Setup
Building a Multi-Monitor Workspace in TradingView: Tear-Off & Lock
The web fakes multi-monitor with several browser windows; the desktop terminal's tear-off is native — windows stay linked and the whole layout saves. This is the single biggest win for heavy watchers moving from web to desktop.
Tear-off and lock
- On a chart tab, choose split to a new window; the chart becomes an independent OS window;
- Drag it to the target display and maximize; repeat for watchlists and the screener;
- In window settings, lock to display so each window returns to its own screen after a restart instead of piling onto the main one.
Linking across windows
Give windows the same link group (a color tag); change the symbol on any one and the group follows. A classic three-screen setup:
- Screen 1: main chart + trading panel (execution);
- Screen 2: a 4-chart layout (analysis) — pair with the multi-timeframe workflow;
- Screen 3: watchlist + screener + alert log (scanning).
Tip: the more screens, the more GPU acceleration helps. Save a named layout for the multi-screen setup; switch to a single-screen layout on a laptop, and restore in one click at your desk.