diff --git a/piker/ui/qt/_chart.py b/piker/ui/qt/_chart.py
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+"""
+High level Qt chart wrapping widgets.
+"""
+from PyQt5 import QtGui
+
+from .quantdom.charts import SplitterChart
+
+
+class QuotesTabWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.layout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self)
+        self.layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.toolbar_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.toolbar_layout.setContentsMargins(10, 10, 15, 0)
+        self.chart_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+
+        # self.init_timeframes_ui()
+        # self.init_strategy_ui()
+
+        self.layout.addLayout(self.toolbar_layout)
+        self.layout.addLayout(self.chart_layout)
+
+    def init_timeframes_ui(self):
+        self.tf_layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.tf_layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.tf_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 12, 0, 0)
+        time_frames = ('1M', '5M', '15M', '30M', '1H', '1D', '1W', 'MN')
+        btn_prefix = 'TF'
+        for tf in time_frames:
+            btn_name = ''.join([btn_prefix, tf])
+            btn = QtGui.QPushButton(tf)
+            # TODO:
+            btn.setEnabled(False)
+            setattr(self, btn_name, btn)
+            self.tf_layout.addWidget(btn)
+        self.toolbar_layout.addLayout(self.tf_layout)
+
+    # XXX: strat loader/saver that we don't need yet.
+    # def init_strategy_ui(self):
+    #     self.strategy_box = StrategyBoxWidget(self)
+    #     self.toolbar_layout.addWidget(self.strategy_box)
+
+    # TODO: this needs to be changed to ``load_symbol()``
+    # which will not only load historical data but also a real-time
+    # stream and schedule the redraw events on new quotes
+    def update_chart(self, symbol):
+        if not self.chart_layout.isEmpty():
+            self.chart_layout.removeWidget(self.chart)
+        self.chart = SplitterChart()
+        self.chart.plot(symbol)
+        self.chart_layout.addWidget(self.chart)
+
+    def add_signals(self):
+        self.chart.add_signals()