Common comparison error
Crosshair using a forming candle cannot be compared directly with completed-candle Candlestick chart.
A movable chart guide used to inspect a price and timestamp around entry or settlement.
Crosshair using a forming candle cannot be compared directly with completed-candle Candlestick chart.
Read Crosshair together with Chart interval, Candlestick chart, Drawing tools. The comparison must preserve the exact rule, value, state, and evidence described below.
On a five-minute chart, Crosshair uses a 20-period input and changes when the latest candle closes. Parameters, source, and Chart interval explain the update. A reviewer labels the case Crosshair only after showing that the guide should expose a precise chart price and timestamp without changing the contract's stored values.
Use the source that governs the exact contract, account, entity, or platform state. A general definition cannot replace current broker terms.