Charts are an efficient way to look at a lot of information about a stock, ETF, crypto, or futures price all at once. By showing how much the price has moved up or down in a certain time period, a chart helps you, as an investor, better understand how the price is moving.

On your Robinhood account Investing page, your portfolio chart shows today’s overall portfolio return in US dollars and percent. This is based on all your Robinhood account holdings, which is calculated differently depending on if you own crypto or not:

• If no crypto, the daily return is calculated using the previous day’s market closing prices (4 PM ET) as the baseline.
• If you own crypto, the daily return for crypto is calculated using today’s prices as of 12 AM (midnight in your time zone), and for securities is calculated using the previous day’s market closing (4 PM ET) prices as the baselines. The baseline times are different because you can trade crypto 24 hours a day.
• External money movements (like ACH deposits, ACH withdrawals, ACATS transfers, or wires) are excluded from portfolio return calculations. This is influenced by the Modified Dietz Method (industry standard) such that returns reflect only investment performance, not asset transfer activity.

For details, review the Overall Portfolio Return section in Robinhood Web Disclosures.

On Robinhood, you can view a basic or an advanced chart for a stock, ETF, or crypto, and a basic chart for futures. There are 2 types of basic charts:

• The line chart shows you the closing price at any point in time.
• The candlestick chart shows you 5 data points (open, close, low, high, and price direction) during a time interval, which is significantly more data to view at the same time in one place when compared to the line chart.

The following shows an example of a basic line chart in the app:

A line chart shows the direction of the closing price for a stock or ETF as a quick view of the price trend.

You can view the price line in either the basic or advanced chart view. It shows how volatile the price was for the selected time period. Large swings up or down indicate a very volatile price. Short or steady changes imply a relatively stable price that’s moving in one direction during the selected time period.

Each candlestick includes the following during the selected time interval of each candle:

• Open is the beginning price
• Close is the price of the last trade
• High is the highest price reached
• Low is the lowest price reached

The following shows a candlestick chart, where the body, or thick part, of the candlestick represents the difference in the open and close prices. If it has no body, it means the open and close prices are the same.

The wicks, or thin lines, of the candlestick represent the high and low prices in the selected time interval.

• A bullish candlestick is green when the price has increased, meaning the close price is above the open price:

• A bearish candlestick is red when the price has decreased, meaning the close price is below the open price:

You can select different time spans ranging from 1 day to MAX for stocks and ETFs, and 1 hour to 5 years for crypto. Each time span plots a different time interval. Check out Time spans and intervals for more details.

For details about advanced charts, check out Using advanced charts.

The information contained in charts does not purport to present a complete picture of the financial position, activities, results, actions, or future performance of any index, security, or asset. Any information provided is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation of any security or investment strategy. Robinhood does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy or approach to evaluating individual securities or assets. While the information is deemed reliable, Robinhood makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. Charts, including charts relating to your historic portfolio valuations or performance, or relating to past prices of specific securities, are provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as an accurate or complete presentation of your portfolio value, gains or losses, or the value or financial position of any security. Charts are based on various data sources, which may include market data and other information provided by third party information providers.

Trading outside of regular market hours involves additional risks. For more information, review our Extended-Hours Trading Disclosure.

Robinhood does not make any representation or guarantee relating to the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of charts or any information or data on which they are based. Without limitation, charts may not accurately take into account the impact of events relating to a specific security, for example corporate actions such as stock splits, dividends, mergers and acquisitions, or events relating to your account or portfolio such as charges, deposits, or withdrawals, and may in certain circumstances overstate or understate gains or losses. In the case of any securities transferred into your Robinhood account from a third-party broker, any performance including charts will be calculated based on their market value as of the date Robinhood receives the securities from the other broker and may be different from the historical performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. With respect to your portfolio, refer to your account statements for the relevant period that you receive on a regular basis from Robinhood.