Point and Figure charts, free.
Point and Figure crypto charts are free on Basis, with no account or trial. The chart converts price movement into X and O columns using an ATR box size and three-box reversal rule, removing clock-time noise while keeping the construction visible and clearly synthetic.
What you get
- X columns for rising price and O columns for falling price rather than one candle per time interval
- ATR-derived box sizing that adapts the construction to the market’s current volatility
- A three-box reversal requirement that filters small counter-moves before a new column begins
- Time-independent rendering where horizontal distance represents reversals rather than equal elapsed periods
- Immediate switching to standard candles for confirming timestamps, liquidity and executable levels
- The same free market universe and workspace controls available to the other chart types
Why this is usually paid for
Point and Figure is usually grouped with specialist or premium chart types. It requires a separate transform, axis behaviour and rendering model, and platforms can use that engineering work to justify keeping it outside the basic candlestick package.
Basis already applies synthetic chart transforms locally, so the browser can create Point and Figure columns from the same candle history without a new data subscription. The free implementation uses an explicit ATR box and three-box reversal rather than hiding the construction behind an unexplained shape.
Time independence is both the advantage and the danger. Point and Figure can reveal clean breakouts and repeated horizontal levels, but it deliberately discards how long a move took and compresses quiet periods. Event timing, funding windows, session changes and liquidity conditions still require a time-based chart.
How to use it
- 1
Open Point and Figure mode
The button below opens the terminal with Point and Figure already selected. Read the construction notice first: the box size comes from volatility and a new opposite column requires a three-box reversal.
- 2
Mark repeated column boundaries
Horizontal levels become visible where several X columns stop near the same price or several O columns find support. A later column breaking through that repeated boundary is the classic Point and Figure breakout observation.
- 3
Check the box size before comparing charts
Changing volatility changes an ATR-derived box size and can alter how much movement is compressed. Two instruments or periods with different boxes should not be compared by column count as if the unit of movement were identical.
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Return to time for execution
Use ordinary candles, volume and order flow to determine when the breakout happened and whether participation supported it. Point and Figure describes price structure; it cannot show whether the move took seconds or days.
Questions
How does a Point and Figure chart work?+
Price rises fill boxes in an X column and price falls fill boxes in an O column. A column continues while price moves in its direction; an opposite column begins only after price reverses by the configured number of boxes. Time does not create a new mark by itself.
What box size does Basis use?+
Basis derives the box size from Average True Range so the construction adapts to the market’s recent volatility, then uses a three-box reversal. This avoids applying one fixed dollar box to instruments with completely different prices, but it also means the effective scale can change with volatility.
Why does the Point and Figure chart have a different time axis?+
Point and Figure is time independent: new columns are created by meaningful price reversals rather than at equal clock intervals. The horizontal axis therefore represents the sequence of price structures, not a regular calendar, which is why exact event timing must be checked on ordinary candles.
Can indicators be used on Point and Figure?+
Some calculations can be applied to the transformed marks, but their meaning changes because the series no longer has one observation per equal time interval. A period of fourteen columns is not fourteen minutes or days. Treat transformed-series indicators as price-structure tools and validate timing elsewhere.
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