bar chart

bar chart
A chart that graphs the high, low, and settlement prices for a specific trading session over a given period of time. Chicago Board of Trade glossary
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A graphic representation of price movement disclosing the high, low, close, and sometimes the opening prices for the day. A vertical line is drawn to correspond with the price range for the day, while a horizontal " tick" pointing to the left reveals the opening price, and a tick to the right indicates the closing price. After days of charting, patterns start to emerge, which technicians interpret for their price predictions. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary
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A graph of prices, volume and open interest for a specified time period used by the chartist to forecast market trends. For example, a daily bar chart plots each trading session's high, low and settlement prices. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary

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   A type of chart, widely used by technical analysts and traders, that represents price information on a vertical bar. The top of the bar is the highest price and the bottom of the bar the lowest. A dash on the left-hand side of the bar denotes the opening price and a dash on the right-hand side the closing price. (Figure 1.)
   ► See also Technical Analysis.

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bar chart UK US noun [C] (also bar graph) GRAPHS & CHARTS
► a type of graph in which different amounts that are being compared are shown using rectangles that have different lengths but the same width: »

This bar chart shows each department's overheads in the last 12 months.

→ Compare HISTOGRAM(Cf. ↑histogram)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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