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Is there a way to get the lines I see on my TPO chart (POC, VA, IB) to also show on my bar or candle chart?
   

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Setup a TPO chart to show at least 2 days of profiles.  Using any of the 12 reference lines, setup one of them similar to what you see below.

Each time the TPO chart calculates when a new tick comes in, the following V# variables will be set with the line values seen below.
 
V# Line
V#10 DPOC
V#11 DVAH
V#12 DVAL
V#13 DIBH
V#14 DIBL
V#15 POC
V#16 VAH
V#17 VAL
V#18 IBH
V#19 IBL

The V# variable is arbritrary.  It's not required to use V#10.  If you use V#2, then V#2 through V#11 will be set to values above, in same order.  If V#31 is used, V#31 through V#40 will get set, etc.

In order to set with Volume-based values (POC &VA) instead of TPO-based values, use "=ALLv" instead of "=ALL".

You may also set values individually using the following reference line labels.
 
Reference Line Label Represents
=DPOC Developing Point of Control
=DVAH Developing Value Area High
=DVAL Developing Value Area Low
=DPOCv Developing Volume-based POC
=DVAHv Developing Volume-based VAH
=DVALv Developing Volume-based VAL
=DIBH Developing Initial Balance High
=DIBL Developing Initial Balance Low
=DIBH1.5 150% Developing Initial Balance High
=DIBL1.5 150% Developing Initial Balance Low
=DIBH2 200% Developing Initial Balance High
=DIBL2 200% Developing Initial Balance Low
=DIBH3 300% Developing Initial Balance High
=DIBL3 300% Developing Initial Balance Low
=POC Point of Control
=VAH Value Area High
=VAL Value Area Low
=POCv Volume-based POC
=VAHv Volume-based VAH
=VALv Volume-based VAL
=IBH Initial Balance High
=IBL Initial Balance Low
=ORH Opening Range High (current)
=ORL Opening Range Low (current)
=CL Previous Profiles Close
=OP Previous Profiles Open
=HI Previous Profiles High
=LO Previous Profiles Low
=DCL Profile Close (current)
=DOP Profile Open (current)
=DHI Profile High (current)
=DLO Profile Low (current)
=ALLDIB Developing Initial Balance High
...uses 8 consecutive V#s Developing Initial Balance Low
...similar to =ALL 150% Developing Initial Balance High
  150% Developing Initial Balance Low
  200% Developing Initial Balance High
  200% Developing Initial Balance Low
  300% Developing Initial Balance High
  300% Developing Initial Balance Low

Once you've setup your TPO chart properly to send your line values into the appropriate V# variables, you can then add reference lines to bar or candle charts, and setup the reference lines to "Use V#".  These V#-based reference lines should update throughout the day as the respective developing TPO lines change.