MotiveWave is mostly good, which is why I continue using it vs. other platforms. However, I agree this is a basic omission.
My workaround is using AutoHotKey to capture alt + left-mouse-click on the instrument in the Open Positions tab, and then automate right clicking the instrument and selecting “Open Chart Tab” from the right-click menu. This loads the instrument into the active Chart pane. Then I set the chart template to saved template #1 which has my preferred indicators and other settings.
Of course then the chart pane has multiple tabs for each instrument that was loaded, but this is ok - I will just close these tabs individually.
If you’ve never used AutoHotKey then I suggest trying it! There is a bit of a learning curve, but it’s great at automating mouse clicks and keystrokes in almost any Windows app (unfortunately not for Mac, but there is probably an equivalent).
Here is the AutoHotKey script (semicolons are comments):
#IfWinActive, Ahk_exe MotiveWave.exe
; detect alt + left button (change this to whatever trigger you prefer)
!LButton::
; record starting mouse position (optional)
MouseGetPos, x, y
; right click mouse button
Click, right
; left click mouse button 50 pixels right and 55 pixels relative to current mouse position (your offsets may vary so test)
Click, 50 55 Rel
; following is optional - set the chart to saved template 1 (alt+1) - you can use any template number you like
Send, !1
; move mouse back to starting position (optional)
MouseMove, %x%, %y%
Return