({{, (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[{{(Subscript[date, 1]),(Subscript[p, 1])},{(Subscript[date, 2]),(Subscript[p, 2])},…}] 
makes a line break chart with prices (Subscript[p, i]) at date (Subscript[date, i]).}, {, (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[{"name",daterange}]
makes a line break chart of closing prices for the financial entity "name" over the date range daterange.}, {, (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[{…},n]
makes a line break chart where n bars in a row cause a reversal.}})

OpenersNotesSection(Spacer1)Details and Options

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) displays as a series of vertical bars where multiple prices may be included in a single bar, in which the price trend is accentuated.

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[{{…,(Subscript[p, 1])},{…,(Subscript[p, 2])},…},n] considers previous prices for n+1 dates. If the previous n+1 prices have been increasing (Subscript[p, i-n-1])<⋯<(Subscript[p, i-1]), then draw a new up bar if (Subscript[p, i-1])<(Subscript[p, i]) and a new down bar if (Subscript[p, i-n-1])>(Subscript[p, i]); otherwise, do not draw a new bar. This works similarly for decreasing prices. If there is no sequence of increasing or decreasing prices of length n+1, the rule applies to the two previous prices.

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[…] is equivalent to (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart])[…,3] for a three-line break chart.

The dates (Subscript[date, i]) are considered an ordered sequence of events and are not shown on an absolute time scale.

The date formats for (Subscript[date, i]) are the same as used in (RefLink[DateListPlot, paclet:ref/DateListPlot]).

The "name" and daterange are the same as used in (RefLink[FinancialData, paclet:ref/FinancialData]).

Data elements for (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) can be given in the following forms:

A bar may represent several date-price pairs, and the corresponding wrappers will apply to the entire bar.

Data not given in these forms is taken to be missing and typically is excluded when generating the chart.

Data for (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) can be given in the following forms:

The following wrappers can be used for data elements:

In (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]), (RefLink[Labeled, paclet:ref/Labeled]) and (RefLink[Placed, paclet:ref/Placed]) allow the following positions:

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) has the same options as (RefLink[Graphics, paclet:ref/Graphics]) with the following additions and changes:

The arguments supplied to (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]) are the bar region {{(Subscript[x, min]),(Subscript[x, max])},{(Subscript[y, min]),(Subscript[y, max])}}, the date-price pairs list, and metadata {(Subscript[m, 1]),(Subscript[m, 2]),…}.

A list of built-in settings for (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]) can be obtained from ChartElementData["LineBreakChart"].

With the setting (RefLink[ChartElements, paclet:ref/ChartElements])->{up,down}, up and down will be used for up and down bars, respectively.

(RefLink[EventLabels, paclet:ref/EventLabels])->{…,(Subscript[date, i])->(Subscript[lbl, i]),…} specifies a label associated with (Subscript[date, i]). The label will be displayed with the bar that has a date range that includes (Subscript[date, i]).

With (RefLink[ScalingFunctions, paclet:ref/ScalingFunctions])->(Subscript[s, y]), the function (Subscript[s, y]) is applied to the prices. (RefLink[ScalingFunctions, paclet:ref/ScalingFunctions]) only affects the display and none of the controls.

Style and other specifications from options and other constructs in (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) are effectively applied in the order (RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]), (RefLink[Style, paclet:ref/Style]) and other wrappers, and (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]), with later specifications overriding earlier ones.

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (77)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (2)

Chart the prices from a list of values:

data=FinancialData["AAPL","Close",{{2009,5,1},{2010,4,30},"Day"}];

LineBreakChart[data]

Use three months of prices from (RefLink[FinancialData, paclet:ref/FinancialData]) entities:

LineBreakChart["^GSPC"]

Specify a date range:

LineBreakChart[{"^GSPC",{{2009,1,1},{2009,12,31}}}]

OpenersExampleSection1(Spacer1)Scope  (23)

OpenersExampleSubsection0(Spacer1)Data and Wrappers  (13)

Automatically get quarterly data for a financial entity:

LineBreakChart["DOW"]

Get data for a specific date range:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM", {{2009,10,1},{2010,3,31}}}]

Get data from (RefLink[FinancialData, paclet:ref/FinancialData]):

data=FinancialData["MSFT",{{2009,6,1},{2009,12,1}}];

LineBreakChart[data]

Specify the number of bars required for a reversal:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,2}}},i, PlotLabel->i],{i,{3,5}}]

The data may include units:

data=FinancialData["AAPL",{{2010,1,1},{2010,2,28}}];

LineBreakChart[data,AxesLabel->Automatic]

Specify the units to use:

data=FinancialData["AAPL",{{2010,1,1},{2010,2,28}}];

LineBreakChart[data,AxesLabel->Automatic,TargetUnits->"Euros"]

