How to Shade Pre/Post-Market Session on Charts
Pre-market (4-9 a.m.) and post-market (4-8 p.m.) data is available with Real-Time Stock Data in any service level of TC2000 (In order to view pre- and post-market data you will need to be subscribed to real-time US stock data). The chart background can be shaded for these extended hours to differentiate it from the normal market hours (9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) Below are the steps for this shading. (Note: Extended hours data only appears on intraday charts--time frames less than daily.)
*Gold or Platinum service level required
1. Right click anywhere on the chart
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2. Select Edit Chart Properties
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/124/107/original/b26b9fd4-175a-42fb-83bc-fde665abd800.png)
3. Choose the Pre/Post Data tab
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4. Set shading color/opacity
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/124/122/original/4d07e6ad-ed53-485f-a5e3-f6d842dbc0d8.png)
Place a check mark in the tick box to turn shading on
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Click on color selector to choose color for the shading which will highlight pre/post data
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/124/123/original/97480299-4741-4fd7-8a9b-1e75ec7e4fce.png)
Set the opacity value to lighten/darken the shading
![](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/390/224/original/3a8fa151-286c-4e5d-937a-15f277ea5098.png)
You can also change the pre/post market price plot in this menu.