Indicator templates
A template is a set of indicators saved under a name. This article explains how to save a set, how to bring it back with one press and how applying a template differs for the platform's indicators and for ours. How to turn on the indicators themselves is described in the article about the "Indicators" window.
Why templates
A strategy is built on the indicators that are on the chart. If you changed the layout, moved to another asset or opened the platform in another browser, you have to place the indicators again. A template does it for you: save the set once, then apply it with one press.
Templates work without signing in to the account too.
Where to open it
The "Templates" item in the bot's top bar. The "Indicator templates" window opens: at the top there is a field for the name and the "Add" button, below — the saved templates, newest first.
A template tile shows:
- the name;
- the contents — which platform indicators and which of ours it includes;
- the time the template was saved.
On the left of the tile there is a triangle: apply the template. On the right — a cross in a circle: delete it.
How to save a template
- Place the indicators: the platform's — on the chart, ours — in the "Indicators" window.
- Open "Templates".
- Type a name in the "Template name" field.
- Press "Add".
The bot tells you how many indicators went into the template: from the chart and of ours.
If a template with this name already exists, the bot asks whether to overwrite it with the current set.
How to apply a template
Press the triangle on the left of the tile. The platform's indicators and ours behave differently.
The platform's indicators are only added to those already on the chart. A template does not remove a single platform indicator: remove the extra ones by hand if they get in the way.
Our indicators return exactly to the saved set: the ones in the template are turned on, the rest are turned off, and their settings and strip heights come back. That is why the bot asks for confirmation before applying and lists which of our indicators will be turned off.
Without signing in, a template applies only the platform's indicators. Our indicators from the template are applied after you sign in.
How to delete a template
Press the cross on the right of the tile and confirm. A deleted template cannot be brought back.
What a template does not do
- It does not save strategies. A template is indicators only. Strategies are kept in the "Strategies" window.
- It does not remove the platform's indicators. Applying only adds them.
- It does not change a running strategy. A strategy calculates indicators with its own settings.
Frequently asked questions
I applied a template, and now there are twice as many platform indicators. A template adds the platform's indicators, it does not replace them. Apply it on a clean chart or remove the old indicators by hand.
The bot says it applied not all of the indicators. The platform stopped responding in the middle of applying. Reload the page and apply the template again.
Will a template move to another browser? Yes, if you are signed in to your 7tra.de account: templates are saved in the account together with the rest of the bot settings.
What's next
- The "Indicators" window — how to turn on, show and remove an indicator.
- Strategies — the builder — how to build a rule from indicator events.