diff --git a/piker/ui/_curve.py b/piker/ui/_curve.py
index a3287341..f4dba90b 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_curve.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_curve.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class Curve(FlowGraphic):
       updates don't trigger a full path redraw.
 
     '''
+    cache_mode: int = QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ class Curve(FlowGraphic):
         # only thing drawn is the "last" line segment which can
         # have a weird artifact where it won't be fully drawn to its
         # endpoint (something we saw on trade rate curves)
-        self.setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
+        self.setCacheMode(self.cache_mode)
 
         # XXX-NOTE-XXX: graphics caching.
         # see explanation for different caching modes:
@@ -382,6 +383,9 @@ class Curve(FlowGraphic):
 # (via it's max / min) even when highly zoomed out.
 class FlattenedOHLC(Curve):
 
+    # avoids strange dragging/smearing artifacts when panning..
+    cache_mode: int = QGraphicsItem.NoCache
+
     def draw_last_datum(
         self,
         path: QPainterPath,