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    Chart Types — Complete Guide

    From candlesticks to Heikin Ashi — choosing the right visualization for every analysis.

    Apr 2026 5 min read 6 sectionsRohit SinghRohit Singh
    01 · All 21 Chart Types a…02 · Candlesticks & Bars …03 · Line, Area & Baselin…04 · Japanese Chart Types…05 · Premium Chart Types …06 · Star Your Favorites

    TradingView offers 21 chart types — 17 available on the free plan and 4 advanced types (including Volume Footprint and TPO) for Premium/Expert users.

    Each chart type provides a unique way to visualize price data. Choosing the right visualization can significantly impact your ability to identify trends, patterns, and trading opportunities.

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    All 21 Chart Types at a Glance

    TradingView's chart type library is the most comprehensive in the industry. Here's every type available, organized by category.

    21Total Chart Types
    17Free Chart Types
    4Premium/Expert Only
    4Categories
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    Candlesticks & Bars — The Foundation

    Candles: Most popular chart. Conveys price movements using different colors for open, high, low, close.

    Bars: Multiple price bars visualizing price movement over a specified time period.

    Hollow Candles: Candlesticks whose fill and color help interpret bullish/bearish data.

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    Japanese Candlesticks remain the most popular chart type worldwide — they convey maximum information (OHLC) in the most intuitive visual format.

    Snapshot & Takeaways

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    Japanese Candlesticks cleanly display Open, High, Low, and Close (OHLC) data.
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    Hollow Candles help visually differentiate strong buying volume from weak rallies.
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    Traditional Bars pack the same data as candles but emphasize closing prices over the main body.

    Professional Tip

    When analyzing massive historic trends on a Weekly or Monthly timeframe, switch from Candlesticks to a standard Line or Area chart. It filters out session-level volatility and exposes the true macro trend.

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    Line, Area & Baseline Charts

    Line: Connects close prices with a single line to form a classic line chart.

    Area: Line chart with the area between filled with color to convey information.

    HLC Area: High-Low-Close chart. Disregards open price for focused analysis.

    Baseline: Price movements relative to a selected baseline level.

    Step Line: Horizontal/vertical steps highlighting irregularity of market changes.

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    Japanese Chart Types — Noise Reduction

    Japanese chart types are designed to filter out market noise and focus on significant price movements. They're invaluable for trend identification.

    Snapshot & Takeaways

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    Heikin Ashi: Reduces market noise by smoothing significant price swings for trend identification.
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    Renko: Detects major price moves within Renko boxes, ignoring time intervals.
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    Line Break: Focuses solely on price movements, ignoring time intervals.
    4
    Point & Figure: Illustrates price movements disregarding time intervals.
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    Kagi: Vertical lines with small horizontal connectors for significant price movements.
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    Premium Chart Types — Volume & Profile

    These advanced chart types are available on Premium and Expert plans. They reveal the hidden dimension of volume at price — information that institutional traders rely on for precision entries and exits.

    Volume Footprint

    • Displays the distribution of trading volume at various price levels for each candlestick.
    • Category: volume
    • Premium/Expert plan required

    Time Price Opportunity

    • Visualizes concentration of prices at specific levels during a timeframe.
    • Category: profile
    • Premium/Expert plan required

    Session Volume Profile

    • Intraday volume activity for a particular segment of the trading session.
    • Category: profile
    • Premium/Expert plan required

    Volume Candles

    • Visualizes trading volume using candlestick form.
    • Category: volume
    • Premium/Expert plan required

    Critical Warning

    Volume Footprint and Session Volume Profile charts are only available on Premium and Expert plans. They are considered the most powerful chart types for institutional-level analysis.

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    Star Your Favorites

    The Star (Favorite) feature allows you to pin your most-used chart types to the top menu for instant access. Right-click any chart type in the selector and click the star icon.

    For most Indian market analysis, stick with Japanese Candlesticks as your primary chart type. The OHLC information is essential for identifying key patterns like Doji, Engulfing, and Hammer formations.

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    Use the right visualization for the job: Candlesticks for precise entry triggers, and Line charts for macro trend identification.

    Professional Tip

    For most Indian market analysis, stick with Japanese Candlesticks as your primary chart type. The OHLC information is essential for identifying key patterns like Doji, Engulfing, and Hammer formations.

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    Rohit Singh — Mr. Chartist

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    Rohit Singh

    Mr. Chartist

    With 14+ years of experience in Indian financial markets, Rohit Singh (Mr. Chartist) is a SEBI Registered Research Analyst, Amazon #1 bestselling author, and the founder of Investology — a premium trading ecosystem trusted by a 1.5 Lakh+ strong community across India.

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