Baseline Chart

What the Baseline Chart does

Baseline Chart renders a dual-zone area chart split by a horizontal baseline. Price above the baseline fills with green area, price below fills with red area, showing relative performance vs a reference level. Works like a comparative return chart or a Z-score visualization. Particularly useful for showing how an asset performed above or below a key price, moving average, or benchmark.

Available on Creator.

How to use the Baseline Chart

1. Select Baseline Chart from Trading Tools and define the price path waypoints.
2. Set the baseline level (a horizontal price or zero for return-based views).
3. The chart auto-fills green above and red below the baseline as it animates in.

When to use it

• Show how a stock performed above and below its 200-day moving average.
• Visualize a strategy's equity curve relative to a drawdown baseline.
• Compare an asset return to a benchmark by centering the baseline at zero.

Tips

• Keep fill opacity at 15-20% for a clean dual-zone look without overwhelming the line.
• Add a dashed horizontal line at the baseline level to make it explicit.
• Pair with a Market Line on the same canvas to overlay absolute price with relative performance.

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