# Timestamp window colors

**URL:** <https://community.tradovate.com/t/timestamp-window-colors/533>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/timestamp-window-colors/533 "2020-07-20T19:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Meyer-Galow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@Philipp\_Meyer-Galow](https://community.tradovate.com/u/Philipp_Meyer-Galow)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/timestamp-window-colors/533/1 "2020-07-20T19:08:09Z")

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Hey there, what do the colors in the timestamp window mean?  
green background, white font = someone bought the ask?  
red background, white font = someone sold the bid?  
black background, green font = …?  
black background, red font = … ?

Thanks for helping out!

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**Author:** ![BWeis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.tradovate.com/bweis/32/27_2.png) [@BWeis](https://community.tradovate.com/u/BWeis)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.tradovate.com/t/timestamp-window-colors/533/2 "2020-07-20T19:18:14Z")

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Hi @Philipp_Meyer-Galow

You can find an overview of the coloring here:

> **[What does the coloring refer to on the Tick Stream?](https://tradovate.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022419834-What-does-the-coloring-refer-to-on-the-Tick-Stream-)**
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> Here are the 4 coloring options in the Tick Stream module which you will see:
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> The entire row is highlighted in green = Uptick in price
> The row has green text = Additional trades at the uptick pric...