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Aug 22, 2021, 5 tweets

--🧑‍🎓Educational - Linear vs. Log-scale --

Just a quick summary, as i have had DMs about it recently

1. Logarithmic Charts Explained
2. Linear Charts Explained
3. When to Use Log rather than Linear
4. Summary

#cryptotrading #cryptocurrency #Crypto #Bitcoin

-- Logarithmic Charts Explained --

🔹 Logarithmic or log price scale, represents price spacing on the vertical or y-axis dependent on the PERCENTAGE CHANGE in the underlying asset's price

🔹 Think of it as the log scale shows the rate of change over time

#cryptotrading #Crypto

-- Linear Charts Explained --

🔹 Linear or arithmetic price scale, represents price on the y-axis using equidistant spacing between the designated prices / the absolute values

🔹 Think of it as showing the absolute number increase / decrease over time

#cryptotrading #Crypto

-- When to Use Log rather than Linear --

🔹 Traders tend to use log for Long-Term perspective or when price movements are large / in multiples

🔹 Linear scale is used more by Day traders within tight ranges

🔹 Log is the more common as default

#cryptotrading #Crypto

-- Summary --

🔹 I use Log when looking at HTF's and trying to find confluences with trend lines / pitchforks etc...

🔹 I find with #Bitcoin due to the large % price moves I tend to keep my charts on Log

🔹 NOTE: Some @tradingview indicators have specific log scale settings

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