Bar Chart
A price chart that shows each period as a vertical bar of open, high, low and close.
A bar chart shows open, high, low and close as a vertical bar per period.
A bar chart displays each trading period as a vertical line with small ticks for the open and close. The top and bottom of the bar are the high and low, the left tick is the open and the right tick is the close. It gives traders the same information as a candlestick in a more minimal form.
How It Works
- Bar high and low set the range
- The left tick is open, the right tick is close
- Bars show the same data as candles
Trading Tips
Pick bar or candle charts by what you read fastest
Use consistent timeframes when you compare bars
Colour the bars by up or down move to read momentum
Bar Chart Example
Say a daily bar on GBP/USD stretches from 1.2650 to 1.2750 with the left tick at 1.2670 and right tick at 1.2740. One glance reads the whole session: opened higher, ranged 100 pips, closed near the top. Buyers won the day.
How Traders Use Bar Chart
Use bars when candles distract: the minimalist view exposes range and close strength honestly. Compare bar lengths across days to read volatility expanding or dying without indicator lag.
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