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The OHLC charts Type

OHLC charts are provided by the FastOhlcRenderableSeries type. This accepts data from an OhlcDataSeries (Open, High, Low, Close, Date) and renders candlesticks with optional up/down wick and up/down fill brushes.

Examples for the OHLC Series can be found in the SciChart WPF Examples Suite which can be downloaded from the SciChart Website or our SciChart.WPF.Examples Github Repository.

NOTE: For info about OhlcDataSeries, as well as other DataSeries types in SciChart, see DataSeries API

To declare a FastOhlcRenderableSeries, use the following code:

Declare a FastOhlcRenderableSeries in Xaml / Code Behind

Declare a FastOhlcRenderableSeries
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<!-- where xmlns:s="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart" -->
<s:SciChartSurface>

    <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>
       <s:FastOhlcRenderableSeries x:Name="rSeries" StrokeUp="GreenYellow"
                 StrokeDown="Red"
                 StrokeThickness="1"
                 AntiAliasing="False"
                 DataPointWidth="0.8"/>
    </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>


    <s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
       <s:CategoryDateTimeAxis/>
    </s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>

    <s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
       <s:NumericAxis/>
    </s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
</s:SciChartSurface>

// Code Behind, e.g. in OnLoaded event handler, set the DataSeries
var ohlcDataSeries = new OhlcDataSeries<DateTime, double>();
                                                        
// FastCandlestickRenderableSeries expects data in the formal Date, Open, High, Low, Close              
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 1), 6061.60, 6172.80, 6053.30, 6072.50);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 2),  6072.50, 6176.20, 6051.60, 6130.00);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 5), 6130.00, 6301.10, 6130.00, 6298.90);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 6), 6298.90, 6343.70, 6255.10, 6326.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 7), 6326.20, 6396.30, 6319.80, 6336.40);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 8), 6336.40, 6380.30, 6303.50, 6374.80);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 9), 6374.80, 6453.20, 6374.80, 6416.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 12), 6416.20, 6416.20, 6351.30, 6371.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 13), 6371.20, 6371.20, 6303.00, 6342.30);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 14), 6342.30, 6342.30, 6268.30, 6269.60);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 15), 6269.60, 6351.40, 6269.60, 6338.70);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 16), 6338.70, 6398.20, 6338.70, 6378.00);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 17), 6378.00, 6408.10, 6336.30, 6352.30);

rSeries.DataSeries = ohlcDataSeries;

Declare a FastOhlcRenderableSeries in Pure Code

Declare a FastOhlcRenderableSeries
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// Declare the scichartsurface
var sciChartSurface = new SciChartSurface();
sciChartSurface.XAxis = new CategoryDateTimeAxis();
sciChartSurface.YAxis = new NumericAxis();
// ...
// Declare and add a Ohlc Series
var ohlcSeries = new FastOhlcRenderableSeries()
{
    StrokeUp = Colors.GreenYellow,
    StrokeDown = Colors.Red,
    AntiAliasing = false,
    DataPointWidth = 0.8,
    StrokeThickness = 1,
}; sciChartSurface.RenderableSeries.Add(ohlcSeries);

// Set some data
// FastOhlcRenderableSeries expects data in the formal Date, Open, High, Low, Close 
var ohlcDataSeries = new OhlcDataSeries<DateTime, double>();            
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 1), 6061.60, 6172.80, 6053.30, 6072.50);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 2),  6072.50, 6176.20, 6051.60, 6130.00);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 5), 6130.00, 6301.10, 6130.00, 6298.90);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 6), 6298.90, 6343.70, 6255.10, 6326.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 7), 6326.20, 6396.30, 6319.80, 6336.40);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 8), 6336.40, 6380.30, 6303.50, 6374.80);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 9), 6374.80, 6453.20, 6374.80, 6416.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 12), 6416.20, 6416.20, 6351.30, 6371.20);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 13), 6371.20, 6371.20, 6303.00, 6342.30);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 14), 6342.30, 6342.30, 6268.30, 6269.60);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 15), 6269.60, 6351.40, 6269.60, 6338.70);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 16), 6338.70, 6398.20, 6338.70, 6378.00);
ohlcDataSeries.Append(new DateTime(2015, 10, 17), 6378.00, 6408.10, 6336.30, 6352.30);


ohlcSeries.DataSeries = ohlcDataSeries;

 

 

NOTE: You can also declare RenderableSeries using full MVVM (series ViewModels). Please see MVVM DataSeries / RenderableSeries API for more details.

 

 

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The Candlestick charts type

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