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Date/Time: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:38:39 +0000
Bar/Column on Chart
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| [2021-03-19 07:08:03] |
| User741184 - Posts: 44 |
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Hi, I am new to Sierra Chart. I have to ask what does a bar on a chart represent? Since its a bar there are two values against it on the Y-axis(price axis) but one value on the X-axis(time). What do these values mean? Could you please explain this as I am unable to understand from the documentation. |
| [2021-03-19 13:48:04] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 38146 |
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There are four values to a bar. The Open, High, Low, and Close. Each bar represents a certain amount of time, or trades, or whatever the bar period is set to. Therefore each of these items (Open, High, Low , and Close) represent the values for that period of time. - Open: The price of the first trade represented by the bar. - High: The highest price reached by the trading during that time period. - Low: The lowest price reached by the trading during that time period. - Close: the last trade price represented by the bar. In general, we would recommend looking through https://www.investopedia.com/ as they have a good set of information. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2021-03-23 18:56:46] |
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Add this to the working with charts documentation including a screenshot.
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