Data can be (RefLink[TimeSeries, paclet:ref/TimeSeries]), (RefLink[EventSeries, paclet:ref/EventSeries]), or (RefLink[TemporalData, paclet:ref/TemporalData]):

data=EventSeries[FinancialData["BAC",{{2014,1},{2014,4}}]]

LineBreakChart[data]

Use wrappers on individual data:

LineBreakChart[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},Style[{{2010,1,7},127.68`},FaceForm[Yellow]],{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}}]

Use wrappers on entire datasets:

LineBreakChart[Style[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},{{2010,1,7},127.68`},{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}},EdgeForm[Dashed]]]

Wrappers can be nested:

LineBreakChart[Style[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},Style[{{2010,1,7},127.68`},FaceForm[Yellow]],{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}},EdgeForm[Dashed]]]

Override the default tooltips:

LineBreakChart[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},Tooltip[{{2010,1,7},127.68`},"label"],{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}}]

Use (RefLink[PopupWindow, paclet:ref/PopupWindow]) to provide additional drilldown information:

LineBreakChart[PopupWindow[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},{{2010,1,7},127.68`},{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}},TradingChart["AAPL"]]]

(RefLink[Button, paclet:ref/Button]) can be used to trigger any action:

LineBreakChart[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},Button[{{2010,1,7},127.68`},Speak["Close at 127.68"]],{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}}]

OpenersExampleSubsection1(Spacer1)Styling and Appearance  (7)

Specify styles for up and down trends:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},TrendStyle->{Green,Red}]

Use preset styles:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},TrendStyle->"BlueYellow"]

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},TrendStyle->"BlackWhite"]

(RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]) can be used to set a style for all chart elements:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},TrendStyle->{Green,Red},ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Black]]

(RefLink[Style, paclet:ref/Style]) can be used to override styles:

LineBreakChart[Style[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},{{2010,1,7},127.68`},{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},{{2010,1,20},128.37`}},EdgeForm[None]],ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Dashed]]

Use built-in programmatically generated bars:

ChartElementData["LineBreakChart"]

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},ChartElementFunction->f],{f,{"FadingRectangle","ArrowRectangle"}}]

Use a theme with simple ticks and grid lines in a bright color scheme:

LineBreakChart[{"JPM",{{2010,3,15},{2010,5,1}}},PlotTheme->"Business"]

Use a theme with a dark background in a high-contrast color scheme:

LineBreakChart[{"JPM",{{2010,3,15},{2010,5,1}}},PlotTheme->"Marketing"]

OpenersExampleSubsection2(Spacer1)Labeling  (3)

Use (RefLink[Labeled, paclet:ref/Labeled]) to add a label to a bar:

LineBreakChart[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},{{2010,1,7},127.68`},{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},Labeled[{{2010,1,20},128.37`},"label"]}]

Use symbolic positions for label placement:

Table[LineBreakChart[{{{2010,1,4},130.54`},{{2010,1,5},128.96`},{{2010,1,6},128.13`},{{2010,1,7},127.68`},{{2010,1,8},128.96`},{{2010,1,11},127.61`},{{2010,1,12},128.63`},{{2010,1,13},128.35`},{{2010,1,14},130.4`},{{2010,1,15},129.88`},{{2010,1,19},132.21`},Labeled[{{2010,1,20},128.37`},"label",p]}],{p,{Above,Below,Before,After}}]

Label a list of date events:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},EventLabels->{{2010,1,5}->"label1",{2010,1,8}->"label2",{2010,1,14}->"label3"}]

Use (RefLink[Placed, paclet:ref/Placed]) to control the positioning of labels, using the same positions as for (RefLink[Labeled, paclet:ref/Labeled]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,1,1},{2010,1,15}}},EventLabels->{{2010,1,5}->Placed["label1",Before],{2010,1,8}->Placed["label2",Above]}]

OpenersExampleSection2(Spacer1)Options  (46)

OpenersExampleSubsection3(Spacer1)Axes  (2)

Use the default axes:

LineBreakChart[{"DOW",{{2010},{2010,5}}}]

Turn off the axes:

LineBreakChart[{"DOW",{{2010},{2010,5}}},Axes->False]

OpenersExampleSubsection4(Spacer1)AxesOrigin  (3)

Axes origin is on the left by default:

LineBreakChart[{"DOW",{{2010,1,15},{2010,2,27}}}]

Place the y axis at the end of February:

LineBreakChart[{"DOW",{{2010,1,15},{2010,2,27}}}, AxesOrigin->{{2010,2,28},Automatic}]

Use named positions for the y axis:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"DOW",{{2010,1,15},{2010,2,27}}}, AxesOrigin->{i,Automatic},PlotLabel->i],{i,{Left,Right}}]

OpenersExampleSubsection5(Spacer1)ChartBaseStyle  (3)

Use (RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]) to style bars:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Dashed]]

