Flow
Big Trades
Marks the LARGE trades on the chart (ATAS-style sweep).
Real example in the platform
Big Trades on the NQ, 1-minute candles built from real ticks (October 16, 2026, Rithmic feed) — a screenshot of the platform itself, factory settings.
What it does
- Dot/square at the price where heavy volume traded — size proportional to volume.
- Green = buy aggression · violet = sell · auction = no defined side.
- Can paint the whole candle with a big trade + sound alert.
Options
- Min/max volume, grouping window (ms), shape, sizes, only the largest per candle.
Settings
Everything you can change in the indicator's settings dialog, in the same order as in the platform:
- Scan
- Min volume (20 and up)
- Max volume (0 = no limit)
- Time window (ms)
- Colors
- Buy
- Sell
- Mark auction
- Auction color
- Visual
- Format
- Circle
- Square
- Min size (contracts)
- Max size (0 = no limit)
- Fill opacity
- Border opacity
- Border width
- Show volume
- Biggest in window only
- Paint candle
- Paint big trade candle
- Candle color
- Alerts
- Sound alert
How to add it in EliteXCharts
- Open a chart and click the Indicators icon in the chart header.
- Pick the Flow category and choose Big Trades.
- Click Add. Double-click the indicator (or use its gear) to open the settings.
- Or ask the AI Assistant: "add the Big Trades".
Frequently asked questions
What does the Big Trades indicator do?
Marks the LARGE trades on the chart (ATAS-style sweep). Dot/square at the price where heavy volume traded — size proportional to volume. Green = buy aggression · violet = sell · auction = no defined side. Can paint the whole candle with a big trade + sound alert.
How do you read the Big Trades?
Min/max volume, grouping window (ms), shape, sizes, only the largest per candle.
How do I add the Big Trades to a chart in EliteXCharts?
Open a chart and click the Indicators icon in the chart header. Pick the Flow category and choose Big Trades. Click Add. Double-click the indicator (or use its gear) to open the settings. Or ask the AI Assistant: "add the Big Trades".
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