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      kicking_potato88 last edited by

      Hi, is it possible to plot the chart as a candlestick/bar chart instead of a line chart?

      Another question, I am trying to incorporate economic events/data into Backtrader. Any suggestions on how to feed the events into Backtrader, and is it possible to highlight bars where major data has been released? Thanks!

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        backtrader administrators last edited by

        There are some tens of samples plotting candlesticks and/or bars.

        Check here for the option style when plotting: Docs - Plotting

        You can extend a data feed to have extra data Docs - Extending a Data Feed which can be the P/E ratio like in that case or anything you like.

        To Plot the events the best options would be:

        • Creating an Indicator that only delivers a point when an economic event happens. Assign the high or the low and plot and arrow/triangle or other marker

        • The same but with an Observer. In this blog post, the triangles of the BuySell observer are changed to arrows Blog - Arrows for the BuySell Observer

          Your best option is to check the source for the BuySell observer or the Trades observer and plot the economic events instead of the operations/trades.

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          Syed Javed Gardezi @kicking_potato88 last edited by

          @kicking_potato88 hi did you find a good solution yet for plotting economic news events into Backtrader. I am trying to do the same.

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            pikolo999 @Syed Javed Gardezi last edited by

            Could someone please share the example code of plotting economic events? @kicking_potato88 @Syed-Javed-Gardezi @backtrader

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