Chart Display Modes

In this article we will look at all modes of displaying charts in the ATAS platform.

By default, the ATAS platform opens a candlestick chart. However, you can also choose any template from 6 chart display modes by using one of the following options:

1. Left-click on the icon on the chart menu bar and select the desired display mode in the pop-up menu.

2. Use the context menu by right-clicking on the chart and select the desired display mode in the pop-up menu.

Let us consider these modes in more detail.

• Bars
• Candles
• Transparent Candles
• Line Chart
• Area
• Hidden
• Clusters

Bars

Bars and candles are standard charts for the classical analysis. They are built on the basis of four data types (closing, opening, highs and lows of a range). Bars differ from candles only in their appearance.

Candles

Bars and candles are standard charts for classical analysis. They are built based on four types of data (the closing, opening, maximum and minimum of the range). Bars differ from candles only in appearance.

Transparent Candles

They are a type of candles whose main feature, as suggested by the name, is transparency. It is often necessary to add multiple indicators and drawing objects to the chart. To avoid cluttering the chart with too many colors, this chart mode is used for clarity.

Line Chart

This is the easiest chart to build, and it is based on the closing price of the selected range. This chart carries very little information content but is convenient for displaying general trends, especially over an extended period of several months or even years.

Area

This is a variation of a line chart + the area below the chart line.

Hidden

This mode hides the chart display.

Clusters

Clusters are the relatively new type of analytical charts. In the west, this stock information display mode is called the Footprint chart. Clusters represent digital or graphical display of data on performed sells and buys inside each bar at every price level.

Please note that the cluster display mode features an additional vertical menu on the left of the chart window with various options for the display of clusters:

• Volume 
• Trades 
• Bid x Ask - buys and sells separately 
• Delta - the difference between buys and sells

How to set up a cluster is described in detail in the article Footprint settings.

Let us consider cluster chart display options.

Volume 

Trades 

Bid x Ask - buys and sells separately 

Delta - the difference between buys and sells

Please note that the cluster view of the chart will automatically switch to a candlestick chart when the chart is scaled down. While this feature is convenient, it can be disabled.

To disable this option:

1. Click on the settings icon.

2. In the settings window that opens to the left, select the Visual Settings tab.

3. After that, uncheck in the Auto Transform Candles to Clusters box in the Other section.