--- title: "Quick tour of the Assistant window, voice and top bar" slug: "assistant-quick-tour-and-voice" kind: "HELP_ARTICLE" category: "ai-trading-assistant" locale: "en" canonical: "https://help.forecastcity.com/ai-trading-assistant/assistant-quick-tour-and-voice" published: "2026-11-10T19:02:42.900Z" updated: "2026-11-10T19:02:42.900Z" description: "Explore the AI Trading Assistant window in ForecastCity: top-bar icons, context chips, Quick answer vs Deep research, voice commands and answer actions." --- # Quick tour of the Assistant window, voice and top bar The floating **AI Trading Assistant** window stays with you across every page of the ForecastCity web app. You can act on your charts, strategies and journal in seconds by voice or text. Drag and resize the window anywhere on your monitor, or dock it right beside **AI Strategy Studio**. Example: While reviewing `XAUUSD`, click **Attach this chart** at the bottom of the window. Then click **Speak** and say: "Show the daily and weekly support and resistance levels on this chart and save my note in the journal". ![Floating AI Trading Assistant window with header icons, context chips, Quick answer and Deep research selector, and Speak button](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/42/42b50d5352fe4cd668ab6dcfbecaff4394499fd1818eff329b37b18c2e998bda.png) Main controls inside the floating AI Trading Assistant window 1. **Top icon bar:** One-click buttons for AI memory, view density, daily brief, trading plan check, economic calendar, deep research, support requests, routines and chat history. 2. **Page context chips and Ask about a range button:** Live badges showing which chart symbol, timeframe or strategy is shared with the Assistant, plus candle-range selection. 3. **Response mode selector (Quick answer / Deep research):** Switch between fast everyday execution and a multi-step research report. 4. **Composer bar, image attachment and Speak button:** Attach the active chart snapshot, upload an image from your computer, or speak by microphone. ## How do you open and position the Assistant window? 1. Click **AI Trading Assistant** in the top header of [4CM-AI Charts]() or your journal. On mobile, tap the floating Assistant button at the bottom left. 2. Inside AI Strategy Studio, click **✦** (**Ask the AI Trading Assistant**) in the studio header. The Assistant window docks right beside the studio so both windows stay visible together. 3. Drag the window header to move it anywhere on your monitor, or drag its edges to resize it for your next session. ## What do the top-bar icons and context chips do? The top icons and the context strip above the message box control what the Assistant sees. They work on [spot gold (XAUUSD)]() or any active chart. - **Memory menu (brain icon):** Pick the journal account in **Memory context**, switch to General knowledge only, turn on Temporary chat, or review saved memories. - **View density toggle (Simple view / Compact view):** Switch between comfortable spacing and a compact layout. - **Morning and evening brief (Brief, sun icon):** Read or listen to your session summary, open trades and active alerts before the [London and New York session overlap](). Opening a brief uses zero monthly AI usage. - **Trading plan check (Am I in my plan?, clipboard icon):** Check with one click whether your current trading activity matches your saved trading plans, without using AI usage. - **Economic calendar (calendar-clock icon):** View high-impact releases for the next 48 hours across the currencies in your watchlists, alerts and open trades. - **Deep research and Support (flask and lifebuoy icons):** Open saved multi-step research reports or track your Support tickets and team replies inside the window. - **Routines and conversation history:** Manage automated routines, reopen recent conversations, or start a new conversation. - **Context chips, Ask about a range and chart snapshots:** Check the active badge such as `EURUSD · 1h · 4 charts`, or click **Ask about a range** to drag across candles. You can compare that move with the [daily Average True Range (ATR)](), or press `Ctrl+V` to attach a picture. ## How do voice commands and Knowledge Base links work? You can talk to **AI Trading Assistant** in your own language and receive spoken answers or direct links to published guides. 1. Click or hold **Speak** beside the message box and speak your command or question for up to 60 seconds in any language. 2. Review your words in the transcript preview: click Edit or **Send** to run the command. You can also click **Save as note** to store the note in AI Trading Journal. 3. To send spoken commands after 2 seconds without clicking Send, turn on **Send what I say without checking it first** on the [AI companions settings page](). 4. Ask any "how" or "what" question in your language, such as how the [Buy zone, Sell zone and Reverse zone]() work. The Assistant searches the Knowledge Base and links directly to the published Help or Academy guide in your language. ![Voice transcript preview with Edit, Save as note and Send buttons above the Assistant answer actions row with Helpful, Not helpful, Listen and More actions](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/f8/f83a9a4b9465d4b240a96eefdf7462160662817cbff58946a3fc128ce876a297.png) Voice transcript preview and the action buttons below every Assistant answer 1. **Voice transcript bar:** Displays your transcribed speech with Edit, Save as note and Send buttons. 2. **Feedback and audio buttons (Helpful / Not helpful / Listen):** Rate the reply or click **Listen** to hear the full answer read aloud. 3. **More actions menu (three-dots icon):** Inspect how the answer was built, save it to your journal or Playbooks, or change answer length. ## What actions appear under every Assistant answer? Below every Assistant reply, click **Listen** to hear the answer read aloud, or open **More actions** (the three-dots icon) to use these tools. - **Why did you say this? and How was this answer built?:** View the exact platform tools, chart data and memory items the Assistant used to build the reply. - **Save to journal and Make playbook page:** Save the reply as a note in **AI Trading Journal** or turn it into a draft page in Playbooks. - **Shorter answers and Longer answers:** Tell the Assistant to keep future replies brief or include more detail. - **Answer without my memory:** Rebuild the same reply using general platform knowledge only, without your personal memory. ## Related guides - [AI Trading Assistant: start here]() - [Control charts, multi-chart workspaces and Bar Replay by voice]() - [Change account settings, manage AI Memory and contact Support]()