diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2164e66..ca2d424 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ bfg.jar
 *bfg-report*
 *bfg-report
 
+# vim
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
 # builds
 build
 dist
diff --git a/cointop/chart.go b/cointop/chart.go
index a75231d..b50c94e 100644
--- a/cointop/chart.go
+++ b/cointop/chart.go
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ func (ct *Cointop) chartPoints(symbol string, name string) error {
 	chart.LineColor = termui.ColorCyan
 	chart.Border = false
 
+	// NOTE: empty list means don't show x-axis labels
+	chart.DataLabels = []string{""} 
+
 	rangeseconds := ct.chartrangesmap[ct.selectedchartrange]
 	if ct.selectedchartrange == "YTD" {
 		ytd := time.Now().Unix() - int64(timeutil.BeginningOfYear().Unix())
diff --git a/cointop/cointop.go b/cointop/cointop.go
index f6378e0..10b66df 100644
--- a/cointop/cointop.go
+++ b/cointop/cointop.go
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ func NewCointop(config *Config) *Cointop {
 // Run runs cointop
 func (ct *Cointop) Run() {
 	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.Output256)
+	g.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
+
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("new gocui: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cointop/layout.go b/cointop/layout.go
index b70dd7a..bd0b270 100644
--- a/cointop/layout.go
+++ b/cointop/layout.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func (ct *Cointop) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		}
 		ct.marketbarview = v
 		ct.marketbarview.Frame = false
-		ct.marketbarview.BgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		ct.marketbarview.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
+		ct.marketbarview.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
+		ct.marketbarview.FgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 		go func() {
 			ct.updateMarketbar()
 			_, found := ct.cache.Get(ct.marketbarviewname)
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ func (ct *Cointop) layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	}
 
 	topOffset = topOffset + 1
-	if v, err := g.SetView(ct.chartviewname, 0, topOffset, maxX, topOffset+chartHeight); err != nil {
+	if v, err := g.SetView(ct.chartviewname, 0, topOffset, maxX, topOffset+chartHeight+1); err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
 		ct.chartview = v
 		ct.chartview.Frame = false
+		ct.chartview.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 		go func() {
 			ct.updateChart()
 			cachekey := strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", "globaldata", strings.Replace(ct.selectedchartrange, " ", "", -1)))