CHART TYPES
Every trader reads the same market — but through different lenses. Your chart type defines how you see liquidity, structure, and manipulation.
LINE CHART
Connects closing prices only — filters out noise, wicks, emotions. Great for defining macro bias, trendlines, and clean S/R zones.
But: hides liquidity grabs and false breakouts. What looks clean might be a trap wick on candles.
Best for: top-down analysis on D1/W1, clean structure mapping, correlation studies across assets.
BAR CHART Each bar shows Open, High, Low, Close (OHLC) — efficient, detailed, no fluff. Helps identify where the close sits within range — momentum or rejection. Used by systematic and institutional traders for its precision. Less visual clarity — hard to “feel” flow compared to candles.
Best for: backtesting, break-and-retest confirmation by closes, mechanical trading systems.
CANDLESTICKS Each candle tells a story:Body = control, Wicks = rejection, Shadows = liquidity.
Visual and intuitive — traders read market psychology candle by candle. Patterns like pin bars, engulfings, and dojis reveal where orders fight. But: too many traders chase candle patterns without context — every wick means nothing outside the higher-timeframe narrative.
Best for: entries and exits on H1–M5, visualizing liquidity sweeps, reading order flow.
Pro Tips from FBS Analysts
Use Line charts for structure, Bar charts for precision, Candles for execution.
Always confirm candle signals with higher-TF closes — noise lives in wicks.
Don’t switch chart types mid-analysis — each one tells a different version of truth.If this post was useful, tap
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