$BTC Before you start spotting trends or using indicators, you need to know what kind of chart you’re actually looking at. Different chart types show price data in different ways — some are super simple, and others give you more details.
Let’s break down the three most common ones you’ll come across:
Line chart
If you’re just starting out, line charts are the easiest to understand. They show a single line that connects the closing prices of an asset over a set period of time. It’s like drawing a dot at the end of each day’s price and connecting the dots.
Bar chart
Bar charts take it up a notch. Instead of a single line, each “bar” shows the opening price, closing price, high, and low for a specific time period.
Candlestick chart
This is the chart most traders use, and for good reason. Candlestick charts show the same info as bar charts (open, high, low, close), but in a format that’s easier to understand visually.
Which one do you leverage?
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