what is the difference between a vertical line chart and a line chart 
a line chart only marks the close for each period then the closing prices for the period is connected to the prior closing prices and then it is connects to the next closing price the price appears as a line oscillating up and down over time limitations of vertical line chartingtraders have the option of customizing the type of information the vertical line shows it can include the high open low close including more of these data points provides more information on how the price moved over the period most single time periods are not important in and of themselves it s how the price moves over multiple time periods that matters for some traders more information is better while for others less is better vertical line charts show the historical record of how an asset moved interpretations of the chart are subjective and should be thoroughly tested for validity before attempting to rely on historical price movements to forecast future movements trading only based on the price is chart is called price action trading many traders also opt to include technical indicators and fundamental analysis into their trading 