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Candlestick

Abstract

A candlestick chart shows price movements for a security, derivative, or currency.

Use a Candlestick chart if you want to show price movements for a security, derivative, or currency.

Candlestick.svg

Each "candlestick" shows information for that day. The "body" shows the open and close prices, and the "candle wick" shows the high and low prices.

Input

The Candlestick chart requires numeric columns to use in the chart.

Configuration

Use the following configuration options to configure the Candlestick chart.

Note

The ??? gives configuration options through the Pipe module.If you have already created charts, you can access them through your Dashboards.

Configuring the Candlestick chart

  1. Go to the Pipes module from the side navigation bar.

  2. From the Pipes tab, click an existing pipe to open, or create a new pipe. To create a new pipe, read the Creating a pipe documentation.

  3. In the Pipe builder, add at least one data source to your pipe. For more information on adding a data source, see the Data tool.

  4. Add tools to build out your pipe. For more information about adding tools to your pipe, see the Using the Pipe builder canvas documentation.

  5. Create a chart from your pipe by clicking Charts on the canvas toolbar.

  6. Click Create Chart.

    The chart page opens.

  7. In the configuration pane, enter the following information:

    Table 112. Candlestick chart configuration

    Field

    Description

    Setup tab

    The Setup tab allows you to define the tool, chart type and other settings.

    Tool

    Select the tool in your pipe that you want to create a chart for.

    Chart type

    Type Candlestick and click on the Candlestick graphic to select it.

    X axis

    Select the column to use as the X axis.

    Low

    Select a numeric column to use as the low part of the candlestick.

    Open

    Select a numeric column to use as the open part of the candlestick.

    Close

    Select a numeric column to use as the closed part of the candlestick.

    High

    Select a numeric column to use as the highest part of the candlestick.

    Advanced section

    The Advanced section allows you to configure output settings to ensure accurate and efficient data processing and visualization.

    Show

    Select either Preview or Last built

    • Preview displays the first 100 rows of your data from your last build.

    • Last build displays the first 1000 rows of your entire dataset from your last build.

    Sort

    Select to sort your chart data by None, Ascending or Descending.

    Customize tab

    The Customize tab allows you to configure the output settings to ensure compelling visualizations.

    Chart and axis titles

    Select the following to add titles to your charts:

    • Include chart title

    • Include chart subtitle

    • Include horizontal axis title

    Horizontal axis label angle

    Select the degree from the drop-down list of the angle for the horizontal axis label.

    Include vertical axis title checkbox

    Select to add the vertical axis title.

    Vertical axis label angle

    Select the degree from the drop-down list of the angle for the vertical axis label.

    Left margin

    Enter the padding for the left margin or click the arrows to increase or decrease the number.

    Right margin

    Enter the padding for the right margin or click the arrows to increase or decrease the number.

    Bottom margin

    Enter the padding for the bottom margin or click the arrow to increase or decrease the number.

    Colour

    Click on the column colour to change it.

    Legend

    Select the Include legend checkbox to add a legend to your chart.