orders will be displayed in $ in all order books. Works only when the Order book in $ option is active |
| Autocentering | On / Off | When this option is enabled, all order books will be automatically centered |
| Display trade stats at the bottom | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the box with the PnL of the current position in the order book will be displayed at the bottom of the order book |
| Compressed feed | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the prints will be located closer to each other in the feed |
| Adjust the feed to the volumes | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the sizes of prints in the feed will depend on the volume size in prints |
| Displaying percentages in the header | On / Off | Enables display of price change percentages for 24 hours in the header of the Order book window |
| Grid | On / Off | When this option is enabled, horizontal grid levels will be displayed in the order book (main ones with a step of 50, intermediate ones with a step of 10) |
| Highlight prices | Off Main levels Intermediate levels | Disables number highlighting Enables highlighting of numbers at the main grid levels (50 line increments) Enables highlighting of numbers at the intermediate grid levels (10 line increments) |
| Profit display | Money Percentages Points | Select a unit of measurement for the current position PnL in the order book from the list |
| Zoom step size | 1–1000 | The entered value determines the step of zooming in on / out of the order book using the Order Book Zoom In / Zoom Out hotkeys |
| Mouse zoom step size | 1-1000 | The entered value determines the step size of zooming in on / out of the order book using the Mouse Zoom hotkey and the scroll wheel |
The Order book in $ option can be enabled/disabled using the Order book in $ button in the general order book settings.
This option can also be enabled/disabled using the Order book in $ hotkey
The Orders in $ option can be enabled/disabled using the Orders in $ button in the general order book settings
If the Order book in $ option is disabled, the Orders in $ option will also be disabled (the button will become gray and read-only). When the Order book in $ option is enabled, the Orders in $ option will be unlocked in its previous state.
Global settings
This group of settings allows to globally customize the display of volumes, clusters, and transaction feed. Values are specified only in the quote currency ($). The order book will display:
- values in the quote currency ($), if the Order book in $ option is enabled;
- equivalent values in lots if the Order book in $ option is disabled.
Description of parameters:
General
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Full scale volume | Value in $ | Sets the value at which the cell will be filled completely: - if the $ value in the cell is equal to or higher; - if the equivalent value in lots in the cell is equal to or higher. |
| Large volume 1,2 | Value in $ | Sets the volume value in $, upon reaching which the cell will be colored differently from the general background color of the cells |
| Abbeviate volume | On / Off | When this option is enabled, volumes in all order books will be displayed in a shortened format (e.g. 1000 = 1K, etc.) |
| Number of decimals | 0-6 | The entered value determines the number of decimal places used in the price in the volume values of the order book. |
| Ruler display | Hide Percentiles Ticks | Defines the unit of measurement for the ruler in the order book. Also disables the ruler display. |
Transactions feed
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hide transactions with a volume less than | Value in $ | Sets the volume in $. Transactions below the specified volume will not be displayed. If the value is set at 0, all transactions are displayed. |
| Hide volume value less than | Value in $ | Sets the volume in $. Transactions below the specified volume will be displayed without specifying the volume value (empty circle or rectangle). |
| Aggregate transactions | On / Off | When this option is enabled, several transactions are aggregated into one if the time (compared in microseconds) and the side of these transactions are the same. |
| Display transaction line | On / Off | When this option is enabled, all circles or rectangles in the trading chart area will be connected by a line. |
Clusters
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Color by delta | On / Off | When this option is enabled, the background color of the cell changes depending on the delta. |
| Full scale volume (volume, delta, bid/ask) | Value in $ | Sets the value at which the cell will be filled completely: - if the $ value in the cell is equal to or higher; - if the equivalent value in lots in the cell is equal to or higher. |
Values are entered separately for spots and futures.
These values apply to all order books opened now and in the future. Note that the application of values is carried out depending on the exchange:
| Tab in global settings | Connection for which the values apply |
|---|---|
| Binance | Vataga Binance Link, Binance |
| Bybit | Vataga Bybit, Bybit |
Each time the terminal is launched, the values in lots in all order books are recalculated in accordance with the new price.
Interaction with local order book settings (can be opened in the Order book window) is implemented according to the following logic:
- when a new order book is created, the current values of the global settings will be carried over to the local order book settings;
- when any parameter in the local order book settings is changed, this parameter will not be modified in this order book when changes are applied to global settings. In this case, a button with a round arrow icon will appear next to the locally configured parameter:
- when this button is clicked, the local parameter value will be replaced by the global one. The button disappears;
- from this moment, it will then update in accordance with changes to the global parameter. Local order book settings parameters that do not have the button with a round arrow icon will adopt global values;
- if at least one parameter is changed in the local order book settings, the Reset to global button in the local order book settings window will turn blue and become clickable:
- when the Reset to global button is clicked, all local parameters of this order book will adopt the values of the global parameters and will be synchronized in accordance with changes in the global parameters;
- the Reset to global button will turn grey and become read-only:
The parameters of the Trading tab of the local order book settings are used only locally.
If you load a terminal configuration file in which changes were previously made to the parameters in the local order book settings, these parameters in the order books will not adopt global values. In order for the order book to start adopting global settings, open the local order book settings window and click the Reset to global button.
To transfer all previously configured order books (in previous versions, in downloaded configs) to global settings, without manually resetting each order book to global, it is recommended to create a new config (General settings - Configuration - New).