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartBaseStyle->Opacity[0.5]]

(RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]) combines with (RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}}, TrendStyle->{Green,Red},ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Dashed]]

(RefLink[ChartStyle, paclet:ref/ChartStyle]) may override settings for (RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},TrendStyle->{Directive[EdgeForm[],Green],Directive[EdgeForm[],Red]},ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Dashed]]

(RefLink[Style, paclet:ref/Style]) may override settings for (RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]):

LineBreakChart[Style[{{{2010,2,1},123.48`},{{2010,2,2},124.33`},{{2010,2,3},124.46`},{{2010,2,4},121.83`},{{2010,2,5},122.34`},{{2010,2,8},121.26`},{{2010,2,9},122.58`},{{2010,2,10},122.18`},{{2010,2,11},123.1`},{{2010,2,12},123.37`},{{2010,2,16},124.59`},{{2010,2,17},125.69`},{{2010,2,18},127.16`},{{2010,2,19},126.54`},{{2010,2,22},126.2`},{{2010,2,23},125.82`},{{2010,2,24},126.94`},{{2010,2,25},126.42`},{{2010,2,26},126.51`}},EdgeForm[Blue]],1,ChartBaseStyle->EdgeForm[Red]]

OpenersExampleSubsection6(Spacer1)ChartElements  (7)

Use any (RefLink[Graphics, paclet:ref/Graphics]) object for the bars:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->Graphics[Disk[]]]

Use different markers for up and down trends:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->{Graphics[Disk[]],Graphics[Circle[]]}]

Graphical elements pick up the style from (RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}}, ChartElements->{,}]

(RefLink[Graphics3D, paclet:ref/Graphics3D]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}}, ChartElements->Graphics3D[Cuboid[],Boxed->False,Lighting->"Neutral"]]

Use images for the bars:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->ExampleData[{"Texture","Bubbles2"}]]

Shapes are stretched to fill the bar by default:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->]

Use a fixed height for the elements:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->{Graphics[Disk[]],{All,1}}]

Use explicit sizes for width and height:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElements->{Graphics[Disk[],AspectRatio->Full],s},PlotLabel->s],{s,{{1/2,1},{1,1/2}}}]

OpenersExampleSubsection7(Spacer1)ChartElementFunction  (4)

Get a list of built-in settings for (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]):

ChartElementData["LineBreakChart"]

For detailed settings, use Palettes ▶ ChartElementSchemes:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElementFunction->f,PlotLabel->f],{f,{"ArrowRectangle","ObliqueRectangle"}}]

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElementFunction->f,PlotLabel->f],{f,{"FadingRectangle","GlassRectangle"}}]

These (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]) objects show the global scale:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElementFunction->f,PlotLabel->f],{f,{"GradientScaleRectangle","SegmentScaleRectangle"}}]

Write a custom (RefLink[ChartElementFunction, paclet:ref/ChartElementFunction]):

f[{{xmin_,xmax_},{ymin_,ymax_}},___]:=Rectangle[{xmin,ymin},{xmax,ymax},RoundingRadius->Offset[5]]

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},ChartElementFunction->f]

OpenersExampleSubsection8(Spacer1)EventLabels  (3)

Events are labeled at the price by default:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},EventLabels->{{2010,3,11}->"label"}]

FinancialData["IBM","RawClose",{{2010,3,11}}]

Use (RefLink[Placed, paclet:ref/Placed]) to control label placement:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2010,3},{2010,5}}},EventLabels->{{2010,3,11}->Placed["label",i]},PlotLabel->i],{i,{Above,Below,Before,After}}]

Use (RefLink[Placed, paclet:ref/Placed]) to control label appearance:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"AAPL",{{2010,1,1},{2010,3,1}}}, EventLabels->{{2010,1,10}->Placed["label", Below, s]}],{s,{Style[#,24]&,Framed,Panel,"GlassBubble"}}]

OpenersExampleSubsection9(Spacer1)GridLines  (4)

Grid lines are used by default:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10,1},{2009,12,31}}}]

Turn off date grid lines:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10,1},{2009,12,31}}},GridLines->{None,Automatic}]

Turn off price grid lines:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10,1},{2009,12,31}}},GridLines->{Automatic,None}]

Place grid lines at month or year boundaries:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,5}}}, GridLines->{i,Automatic}],{i, {"Month", "Year"}}]

Use dotted grid lines for months and red grid lines for years:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},GridLines->{{{"Year",Directive[Dashing[{}],Red]},"Month"},Automatic}]

OpenersExampleSubsection10(Spacer1)GridLinesStyle  (4)

By default, (RefLink[GridLinesStyle, paclet:ref/GridLinesStyle]) uses dotted grid lines with emphasized year grid lines:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10,1},{2009,12,31}}}]

Year grid lines are emphasized:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,8},{2010,2}}}]

