How to Add Volume to a Stock Chart

What is a Volume Chart

Volume charts are usually Line or Area charts synchronized with a Candlestick or OHLC stock chart displayed above.

Steps to Add Volume to a Candlestick Chart

Start Visual Xtractor or Data Xtractor. Connect to a database. Create or design a SQL query. Run the query and check the results.

1. Create a regular or derived Candlestick chart.
2. Select Area Charts – Area in your numeric volume data column.
3. Select the new added chart or series from the toolbar, and change its drawing style to Semi-Transparent and Curve Line (Spline).

Steps to Add Volume to an OHLC Chart

Start Visual Xtractor or Data Xtractor. Connect to a database. Create or design a SQL query. Run the query and check the results.

1. Create a regular or derived OHLC chart.
2. Select Area Charts – Area in your numeric volume data column.
3. Select the new added chart or series from the toolbar, and change its drawing style to Semi-Transparent and Curve Line (Spline).

Conclusion

• Adding a semi-transparent Volume Area chart at the bottom of a Candlestick or OHLC stock chart in Data Xtractor or Visual Xtractor is simple and straightforward: just set the volume data column to the Area chart type, adjust its drawing style as spline semi-transparent, and that’s it!
• Switch to another builtin chart theme, or customize your own, for any possible color or other styles.