Kite drawing tools
Kite drawing tools are visual annotations you can add to charts: trend lines, support / resistance levels, Fibonacci retracements, harmonic patterns, Elliott Wave counts, Gann tools, and free-text annotations. The drawing catalogue differs between Kite’s two charting engines (TradingView and ChartIQ).
This article catalogues the drawing tools available on Kite, their typical use cases, and the engine-specific availability.
Lines and channels
Trend line
The most basic drawing: a straight line connecting two points on the chart. Used to mark support / resistance trend, channel boundaries, breakouts.
Both engines support trend lines with extensible endpoints, snap-to-bar, and colour / style customisation.
Horizontal line
A horizontal level drawn at a specific price. Common for marking key support / resistance levels, target prices, stop-loss levels.
Vertical line
A vertical line at a specific date / time. Used to mark events (earnings, expiry, economic releases).
Parallel channel
Two parallel trend lines forming a channel. The price oscillates between the boundaries. Both engines support automatic parallel offset on the second line.
Disjoint channel
Two trend lines that may not be parallel. Common for ascending / descending broadening triangles.
Ray
A line that extends infinitely from a starting point. Useful for projecting trend lines forward.
Extended line
A line that extends infinitely in both directions from two points.
Fibonacci tools
Fibonacci retracement
Levels at 0%, 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, 78.6%, 100% of a swing high to swing low (or vice versa). Used for identifying potential reversal levels.
TradingView and ChartIQ both support this; TradingView’s UX is more polished.
Fibonacci extension
Projects Fibonacci levels beyond the 100% retracement: 127.2%, 138.2%, 141.4%, 161.8%, 200%, 261.8%, 423.6%. Used for target setting after a confirmed move.
Fibonacci fans, time zones, arcs
Less commonly used Fibonacci variants:
- Fibonacci fan: rays from a point at Fibonacci angles.
- Fibonacci time zones: vertical lines at Fibonacci-number intervals.
- Fibonacci arcs: arcs at Fibonacci-radius distances.
Mostly TradingView; ChartIQ has limited support.
Patterns
XABCD harmonic patterns (TradingView only)
Tools for drawing Gartley, Bat, Crab, Butterfly, and Shark harmonic patterns. TradingView provides templates that auto-validate the pattern ratios.
Elliott Wave tools (TradingView only)
Drawing tools for 5-wave impulse + 3-wave correction patterns. Auto-labels with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C.
Gann tools (TradingView only)
Gann fan, Gann box, Gann square. Specialised tools for Gann-method practitioners.
Position and risk markers
Long position
A long-position visualisation: entry, stop-loss, target. Coloured fill shows risk vs reward. Used for pre-trade visualisation.
Short position
Inverse of long position visualisation.
Risk / Reward marker
Generic risk-reward visualisation tool.
Annotations
Text annotation
Free-text label on the chart. Used for marking events, notes, levels.
Note
A specific note marker. TradingView’s note is more feature-rich.
Icon / sticker (TradingView)
Insertable icons (flags, triangles, etc.) at specific points.
Brush
Free-form drawing. TradingView has a polished brush; ChartIQ’s is rudimentary.
Measurement tools
Ruler
A measurement tool: distance, percentage move, time elapsed between two points.
Date range
Highlights a date range on the chart.
Price range
Highlights a price range on the chart.
Engine availability summary
| Tool | ChartIQ | TradingView |
|---|---|---|
| Trend line | Yes | Yes |
| Horizontal line | Yes | Yes |
| Vertical line | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel channel | Yes | Yes |
| Fibonacci retracement | Yes | Yes |
| Fibonacci extension | Limited | Yes |
| Fibonacci fans / arcs / time zones | No | Yes |
| XABCD patterns | No | Yes |
| Elliott Wave | No | Yes |
| Gann tools | No | Yes |
| Brush | Limited | Yes |
| Long / short position visualisation | Limited | Yes |
| Text annotation | Yes | Yes |
| Icons | No | Yes |
TradingView is the materially richer drawing engine. ChartIQ covers the basics.
Persistence
Drawings persist across sessions when saved per layout. See How to save TradingView drawings on Kite app and How to save drawings on ChartIQ for the persistence flow.
Common issues
Drawings occasionally disappear or fail to persist. See:
See also
- Kite chart types explained
- Kite TradingView vs ChartIQ engine
- How to save chart layouts on Kite
- How to save TradingView drawings on Kite app
- How to save TradingView layouts and templates
- How to save drawings on ChartIQ
- How to add indicators on Kite charts
- How to use Supertrend on Kite
- How to use VWAP on Kite
- How to use Fibonacci retracements on Kite
- How to identify breakouts on Kite charts
- ChartIQ drawings disappearing
- Drawings deleted from TradingView
- Saved TradingView layout not loading
- Saved views not visible on Kite
- Fibonacci retracement
- Elliott Wave Theory
- Gann Theory
- Trend line
- Support and resistance
- TradingView (third-party chart library)
- ChartIQ
- Kite (Zerodha)
- Zerodha
External references
References
- Zerodha support documentation on Kite drawing tools.
- TradingView Charting Library drawings documentation.
- ChartIQ drawing tools documentation.