How To Reset TradingView Chart To Default – A Complete Guide

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TradingView allows extensive chart customization with indicators, drawings, and layouts. But after tweaking a chart, how do you easily reset it back to defaults?

In this guide, we’ll cover multiple methods for resetting TradingView charts to their original state. Whether starting fresh or troubleshooting an issue, these steps will restore your charts quickly. Let’s dive in!

Why Reset TradingView Charts?

Before covering the reset procedures, let’s discuss some common reasons for restoring charts to defaults:

Remove clutter when a chart has too many overlays obscuring price action
Fix unexpected problem with drawings or indicators
Revert to original state after incorrect customization settings
Standardize layouts across instruments by applying a uniform template
Start with a clean slate for a new analysis routine or trading strategy
Share a chart or screenshot displaying the standard view for others

Resetting charts can be tremendously useful for restoring order, fixing mistakes, standardizing, and sharing. Now let’s learn how!

How To Reset an Individual TradingView Chart

TradingView provides a couple ways to reset an individual chart:

Using Chart Settings

Open the chart’s Settings menu
Click “Reset to defaults” which removes drawings/indicators
Click “Save As Default” to make this the new default state

Using Chart Context Menu

Right click directly on the chart itself
Select “Reset to defaults” from the context menu
Confirm resetting to remove all applied customization

These methods work for resetting any single chart without impacting others. Next let’s look at fixing the entire chart workspace.

How To Reset All Charts and Layout

If your entire TradingView workspace or layout has become cluttered and disjointed, there are two ways to reset all charts and layouts at once:

Using Layout Menu

Click on the Layout menu icon
Choose “New Layout” to open a fresh workspace
Add desired charts/layout from scratch or load a template

Using Home Icon

Locate the “Home” icon near top left of platform
Click this to reset entire workspace and charts
Add back charts or load templates as desired

Think of these as completely restarting TradingView to fix widespread issues across all charts and tools.

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Troubleshooting Common Chart Reset Scenarios

Resetting charts is useful for many scenarios. Here are some common cases:

Can’t Remove Drawing? Reset chart to quickly clear stray drawings.

Indicator Not Working? Try removing and re-adding the indicator after a reset.

Want Standard View? Reset then save as a default template to consistently reapply.

Accidentally Changed Settings? Reset to revert any chart display mistakes to defaults.

Everything Cluttered? Restart layout and workspace with reset to clear the cruft.

Don’t forget the power of chart resetting to swiftly fix problems or restore desired defaults!

Tips for Productive TradingView Usage

Mastering chart resetting helps keep your TradingView workflow running smoothly:

Don’t hesitate to reset charts to regularly clear clutter. A clean slate helps!
Be proactive resetting all charts when making major platform modifications to prevent issues.
Save custom templates frequently so you can easily restore your customized defaults afterward.
Reset individual charts before sharing screenshots to present the standard view to others.

Cultivating good habits around periodic chart resetting and saving configurations amplifies TradingView’s potential.

Key Takeaways from this Guide

To recap, here are the key points on resetting TradingView charts covered:

Individual chart reset restores defaults by removing overlays
Entire workspace reset clears all charts for a fresh start
Useful for troubleshooting, fixing mistakes, standardizing, and sharing
Don’t forget to save custom templates to easily reapply preferences
Proactively resetting helps avoid indicator and drawing issues
Keep resetting in your toolkit for maintaining charting hygiene!

I hope this guide gives you the confidence to harness TradingView’s flexible reset capabilities. Never hesitate to hit reset when charts need a fresh start! Let me know if you have any other questions.