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# Market heat map

A market heat map represents real-time data in the form of tiles that are automatically sorted by volume or price change

What is a Market Heatmap panel in Optimus Flow?

Market heatmap is a useful visual tool for viewing any watchlist of underlyings against each other. The different shades allow traders to see quickly and clearly each underlyings strength or weakness.

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## How to get started with the Market heat map panel?

1\.    Launch the Market heat map panel from the Control Center. The panel is located in the *Misc* category.

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2\. Add the necessary symbols by clicking on the icon "+".

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## How to customize data types?

●     The panel allows displaying data in two modes:

●     *Treemap* mode in which the size of the tiles depends on the value of the price or volume change.

●     *Cells* show tiles of symbols from largest to smallest value (price or volume change).

● You can also switch between two sorting modes — Change, % (daily price change), Volume

●     You can save and switch between different lists of assets. For example, create a list of your favorite futures. After saving, you can select the desired actions:

●      — Add to Watchlist allows you to add a previously saved list to the current

●      — Replace Watchlist allows you to delete the current list and add all instruments from the previously saved one

● The panel allows you to compare volume and price changes over the past day. Select the required date in the past, and the panel will load data for the analysis.