Stock Charts
A stock chart displays series as a set of lines with markers for high, low, close, and open values. Values are represented by the height of the marker as measured by the y-axis. Category labels are displayed on the x-axis.
There are three types of stock charts: high-low-close, open-high-low-close, and candlestick.
High-Low-Close
A high-low-close chart displays each value series as a set of symbols, grouped by category. The appearance of the symbols is determined by the High, Low, and Close values for the value series.
| Chart area | Description |
|---|---|
Values |
Required. The values in a value series determine the position and appearance of each data point in the chart. There are three values for each value series: High, Low, and Close. The value of High determines the position of the upper point of the vertical line in the symbol. The value of Low determines the position of the lower point of the vertical line in the symbol. The value of Close determines the position of the horizontal line in the symbol. If the chart contains multiple value series, the chart displays multiple series in the chart and in the chart legend. |
Category groups |
Optional. Category values are displayed as multiple data points within a series group. |
Series groups |
Optional. Series are displayed as groups of data points in the chart. Each series is displayed as separate series in the chart and in the chart legend. |
Open-High-Low-Close
An open-high-low-close chart displays each value series as a set of symbols, grouped by category. The appearance of the symbols is determined by the Open, High, Low, and Close values for the value series.
| Chart area | Description |
|---|---|
Values |
Required. The values in a value series determine the position and appearance of each data point in the chart. There are four values for each value series: High, Low, Open and Close. The value of High determines the position of the upper point of the vertical line in the symbol. The value of Low determines the position of the lower point of the vertical line in the symbol. The value of Open determines the position of the left horizontal line in the symbol. The value of Close determines the position of the right horizontal line in the symbol. If the chart contains multiple value series, the chart displays multiple series in the chart and in the chart legend. |
Category groups |
Optional. Category values are displayed as multiple data points within a series group. |
Series groups |
Optional. Series are displayed as groups of data points in the chart. Each series is displayed as separate series in the chart and in the chart legend. |
Candlestick
A candlestick chart is identical to an open-high-low-close chart except that instead of using horizontal lines to represent open and close, it uses a rectangle to show the range between open and close.
See Also
Concepts
Working with Chart Data Regions