Chart types
Ways to plot price — candlesticks, bars, line, Heikin-Ashi, Renko, point and figure and more.
- ArticleCandlestick ChartEach period drawn as a body and wicks showing open, high, low and close.
- ArticleBar Chart (OHLC)A vertical bar with open and close ticks — the same data as a candlestick.
- ArticleLine ChartClosing prices connected into one line to show the trend clearly.
- ArticleHeikin-AshiAveraged candles that smooth price action to make trends easier to read.
- ArticleRenkoFixed-size bricks that ignore time and isolate trend from noise.
- ArticlePoint and FigureColumns of Xs and Os with no time axis, emphasising breakouts.
- ArticleArea ChartA line chart with the area beneath it filled to emphasise the trend.
- ArticleTick ChartBars that form after a fixed number of trades rather than a fixed time.