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Histogram

Displays a horizontal histogram of the specified type over a specified time interval.
The Histogram indicator is used to plot price zones and key levels.

Indicator settings

Period

Name

Description

Period Type

Selecting the time interval for which a histogram of a given type will be plotted: Minute, Hour, Day, Week, Month, All bars, Custom interval.

Period Value

Selecting a value for the time interval (3 minutes, 5 days, 2 weeks, etc.).

From Last Bar

Enabling the parameter when the indicator will build the histogram from the last bar, moving to the left along the chart by the specified value of the time interval.

Parameters

Name

Description

Histogram Type

Selecting the histogram type: Volume, Trades, Delta, Bid x Ask.

Cell Type

Selecting the type of display of histogram cells: No margins, With margins, With borders.

Gradient

Enables or disables the display of the histogram gradient.

When the gradient is enabled, the histogram will change depending on the size of the values in the cells. The higher the value in the cell, the brighter its color, and vice versa, the lower the value, the darker the color.

Show Values

Enables or disables the display of histogram values.

Show Value Area

Enabling or disabling the display of cost area boundaries (VAH and VAL).

Extend Value Area

Enabling or disabling extension of the histogram cost zone boundaries to the full width of the chart window.

Show POC

Enabling or disabling the display of the control point (maximum volume).

Extend POC

Enabling or disabling the extension of the histogram control point line to the full width of the chart window.

Style

Name

Description

Volume Color

Selecting a color for displaying the volume histogram

Trades Color 

Selecting a color for displaying the trades histogram.

Delta+ Color 

Selecting a color for displaying a positive delta in the histogram.

Delta- Color 

Selecting a color for displaying a negative delta in the histogram.

Bid Color 

Selecting a color for displaying the volume of market sales in a histogram.

Ask Color 

Selecting a color for displaying the volume of market buys in the histogram.

Value Area

Selecting a color for displaying the boundaries of the value area (VAH and VAL).

POC

Selecting a color for displaying the point of control (POC).

Cell border color

Selecting a color for displaying the borders of the histogram cells.

Text Color 

Color selection to show the histogram values.

Indicator

Name

Description

Show Indicator

Enabling or disabling the indicator display on the chart.

Show Title

Enabling or disabling the indicator name display in the information line.

Show Markers

Enabling or disabling the indicator markers display on the scale.

Area

Selection of an area to display the indicator.

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