Chart Types
There are a variety of chart types available through NinjaTrader. More information regarding each of these can be found below.
- Box: A Box chart draws a rectangle shape for each bar, only showing the highs and lows.
- Candlestick: The Candlestick bar shows four data points per bar, open, close, high and low. A Candlestick bar contains two main sections, the candle body and wick. The candle body marks the open and close price, while the wicks mark the highs and lows.
- Equivolume: A Equivolume is the same as a Candlestick bar with one added feature. The thickness of each bar is based on the volume received in that bar in comparison to others around it.
- Hollow Candlestick: Hollow Candlestick bars are identical to the Standard Candlestick bars, but have a hollow body.
- Kagi Line: The Kagi Line chart implements the Kagi Bar type. More information regarding this chart style can be found on the Bar Types page.
- Line on Close: The Line on Close chart is a line chart that only plots on the closing price.
- Mountain: The Mountain chart is identical to the Line on Close chart, but includes shading under the line chart.
- OHLC: The OHLC chart is similar to the standard candlestick bar with several differences. Small left and right facing flags mark the price levels for each bar. If a right-facing flag is higher than the left-facing flag, this represents an up bar and vice versa. The space between flags represents the Open-to Close price action. The line extending above and below the flag mark the high and low for each bar.
- Open/Close: The Open/Close chart creates bars with only the open and closing price. In an up bar, the bottom of the bar represents the open price, while the top of the bar represents the closing price. This goes vice versa for a down bar.