How to use Bitcoin Lab Charts

A quick guide to time lens, trace slots, favorites, settings, login, and shareable URLs.

Quick Start

Get to a useful chart in under a minute.

  • Pick a Time Lens (e.g. 3Y) to set the window.
  • Add a metric to Trace 1 (and optionally Traces 2–3) to compare signals.
  • Use the sliders button on a trace to open Metric Settings.
  • Use Favorites to quickly re-add metrics you use often (log in to persist them).

Time Lens

Time Lens controls the time window shown on the chart.

  • Shorter windows show more detail; longer windows show broader context.
  • Smaller Time Lens will increase resolution below d1 (e.g. h12, h8, h4).

Trace Slots (1–3)

Each trace slot is one metric line/series on the chart. You can compare up to three metrics at once.

  • Click a trace slot name to browse/search the metric catalogue.
  • Use the sliders button on a trace to open its settings.
  • Disable a trace slot to declutter comparisons.

Metric Settings

Metric Settings control how a trace is displayed and processed.

  • Style: line/bar, fill, stacking, colors.
  • Scale: axis scale/assignment where available.
  • Smoothing & filters: e.g. smoothed average.
  • Log in to save settings to your profile and reuse them next time.

Favorites & Login

You can browse anonymously, but logging in unlocks persistence and speed.

  • Favorites: keep a personal shortlist of metrics you use often.
  • Saved settings: keep per-metric display/transform settings across sessions.
  • Consistency: your theme preference and chart behavior follow you.

Shareable URLs

Use the link button in the top bar to copy a URL that recreates your current selection.

  • Metrics: ?m1=<metric_id>&m2=<metric_id>&m3=<metric_id> (omit any slot to disable it).
  • Time Lens: &view=<TIME_LENS> (example: view=3Y).
  • Tip: URLs are safe to share — they only encode chart selections, not authentication.
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