Traders in cryptocurrency markets often perform technical analysis on trading pairs like BTC/USD using the charts available on trading terminals like Quadency. Learn what trading charts are and how they work.
A trading chart provides data on a specific trading pair to help traders make decisions about when or when not to enter or exit a position.
Trading charts always feature the following elements:
Historical data, such as recent trade volume and short- or long-term price movements, is available through the chart so the crypto trader can gain insights on future trends.
On top of that, trading charts also provide:
There are dozens of different technical indicators that can be applied to provide more context and as a way to better analyze the historical data. MACD, for example, is a trend-following momentum indicator that uses 2 or more moving average price lines and their point of convergence to help discover patterns or trends.
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Trading charts can be formatted so the data is presented differently to provide additional insights or as a personal preference. There are three main types of charts with each of them having pros & cons
Line
Line charts provide a quick way to visualize a longer-term trend. They only display the price at the end of each period of time without including the price movement within the timeframe.
Candlesticks
Most simply, candlestick charts are used by traders to represent the price evolution of an asset using candle-like elements. They provide four pieces of data for each time period: the open, high, low and close.
Bar (OHLC)
These are similar to candlestick charts, they may be harder to understand initially, but they offer far more information than a simple line chart as well.
Candlestick charting dates back to 1800th century Japan and is now widely used in both traditional and crypto asset trading to analyze price movements.
Learn how to use Fibonacci Indicators with Quadency today.
Each candlestick in the chart represents one trading period and the opening/closing price during that period.
There are a few ways to use trading charts:
Using charts to analyze indicators and look for trends can help traders gain insight into crypto markets, for instance when a crypto asset is overbought or oversold, or when a trend reversal might occur.
To make the most of trading charts, be sure so use a trading terminal with the a high level of chart configurability and quality data across multiple exchanges, like Quadency.1
A trading chart provides data on a specific trading pair to help traders make decisions about when or when not to enter or exit a position.
Trading charts always feature the following elements:
Historical data, such as recent trade volume and short- or long-term price movements, is available through the chart so the crypto trader can gain insights on future trends.
On top of that, trading charts also provide:
There are dozens of different technical indicators that can be applied to provide more context and as a way to better analyze the historical data. MACD, for example, is a trend-following momentum indicator that uses 2 or more moving average price lines and their point of convergence to help discover patterns or trends.
Make easy adjustments to your crypto holdings with Quadency's automated Portfolio Rebalancer
Trading charts can be formatted so the data is presented differently to provide additional insights or as a personal preference. There are three main types of charts with each of them having pros & cons
Line
Line charts provide a quick way to visualize a longer-term trend. They only display the price at the end of each period of time without including the price movement within the timeframe.
Candlesticks
Most simply, candlestick charts are used by traders to represent the price evolution of an asset using candle-like elements. They provide four pieces of data for each time period: the open, high, low and close.
Bar (OHLC)
These are similar to candlestick charts, they may be harder to understand initially, but they offer far more information than a simple line chart as well.
Candlestick charting dates back to 1800th century Japan and is now widely used in both traditional and crypto asset trading to analyze price movements.
Learn how to use Fibonacci Indicators with Quadency today.
Each candlestick in the chart represents one trading period and the opening/closing price during that period.
There are a few ways to use trading charts:
Using charts to analyze indicators and look for trends can help traders gain insight into crypto markets, for instance when a crypto asset is overbought or oversold, or when a trend reversal might occur.
To make the most of trading charts, be sure so use a trading terminal with the a high level of chart configurability and quality data across multiple exchanges, like Quadency.1
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