Bar Chart
A chart showing each period's open, high, low, and close as a vertical bar with left and right tick marks.
A bar chart (OHLC chart) represents each period with a vertical line whose top is the high and bottom is the low. A small horizontal tick on the left marks the open; one on the right marks the close. It conveys more information than a line chart while avoiding the visual noise of candlestick wicks and bodies.
Traders reading bar charts focus on the spread between high and low (range), the relationship between open and close (directional bias), and patterns of consecutive bars to assess momentum and conviction.
Related Terms
Heikin Ashi
A modified candlestick chart that uses averaged OHLC values to filter noise and make trends easier to see — at the cost of losing real-time price accuracy.
IntermediateLine Chart
A chart connecting closing prices with a continuous line — the simplest representation of price history over time.
BeginnerOHLC (Open-High-Low-Close)
The four prices that summarize a trading period — open, high, low, and close — the raw data behind every candlestick and bar chart.
BeginnerPrice Action
The study of raw price movement — candlestick patterns, swings, and structure — without relying on lagging indicators.
BeginnerTimeframe
The duration each candle represents — from 1-minute to monthly — defining the granularity at which price action is analysed.
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