Understanding Highcharts Stock#

Highcharts Stock is based on Highcharts, meaning it has all the core functionality of Highcharts, plus some additional features.

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Highcharts Stock also supports candlestick and OHLC charts.

Navigator#

Allows you to fine tune the range of the chart which is displayed.

See Navigator for more information.

Range selector#

Allows you to quickly select a range to be shown on the chart or specify the exact interval to be shown.

See Range selector for more information.

Scrollbar#

Allows scrolling on the chart.

See Scrollbar for more information.

Crosshair#

Shows a line following the tooltip of a chart to better read results of the x-axis. This functionality can be found in the Tooltip option. Crosshairs can also be used in Highcharts, but are not enabled by default.