Create a Bar Chart

Instructions

Creating a bar chart will switch the default layout from a candle chart to a bar chart.

  1. Select the contract for which you want to create a chart, and from the right-click menu select Charts and then New Chart.

  2. Select the Edit button followed by Chart Parameters.

  3. In the Bar Type selector, choose a High Low Bar interval.

    The chart settings bar chart menu in TWS.

  4. Define remaining chart parameters and click OK to display your chart.

To create a candlestick chart, choose Candlestick as the Bar type.

 

Additional Resources

Learn About Charts in Trader Workstation at IBKR Campus

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