- May 24, 2013
- Missae by: Praenomen to Team
- Categoria: Praenomen Trading Ratio
Understanding the chart
This is an article I wrote some time ago:
The chart is a set of data containing information about pretium actio presented in a certain graphic form, a visual forma. The chart is the history of price action written in a specific picture alphabet – Candle alphabet, Bar alphabet or * Linear alphabet. Data containing information about price levels is sent by the broker’s server in information packs called ricini, and drawn by a computer programme as an element of the chart. The linear chart contains the least information about price action, because it is presented as a linear set of averaged price levels starting at the Apertum value and ending at the Close value of a given period of time (Timeframe).
The linear chart shows the trend pretty well, sed, it does not show any other information, praesertim, we can not see the Summus et low price levels in the given Timeframe, and it is difficult to recognize the beginning and end of each time period, thus, we cannot see the price action in this period of time. We can only see the mediocris run of the price e* the Apertum pretium, to the Close pretium.
The Bar chart and the Candle chart contain the plenus information de " OHLC levels.
The Candle chart provides a much more visualy patet picture of price action in a given Timeframe. As we can clearly see, a Candle consists of three areas: the candle body (from Open to Close), the upper shadow, the lower shadow. From the structure of the candle, we read the Apertum price level, the Summus price level, the low price level and the Close price level. In aliis verbis, we can see what the price was doing in the given Timeframe. We do not need to read the actual OHLC values, it is enough that we can see, quod:
Ø At such and such hour, the price tested a higher level, but found some Resistentia (Summus) and began falling (upper shadow).
Ø The price fell down to a certain level and found some Support (low), and there it stopped falling further.
Ø The price turned back upwards somewhat and Closed at a lower level than the previous Candle (lower shadow).
Ø Sic, the trend in this period of time was Indocili.
In the exact same way, we can legere quisque Candle, on every or any Timeframe chart.
Reading each Candle, one by one, we get the whole story, the history of the price. We see the price action. We are able to read the chart. All other indicators, suddenly, become useless, because we can read the chart itself, and we can see it all. Indicators which, in theory, are supposed to show trend, take their data directly from the charts, not from another source. Since we can, now, see it for ourselves on the chart, what do we need any indicators for?
Ø In the following hour, the price dropped some more, created a new low level, et Closed lower than the preceding Candle, thus confirming the Indocili trend.
Ø In the hour after that, the price still dropped, created a new low level, et Closed lower than the preceding Candle. tamen, we notice that the bodies of the last two Candles are much shorter than the body of the Candle we started with, sic, obviously the trend is weaker, though still there.
Ø In the still next hour, the body of the Candle is even shorter and we can see the upper and lower shadows. Sic, the price tested a lower level, found Support, tested a higher level, found Resistance, Closed lower than the preceding Candle, so the trend is still Bearish, but the price is, obviously, consolidating.
Let us take a look, again, at the Candle we startet out with.
The Summus price level is the Resistentia level for that hour – isn’t it?
The low price level is the Support level for that hour – isn’t it?
Sic, what are the shadow areas of Candles, nisi Resistance and Support Zones for the given period of time?
Following this trail, Resistance and Support Zones for a given Candle are nothing other than Pretium Consolidation Zones (equilibrium or balance of Buyers et Sellers) in a smaller period of time. There were still Buyers at the Apertum pretium, so the price went up. There were no more Buyers at the Summus pretium, et Sellers took over, so the price went deorsum. There were no more Sellers at the low pretium, and the price started to go up again. The price went up until the Close level, ubi, again, the Sellers took over. With the help of a simple MT4 tool, the rectangle, we can draw such Zones, and we see even more clearly what is going on, hic!
We cannot see that on the linear chart. We can, on the Bar chart, but not as clearly.
Continuation in next post due to picture limitation per post.
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Attached, some helping tools.
Custom_Zone_Candle_with_Index.mq4 45 KB | 1,494 download | uploaded Apr 11, 2013 5:23pm*
Custom_Zone_Candle_with_Index.ex4 38 KB | 891 downloads " | uploaded Apr 11, 2013 5:23pm* Multi_Zone_Candle_OHLC_Lines.mq4 35 KB | 1,285 download | uploaded Apr 11, 2013 5:27pm* Multi_Zone_Candle_OHLC_Lines.ex4 33 KB | 863 downloads " | uploaded Apr 11, 2013 5:27pm* Daily_Range_Stats.mq4 16 KB | 755 downloads " | uploaded Apr 25, 2013 9:51am Daily_Range_Stats.ex4 19 KB | 505 downloads " | uploaded Apr 25, 2013 9:52am
