Chart types

17 built-in chart types. Switch at runtime via chart.setChartType(type).

Standard

TypeDescription
candlestickClassic OHLC candles.
barOHLC bars (Western style).
lineClose-line chart.
areaFilled area under the close line.
baselineAbove / below a baseline price, two-color fill.
stepLineStaircase line — emphasizes discrete bar closes.
lineWithMarkersLine plus a dot at each data point.
hollowCandleHollow body when close > previous close.
hlcAreaHigh-low band with a close line.

Derived

TypeDescription
heikinAshiSmoothed candle series via Heikin-Ashi transform.
renkoFixed price-brick chart; time-independent.
kagiYang/yin reversal lines on a percentage threshold.
lineBreak3-line break reversal pattern.
pointAndFigureX/O columns; box size + reversal count.
rangeBarsEach bar's high-low equals a fixed range.

Volume-weighted

TypeDescription
volumeCandlesCandle width proportional to volume.
equivolumeNew in 0.8. Full-range boxes with width proportional to volume share; color tracks close vs prior close (Richard Arms style).

Switching at runtime

chart.setChartType('equivolume')

Transforms (Heikin-Ashi, Renko, Kagi, Line Break, P&F, Range Bars) are handled internally — chart.getData() still returns the raw input series.