Export TC2000 Chart Notes to CSV/XLSX (Structured)

The Problem: Notes That Never Leave TC2000

TC2000 chart notes and drawings are useful while you are looking at the chart, but they live inside TC2000. There is no native path to pull that note text, the anchor points it was attached to, or the indicator state at the time, out as a structured file you can reuse elsewhere.

That is fine for a single session of visual analysis. It becomes a limitation the moment you want to compare setups across weeks, feed a journal, or hand chart context to any tool outside TC2000 itself.

What "Structured" Actually Means

Structured data means each note and drawing becomes a row with consistent fields: symbol, timeframe, level or anchor coordinates, note text, indicator readings, and a timestamp, saved in a format like JSON, XLSX, or CSV rather than trapped in a screenshot or a proprietary chart file.

That format matters because it is what a journal, a spreadsheet, or an AI agent can actually work with. A screenshot can only be looked at. A structured record can be filtered, sorted, compared across sessions, and fed into a review process automatically.

What TC2000 Users Realistically Have Today

TC2000 remains strong for charting, scanning, and execution. Its watchlist and PCF list export paths do move some data out (see How to Export a TC2000 Watchlist or List to CSV, and the Column Values Limitation Explained for the specifics and limitations there), but that path covers list-level data, not the chart notes and drawing objects you place directly on a chart.

For most TC2000 users, the realistic workflow today is screenshotting a chart with its notes visible, or retyping the note into a separate journal by hand. Both work, but both break down once volume increases or you want to search and compare notes across many sessions.

How MyLinedChart Handles This

MyLinedChart is a desktop charting app built for Interactive Brokers (IBKR) traders. You draw levels, add text notes, and mark up your chart the same way you would in any charting tool, running locally against your own TWS or IB Gateway session.

The difference shows up on export. Every drawing, note, level, and piece of chart context can be exported as structured JSON, XLSX, or CSV, alongside your trades, with anchor coordinates, indicator state, and OHLCV data preserved. An AI agent connected through MCP can also read that same chart context and help you build custom-formula indicators from natural language, with every change confirmation-gated before it touches your chart. Account and order data stay strictly read-only, and the AI never places trades.

Next Step

If your TC2000 chart notes are still living only as screenshots or manual re-typing, the fastest fix is to standardize the fields you care about (symbol, level, note, setup state) and start exporting them in that shape going forward. See Pricing to try a workflow where that export is built in from the start.

Can these charts still be useful if drawing export is limited?

Yes. Visual charting and execution can still be strong, but exportability needs a structured export layer.

Why not rely on screenshots only?

Screenshots are hard to aggregate and compare. Structured rows are required for repeatable analysis.

Which export formats matter most?

CSV and XLSX are practical defaults for spreadsheet review and lightweight pipeline ingestion.