| bar chart In technical analysis, a chart pattern indicating the activity of an economic variable, usually a stock price, over time (plotted on the horizontal axis) compared with the value of that variable throughout the same period of time (plotted on the vertical axis). In a bar chart of a stock price, the high and low prices for the period are connected by a vertical line. A short horizontal slash is often drawn across the bar at the closing price. Bar charts are the graphs most frequently used by technicians. Also called vertical line chart. Compare point-and-figure chart. See also line chart, candlestick chart. |   |
Bar Chart
A chart that consists of vertical bars, each representing a trading day. The top of each bar represents the highest price of the day while the bottom represents the lowest price. The closing price is shown by a short, horizontal line to the right of the bar while the opening price is shown by the same thing to the left of the bar. The vertical axis of a bar chart shows prices, while the horizontal axis shows trading days.
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