This section describes the various kinds of financial charts that we provide here at StockCharts.com. There are articles that describe how the charts are constructed and how they can be used to make better investing decisions.

The Basics

• What Are Charts?What charts are, how to pick time frames, how charts are formed, and price scaling

• Support and ResistanceWhat support and resistance are, where they are established, and methods used

• Trend LinesWhat trend lines are, scale settings, validation, angles, and more

• Gaps and Gap AnalysisA gap is an area on a price chart in which there were no trades. Gaps show that something important has happened to the fundamentals of or the mass psychology surrounding a stock

• Introduction to Chart PatternsA brief review of what chart patterns are, and how to recognize them

• Chart PatternsA collection of articles describing common chart patterns

Chart Types

• Arms CandleVolumeA price chart that merges traditional candlesticks with EquiVolume boxes

• CandleVolumeA price chart that merges traditional candlesticks with volume

• Elder Impulse SystemA charting system developed by Alexander Elder that colors price bars based on simple technical signals

• EquiVolumePrice boxes that are sized based on their trading volume

• Heikin-AshiA candlestick method that uses price data from two periods instead one one

• Kagi ChartsA Japanese charting method based on volatility and reversal amounts

• Renko ChartsA Japanese charting method that uses boxes that rise and fall in 45-degree patterns

• Three Line Break ChartsCharts that move up and down based on a stock's volatility

• Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG Charts)How to use and interpret Relative Rotation Graph Charts

• Seasonality ChartsHow to use and interpret Seasonality charts

Candlestick Charts

• Introduction to CandlesticksAn overview of candlesticks, including history, formation, and key patterns

• Candlesticks and Traditional Chart AnalysisUsing candlesticks with moving averages, volume, and chart patterns

• Candlesticks and SupportHow candlestick chart patterns can mark support levels

• Candlesticks and ResistanceHow candlestick chart patterns can mark resistance levels

• Candlestick Bullish Reversal PatternsDetailed descriptions of bullish reversal candlestick patterns

• Candlestick Bearish Reversal PatternsDetailed descriptions of common bearish reversal candlestick patterns

• Candlestick Pattern DictionaryA comprehensive list of common candlestick patterns

Point & Figure Charts

• Point and Figure ChartsHow to use and interpret Point and Figure charts

Chart Annotations Tools

• Andrews' PitchforkDrawing, adjusting and interpreting this trend channel tool

• CyclesSteps to finding cycles and using the Cycle Lines Tool

• Fibonacci RetracementsDefines Fibonacci retracements and shows how to use them to identify reversal zones

• Fibonacci ArcsShows how Fibonacci Arcs can be used to find reversals

• Fibonacci FansExplains what Fibonacci Fans are and how they can be used

• Fibonacci Time ZonesDescribes Fibonacci Time Zones and how they can be used

• Quadrant LinesDefines Quadrant Lines and shows how they can be used to find future support/resistance zones

• Raff Regression ChannelA channel tool based on two equidistant trendlines on either side of a linear regression

• Speed Resistance LinesShows how Speed Resistance Lines are used on charts