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OHLC Bar Chart visually presents the data series as a sequence of bars.
Each '''OHLC''' bar is a vertical line connecting the '''High''' and the '''Low''' price points (ticks), and graphically represents the range of an instrument's price movement over a defined interval. The price of the first tick of the group, on which the bar is based, is indicated on the left side of the line by a mark known as the bar's '''Open''' component. The price of the last tick of the group, on which the bar is based, is indicated on the right side of the line by a mark known as the bar's '''Close''' component.
An OHLC Bar has three components: '''Open''', '''High/Low''', and '''Close'''.
The color and width of each of the bar's components can be customized in the '''Chart Style''' section.
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== Selecting OHLC Chart Type ==
Chart type can be selected from the '''Format Symbol''' window:
# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window.<br><span>{{FormatSymbol}}</span>
# Select the '''Style''' tab.
# In the '''Chart Type''' list box select '''OHLC Bar'''.
OHLC Chart Type can also be selected by one of the following methods:
* Click the '''Bar Chart''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/11_Bar_Chart.png icon on the '''Chart Analysis''' toolbar; or:
* In the main menu select '''View''' and click '''Bar Chart'''.
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== Setting OHLC Chart Style ==
Chart style can be set from the '''Format Symbol''' window:
# Open the '''Format Symbol''' window.<br><span>{{FormatSymbol}}</span>
# Select the '''Style''' tab.
# In the '''Chart Style''' section click on the component element to be changed.
# From the drop-down list select a style.
# To apply the most recently selected component's style of to all components, click the '''Apply to all components''' button.
# To display the Last Price Marker check the '''Last Price Marker''' check box, or uncheck the box to hide the marker; the color of the marker is the same as of the Close component.
# To use these style settings for all new charts of this type, check '''Use as Default''' check box.
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== Changing Bar Weight ==
To change bars' Weight:
* click '''Increase Weight''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/29_Thick.png or
* click '''Decrease Weight''' http://www.multicharts.com/img/wiki/toolbar/30_Thin.png icon on the '''Control''' toolbar,
* select '''Format''' in the main menu and click '''Increase Weight''' or '''Decrease Weight'''.
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[[Category:Chart Style]]
