Can anyone give me an explanation of futures tick charts, or point me to a thread/link, and the advantages/disadvantages of using them?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Martifc
A 'tick' is a trade - it can be 1 contract or 100 but it is still one tick. So a 1000 tick bar shows the range made up of the last 1000 trades.

There's no inherent advantage of any chart type IMO - its just a matter of what appeals to you.

But some argue that range and tick charts are neater because they show price independent of time.

martifc 

Can anyone give me an explanation of futures tick charts, or point me to a thread/link, and the advantages/disadvantages of using them? Thanks in advance.

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