Style grid lines:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},GridLinesStyle->{Directive[Dotted,Blue],Dotted}]

(RefLink[GridLines, paclet:ref/GridLines]) overrides (RefLink[GridLinesStyle, paclet:ref/GridLinesStyle]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},GridLines->{{{"Month",Blue}},None} , GridLinesStyle->Red]

OpenersExampleSubsection11(Spacer1)PerformanceGoal  (3)

Generate a paired bar chart with interactive highlighting:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},PerformanceGoal->"Quality"]

Emphasize performance by disabling interactive behaviors:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},PerformanceGoal->"Speed"]

Typically, less memory is required for noninteractive charts:

Table[ByteCount@LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},PerformanceGoal->p],{p,{"Quality","Speed"}}]

OpenersExampleSubsection12(Spacer1)PlotRange  (3)

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) automatically draws all price dates:

LineBreakChart[{"JPM",{{2010,2},{2010,5}}}]

Limit to a specific date range:

LineBreakChart[{"JPM",{{2010,2},{2010,5}}},PlotRange->{{{2010,3,1},{2010,4,15}},Automatic}]

(RefLink[PlotRange, paclet:ref/PlotRange]) only includes dates for which there is data:

LineBreakChart[{"JPM",{{2010,2,1},{2010,3,31}}},PlotRange->{{{2010,2,1},{2010,4,30}},Automatic}]

OpenersExampleSubsection13(Spacer1)PlotTheme  (2)

Use a theme with simple ticks and grid lines in a bright color scheme:

LineBreakChart[{"AAPL",{{2014,2,1},{2014,3,30}}},PlotTheme->"Business"]

Change the trend style:

LineBreakChart[{"AAPL",{{2014,2,1},{2014,3,30}}},PlotTheme->"Business",TrendStyle->"PurpleGold"]

OpenersExampleSubsection14(Spacer1)ScalingFunction  (2)

Prices are normally shown on a linear scale:

LineBreakChart[{"BIDU",{{2009,5,15},{2010,5,15}}}]

Show prices on a logarithmic scale:

LineBreakChart[{"BIDU",{{2009,5,15},{2010,5,15}}},ScalingFunctions->"Log"]

OpenersExampleSubsection15(Spacer1)TrendStyle  (6)

(RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]) uses green for up trends and red for down trends by default:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}}]

Use black for up trends and red for down trends:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},TrendStyle->{Black,Red}]

Use named styles:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},TrendStyle->ts,PlotLabel->ts],{ts,{"BlueYellow","PurpleGold","BrownYellow","Blue","Gold","BlackSilver"}}]

(RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]) combines with (RefLink[ChartBaseStyle, paclet:ref/ChartBaseStyle]):

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},TrendStyle->{EdgeForm[Green], EdgeForm[Red]},ChartBaseStyle->FaceForm[]]

With (RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle]) set to (RefLink[None, paclet:ref/None]), the base style is used for up trends and empty bars for down trends:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},TrendStyle->None]

(RefLink[TrendStyle, paclet:ref/TrendStyle])->style uses style for up trends and empty bars for down trends:

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,3}}},TrendStyle->Purple]

OpenersExampleSection3(Spacer1)Applications  (1)

Visualize the mean temperature in Chicago using (RefLink[WeatherData, paclet:ref/WeatherData]) as a (RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]):

LineBreakChart[WeatherData["Chicago","MeanTemperature",{{2009,9,30},{2010,9,1},"Day"}]]

OpenersExampleSection4(Spacer1)Properties & Relations  (5)

Reversals occur when the price change exceeds the previous n bars:

Table[LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{{2009,10},{2010,2}}},n, PlotLabel->n],{n,{2,3}}]

(RefLink[LineBreakChart, paclet:ref/LineBreakChart]) only shows time periods with significant change in price:

FinancialData["IBM","Close",{"Jan 1, 2010","Jan 31, 2010","Day"}]

LineBreakChart[{"IBM",{"Jan 1, 2010","Jan 31, 2010"}}]

Use (RefLink[InteractiveTradingChart, paclet:ref/InteractiveTradingChart]) to visualize and interactively analyze financial data:

InteractiveTradingChart[{"AAPL",{{2009,6,1},{2010,6,1}}}]

Use (RefLink[PointFigureChart, paclet:ref/PointFigureChart]), (RefLink[RenkoChart, paclet:ref/RenkoChart]), and (RefLink[KagiChart, paclet:ref/KagiChart]) to analyze the relation of financial prices and time:

{PointFigureChart["DOW"],RenkoChart["DOW"],KagiChart["DOW"]}

Use (RefLink[DateListPlot, paclet:ref/DateListPlot]) to visualize financial data:

DateListPlot[FinancialData["MSFT",{{2010,1,1},{2010,6,1}}]]

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