Heikin-Ashi — the proof of derived series
Source candles (top) and candles smoothed by heikinAshi (derive, bottom) over the same x — not a new series type but candleSeries() + derive. The proof is that the lower bars have cleaner bodies and shorter wicks than the ones above.
Source
apps/examples/src/cases/heikin-ashi.ts — the real thing, type-checked in CI.
ts
import { PlotBuilder, browserDeps } from "@finchart/dom";
import type { OHLC } from "@finchart/core";
import { candleSeries, priceFormat, timeTicks } from "@finchart/core";
import { heikinAshi } from "@finchart/indicators";
import { fixtureCandles } from "./fixture";
import { chartHost } from "./stage";
export const title = "Heikin-Ashi — the proof of derived series";
export const description =
"Source candles (top) and candles smoothed by heikinAshi (derive, bottom) over the same x — not a new series type but candleSeries() + derive. The proof is that the lower bars have cleaner bodies and shorter wicks than the ones above.";
export function mount(container: HTMLElement): () => void {
const host = chartHost(container, 640);
const plot = PlotBuilder.create<OHLC>(browserDeps({ autoSize: true }))
.setSize(container.clientWidth || 900, 640)
.setAxis({
x: { ticks: timeTicks({ timeZone: "UTC", locale: "en-US" }) },
y: { position: "right", format: priceFormat({ compact: true, locale: "en-US" }) },
})
.build(host);
const candles = fixtureCandles();
plot.mainPane.addSeries({ series: candleSeries(), data: candles, name: "Source" });
// derive receives the registration's whole data — heikinAshi takes the source
// OHLC as it is, walks it statefully, and puts out OHLC of the same length
// (docs/plot-contract.md, "derived series").
plot.addPane({ flex: 1, minHeight: 200 }).addSeries({
series: candleSeries(),
data: candles,
derive: heikinAshi,
name: "Heikin-Ashi",
});
return Object.assign(
() => {
plot.destroy();
host.remove();
},
{ requestRender: () => plot.requestRender() },
);
}