diff --git a/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting.py b/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting.py
index 96578b5750f00d1f1d4306d2152c7e50f2f23ac5..838f49808248fbbdd57096767d5c318b9c14eec0 100644
--- a/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting.py
+++ b/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ from sohstationviewer.controller.util import get_val
 from sohstationviewer.controller.plotting_data import get_masspos_value_colors
 
 from sohstationviewer.view.util.color import clr
+from sohstationviewer.view.plotting.plotting_widget.plotting_helper import (
+    get_colors_for_abs_y_from_value_colors
+)
 from sohstationviewer.conf import constants
 
 
@@ -377,24 +380,14 @@ class Plotting:
         self.plotting_axes.set_axes_info(
             ax, [total_x], chan_db_info=chan_db_info, y_list=y_list)
         for x, y in zip(x_list, y_list):
+            # plot to have artist pl.Line2D to get pick
             ax.myPlot = ax.plot(x, y,
                                 linestyle='-', linewidth=0.7,
                                 color=self.parent.display_color['sub_basic'],
                                 picker=True, pickradius=3,
                                 zorder=constants.Z_ORDER['LINE'])[0]
-            colors = [None] * len(y)
-            sizes = [1.5] * len(y)
-            for i in range(len(y)):
-                count = -1
-                for v, c in value_colors:
-                    count += 1
-                    if count <= len(value_colors) - 2:
-                        if abs(y[i]) <= v:
-                            colors[i] = clr[c]
-                            break
-                    else:
-                        # The last value color
-                        colors[i] = clr[c]
+            colors, sizes = get_colors_for_abs_y_from_value_colors(
+                y, value_colors)
             ax.scatter(x, y, marker='s', c=colors, s=sizes,
                        zorder=constants.Z_ORDER['DOT'])
         ax.x_list = x_list
diff --git a/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting_helper.py b/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting_helper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba30b9ad2229729dc4188792cb16b76c97656fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sohstationviewer/view/plotting/plotting_widget/plotting_helper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+from sohstationviewer.view.util.color import clr
+
+
+def get_colors_sizes_for_abs_y_from_value_colors(
+        y: List[float],
+        value_colors: List[Tuple[float, str]]) -> \
+        Tuple[List[str], List[float]]:
+    """
+    Map each abs(value) in y with the value in value_colors to get the colors
+    for the indexes corresponding to the y's items.
+    Sizes is currently similar for all items
+    :param y: list of data values
+    :param value_colors: list of color with indexes corresponding to y's items
+    :return colors: list of colors of markers corresponding to y
+    :return sizes: list of sizes of markers corresponding to y
+    """
+    colors = [None] * len(y)
+    sizes = [1.5] * len(y)
+    for i in range(len(y)):
+        count = -1
+        for v, c in value_colors:
+            count += 1
+            if count <= len(value_colors) - 2:
+                if abs(y[i]) <= v:
+                    colors[i] = clr[c]
+                    break
+            else:
+                # The last value color
+                colors[i] = clr[c]
+    return colors, sizes