back[candle] · Keyboard Map

Every key,
mapped.

Backcandle is designed to be used without a mouse. Learn these shortcuts and your hands never leave the keyboard — from advancing bars to submitting orders to drawing levels.

Playback

SPACE
Play / Pause auto-play Toggles the replay loop at the current speed setting
→
Step forward one bar Works in both paused and auto-play mode
1 – 6
Set speed preset 1 = 0.5×, 2 = 1×, 3 = 2×, 4 = 5×, 5 = 10×, 6 = 50×

Orders

B
Market Buy (Long) Opens a long position at current market price
S
Market Sell (Short) Opens a short position at current market price
⌫
Cancel last order Cancels the most recently placed open order
X
Close all positions Market-closes all open long and short positions
Q W E
Quantity presets Q = small, W = medium, E = large (configured in session settings)

Drawing tools

L
Horizontal line Click on the chart to place a horizontal price level
T
Trend line Click two points to draw a slanted trendline
H
Rectangle / box Drag to draw a highlighted price-time box
Esc
Cancel active drawing Also deselects any selected drawing
Del
Delete selected drawing Click a drawing to select it, then press Delete

Chart & view

+ / −
Zoom in / out on the time axis
F
Fit chart to visible bars Resets zoom and scrolls to the current playhead position
I
Indicators panel Toggle the indicator settings panel (RSI, EMA, Volume, VWAP)