diff --git a/src/charts/ordershapes.js b/src/charts/ordershapes.js
index b45856a..8b8d8c0 100644
--- a/src/charts/ordershapes.js
+++ b/src/charts/ordershapes.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class TrancheShapes {
         price *= scale
         // console.log('price', price)
         const channel = buy?'low':'high';
-        const text = (buy ? 'Buy ' : 'Sell ') + allocationText(weight, amount, amountSymbol, '\n')
+        const text = allocationText(buy, weight, amount, amountSymbol, '\n')
         const s = createShape(buy?'arrow_up':'arrow_down', {time, price}, {channel,text,lock:true})
         // console.log('created fill shape at', time, price)
         this.fills.push(s)
diff --git a/src/charts/shape.js b/src/charts/shape.js
index dd07585..ed75106 100644
--- a/src/charts/shape.js
+++ b/src/charts/shape.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const ShapeType = {
 }
 
 
-export function allocationText(weight, amount, symbol, separator = ' ') {
+export function allocationText(buy, weight, amount, symbol, separator = ' ') {
     // set breakout=true for a buy breakout and breakout=false for a sell breakout
     const hasAmount = amount !== null && amount !== undefined && amount > 0
     if (hasAmount)
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ export function allocationText(weight, amount, symbol, separator = ' ') {
     const hasWeight = weight !== null && weight !== undefined && weight !== 1
     if (hasWeight)
         weight = Number(weight)
-    let text = ''
+    if (buy===undefined)
+        console.error('allocation text buy', buy)
+    let text = buy === undefined ? '' : buy ? 'Buy ' : 'Sell '
     if (hasWeight)
         text += `${(weight * 100).toFixed(1)}%`
     const hasSymbol = symbol !== null && symbol !== undefined
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ export class Shape {
             this.model.breakout = model.breakout
         if (defined(model.textLocation))
             this.model.textLocation = model.textLocation
+        if (defined(model.buy))
+            this.model.buy = model.buy
 
         const newProps = {}
 
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ export class Shape {
             newProps.linecolor = color
 
         // text label
-        let text = allocationText(this.model.allocation, this.model.amount, this.model.amountSymbol)
+        let text = allocationText(this.model.buy, this.model.allocation, this.model.amount, this.model.amountSymbol)
         if (this.model.breakout)
             text += ' ' + (this.model.textLocation==='above' ? '▲Breakout▲' : '▼Breakout▼')
         if (this.model.extraText)
diff --git a/src/components/chart/DCABuilder.vue b/src/components/chart/DCABuilder.vue
index 1495853..53bfda4 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/DCABuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/chart/DCABuilder.vue
@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ builderDefaults(props.builder, {
   rungs: 1,
   skew: 0,
   color: defaultColor,
+  buy: true,
 })
 
 const times = ref([])
 const weights = ref([])
 
 const amountSymbol = computed(()=>props.order.amountIsTokenA ? co.selectedSymbol.base.s : co.selectedSymbol.quote.s )
-const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
+const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(props.order.buy, w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
 
 const endTimes = computed(()=>{
   if (props.builder.rungs === 1)
diff --git a/src/components/chart/DiagonalBuilder.vue b/src/components/chart/DiagonalBuilder.vue
index e600f90..22b529b 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/DiagonalBuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/chart/DiagonalBuilder.vue
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ builderDefaults(props.builder, {
   skew: 0,
   breakout: false,
   color: defaultColor,
+  buy: true,
 })
 
 
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ function setWeights(ws) {
 
 const amountSymbol = computed(()=>props.order.amountIsTokenA ? co.selectedSymbol.base.s : co.selectedSymbol.quote.s )
 
-const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
+const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(props.order.buy, w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
 
 const stdWidth = computed(()=>[0, co.meanRange, 0, co.meanRange])
 
diff --git a/src/components/chart/LimitBuilder.vue b/src/components/chart/LimitBuilder.vue
index 567f726..9581479 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/LimitBuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/chart/LimitBuilder.vue
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ builderDefaults(props.builder, {
   skew: 0,
   breakout: false,
   color: defaultColor,
+  buy: true,
 })
 
 function buildTranches() {
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ function setPrices(ps) {prices.value = ps}
 function setWeights(ws) { weights.value = ws }
 
 const amountSymbol = computed(()=>props.order.amountIsTokenA ? co.selectedSymbol.base.s : co.selectedSymbol.quote.s )
-const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
+const allocationTexts = computed(()=>weights.value.map((w)=>allocationText(props.order.buy, w, w*props.order.amount, amountSymbol.value)))
 const color = computed(()=>props.builder.color ? props.builder.color : defaultColor)
 const stdWidth = computed(()=>co.meanRange)
 const description = computed(()=>{
diff --git a/src/components/chart/RungBuilder.vue b/src/components/chart/RungBuilder.vue
index 9776476..94ffb85 100644
--- a/src/components/chart/RungBuilder.vue
+++ b/src/components/chart/RungBuilder.vue
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ function makeModel(index) {
     textLocation: above ? 'above' : 'below',
     breakout: props.builder.breakout,
     extraText: null,
+    buy,
   }
   setModelValue(result, values.value[index])
   return result