Chart Types & Timeframes

A gap is a price discontinuity on charts where an asset opens significantly higher or lower than the previous close, creating empty space with no trading activity.

An inside bar is a candle whose range fits entirely within the prior candle, signaling temporary consolidation ahead of potential breakout.

Intraday charts display sub-daily price action, helping traders track momentum, liquidity shifts, and session reactions in real time.

A Kagi chart is a time-independent price chart that changes direction only when price reverses by a set amount, filtering noise and signaling sentiment shifts.

A line chart connects closing prices across periods, providing a simplified view of trend direction without intraday noise.

A point and figure chart plots price in X and O columns based on box-sized moves, removing time to emphasize trend and breakout levels.

A Renko chart builds same-sized bricks whenever price moves a set amount, filtering noise and highlighting trend direction without time.

A time frame defines how much market activity each candle represents, from minutes to weeks, shaping how traders interpret trends and execute setups.

A weekend gap is the price difference between Friday’s close and Sunday’s open, caused by news released while forex markets were closed.

A wick (or shadow) shows intraperiod highs and lows on candlesticks, revealing where price was rejected by opposing order flow.