Bar chart
Interpretation of the bar chart
Bar charts (or bar charts) consist, as the name suggests, of bars. The upper end of the vertical line represents the highest price, the lower end the lowest price. The small horizontal line to the right is the closing price. If you wish, you can also display the opening price as a horizontal line on the left. However, this representation is not common in classic bar chart analysis.
You decide which display is used using the corresponding icons on the toolbar of the chart window.
Click on the "Consolidation" icon to open a selection list.
Bar charts can be set off by color. By default, the bar is green if the closing price is higher than the opening price and red if the closing price is lower than the opening price.
Display bar chart
- To display a time series as a bar chart, select the price trend.
- In the context menu of the selected time series, select the DARSTELLUNG, BAR.
Bar chart settings
To change the settings, select the time series and choose the command TIME SERIES... from the context menu.
Here the positions differ slightly depending on which chart form was selected. The general positions (color, scale assignment, etc.) are described in the section Line chart and general settings , the special settings for bar charts can be found here.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Color Close > Open | Select this button to set the color of the bars of the days on which the closing price is higher than the opening price in the following dialog box. |
Color Open > Close | Select this button to set the color of the bars of the days on which the closing price is lower than the opening price in the following dialog box. |
Figure width | In this field, you can change the width of the bars (including the horizontal start and end lines). Default setting is "5", maximum value "20". |
Line width | This is where you set the thickness of the drawn lines. Default setting is "2", maximum value "5". |
Show start/end | If this checkbox is activated, a small horizontal line marks the opening or closing price. Both checkboxes are activated by default. |