Demonstrates a multi-series chart using the FastCandlestickRenderableSeries with three FastLineRenderableSeries showing the moving average of the closing price.

The example uses the CategoryDateTimeAxis which collapses overnight and weekend gaps in data, but, uses the Index to the data to calculate X-position. This means that all DataSeries must have the same number of data-points (you can pad DataSeries using double.NaN for null or empty points).

Example Usage

– ZoomPan, left-mouse drag to pan the chart
– Mousewheel, roll the mousewheel to zoom
– ZoomExtents, double click to zoom to extents

Tip! To get the effect of hiding the line for the first N points of a moving average, you can insert double.NaN into the XyDataSeries. double.NaN can be used to render gaps or continuous lines.

Documentation Links

– FastCandlestickRenderableSeries Type
– OhlcDataSeries Type
– CategoryDateTimeAxis vs. NumericAxis
– RenderableSeries API

// CandlestickChartExampleView.xaml

<UserControl x:Class="SciChart.Examples.Examples.CreateSimpleChart.CandlestickChartExampleView"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:s="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart"
             xmlns:ext="http://schemas.abtsoftware.co.uk/scichart/exampleExternals"
             Loaded="CandlestickChartExampleView_OnLoaded"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"             
             d:DesignHeight="400"
             d:DesignWidth="600"
             mc:Ignorable="d">

    <Grid>
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

        <!-- The SciChartInteractionToolbar adds zoom, pan, zoom extents and rotate functionality -->
        <!-- to the chart and is included for example purposes. -->
        <!-- If you wish to know how to zoom and pan a chart then do a search for Zoom Pan in the Examples suite! -->
        <ext:SciChartInteractionToolbar TargetSurface="{Binding Source={x:Reference Name=sciChart}}" />

        <!--  Create the chart surface  -->
        <s:SciChartSurface Name="sciChart" Grid.Column="1"
                           Padding="0"
                           BorderThickness="0">

            <!--  Declare RenderableSeries  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>

                <!--  Candlestick bodies now support gradients as well as solid colours  -->
                <s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries x:Name="candlestickSeries">
                    <s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.FillUp>
                        <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
                            <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="#55002200" />
                            <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="#FF00AA00" />
                        </LinearGradientBrush>
                    </s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.FillUp>
                    <s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.FillDown>
                        <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
                            <GradientStop Offset="0" Color="#55441111" />
                            <GradientStop Offset="1" Color="#FFFF0000" />
                        </LinearGradientBrush>
                    </s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.FillDown>
                    <s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                        <s:SweepAnimation AnimationDelay="0:0:1" Duration="0:0:4"/>
                    </s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries.SeriesAnimation>
                </s:FastCandlestickRenderableSeries>
            </s:SciChartSurface.RenderableSeries>

            <!--  Create an X Axis  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>
                <s:CategoryDateTimeAxis DrawMajorBands="True" />
            </s:SciChartSurface.XAxis>

            <!--  Create a Y Axis with GrowBy  -->
            <s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>
                <s:NumericAxis GrowBy="0.1, 0.1" DrawMajorBands="True" />
            </s:SciChartSurface.YAxis>

        </s:SciChartSurface>
    </Grid>

</UserControl>

// CandlestickChartExampleView.xaml.cs

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using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using SciChart.Charting.Model.DataSeries;
using SciChart.Charting.Visuals.RenderableSeries.Animations;
using SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies.Common;
using SciChart.Examples.ExternalDependencies.Data;

namespace SciChart.Examples.Examples.CreateSimpleChart
{
    public partial class CandlestickChartExampleView : UserControl
    {
        public CandlestickChartExampleView()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void CandlestickChartExampleView_OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            // Create a dataset of type x=DateTime, y=Double
            var dataSeries = new OhlcDataSeries<DateTime, double>();                     

            // Prices are in the format Time, Open, High, Low, Close (all IList)
            var prices = DataManager.Instance.GetPriceData(Instrument.Indu.Value, TimeFrame.Daily);            
            
            // Append data to series. SciChart automatically redraws
            dataSeries.Append(
                prices.TimeData,
                prices.OpenData,
                prices.HighData,
                prices.LowData,
                prices.CloseData);

            sciChart.RenderableSeries[0].DataSeries = dataSeries;

            // Zoom Extents - necessary as we have AutoRange=False
            sciChart.ZoomExtents();
        }
    }
}

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