--- title: "6. Price scales, timezones, session breaks and chart lines" slug: "scales-timezones-and-context-menu" kind: "HELP_ARTICLE" category: "charts" locale: "en" canonical: "https://help.forecastcity.com/charts/scales-timezones-and-context-menu" published: "2026-11-14T18:58:08.627Z" updated: "2026-11-14T18:58:08.627Z" description: "Control price scales, New York 17:00 timezone closes, session separators (Ctrl+Y), Reset chart view (Alt+R), alert lines, and live Journal trades on charts." --- # 6. Price scales, timezones, session breaks and chart lines Clipped profit zones or mismatched daily candle closes can throw off your trading plan before an order goes live. **4CM-AI Charts** aligns Forex and metals to the 17:00 New York close by default. You can compress or reset the price scale in one drag, mark sessions with `Ctrl+Y`, and plot live **Journal** trades on the candles. ## Stretch, switch or reset the price scale By default, the vertical price scale adjusts automatically as you scroll. When a distant Profit zone or Reverse zone sits off-screen, drag the right price numbers downward. That compresses the candles and fits the whole roadmap inside one frame. ![Full-width XAUUSD 1h chart with session separator lines, highlighting the top toolbar Journal button, right price scale, time axis, and settings gear.](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/52/52d5a9a85298a6dfedead2d3b04f3864635e4205d4c3950728264ea2add9a408.png) Drag the right price scale to frame distant targets, show session separators with Ctrl+Y, or plot open Journal trades. 1. **Journal trades overlay:** click **Journal** in the top toolbar to plot open entry, stop-loss, and target lines from AI Trading Journal. 2. **Right price scale:** drag up or down on the numbers to stretch or compress height. Double-click the scale to restore auto-fit. 3. **Bottom time axis:** drag left or right to widen or narrow candles, or scroll your mouse wheel on the chart. 4. **Chart settings gear:** sits beside the log, percent, and auto buttons in the bottom-right corner. Press `Alt+R` or right-click and pick **Reset chart view** to restore horizontal zoom and automatic price scaling. Your colors, drawings, and templates stay untouched. Press `Ctrl+Alt+R` to reset every panel in a multi-chart layout at once. ## Why does Timezone default to New York time? Inside **Settings** on the Symbol tab, **Timezone** defaults to `(UTC-5) New York`. That matches the 17:00 New York market close used across Forex, [gold](), [silver](), and oil, as well as ForecastFollow in MetaTrader. It avoids extra weekend candles and keeps daily highs and lows aligned. Crypto daily candles always close at 00:00 UTC. Picking your local city under **Timezone** updates four clocks together: the bottom time axis, crosshair timestamp, Go to date picker, and replay clock. Below Timezone, **Precision** lets you choose how many decimal places show on the price scale. ## Session separators, logarithmic scale and alert lines Open **Settings** and pick **Scales and lines** to control vertical session breaks and specialized scales. ![The Scales and lines tab inside Chart Settings showing Show separators, Logarithmic scale, Percent scale, and the Alerts tab.](https://m.forecastcity.com/t/tnt_forecastcity/media/ae/ae66dc87094f4109f4c940c4ee7f339b85b8016e1b905fbfbcf7d0b177f40225.png) Toggle session separators, Logarithmic scale, or Percent scale in the Scales and lines tab. 1. **Show separators:** press `Ctrl+Y` to toggle dashed vertical lines across every chart. They mark days on 1h and below, weeks on 4h, and months on D and W. 2. **Logarithmic scale:** press `Alt+L` so equal percentage moves take equal height on long trends, or press `Alt+P` for **Percent scale**. 3. **Alerts tab:** controls whether active price and forecast **Alert lines** draw on your candles, plus their colors and sound volume. In a multi-chart layout, untick **Always show time axis** in the Canvas tab to hide dates on inactive panels and save vertical space. **Fast chart check on XAUUSD 1h:** press `Ctrl+Y` to frame each trading day between dashed lines across [high-volume sessions](). Right-click your target price and pick **Add alert** (or press `Alt+A`) to drop an alert line right on the candles. ## Related guides - [5\. Chart types, Candles + Daily, themes and templates]() - [9\. Measure moves and jump to any date]()