Bar Chart
A price chart that shows each period as a vertical bar of open, high, low and close.
Quick answer
A bar chart shows open, high, low and close as a vertical bar per period.
Definition
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
1
Pick bar or candle charts by what you read fastest
2
Use consistent timeframes when you compare bars
3
Colour the bars by up or down move to read momentum
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