Open, High, Low, Close, Volume
The five numbers that describe a candle: open, high, low, close, volume in the period.
What it means
Every candlestick on a chart is a summary of ticks over a fixed period (1 minute, 5 minutes, 1 hour, ...):
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Open | Price of the first trade in the time window |
| High | Highest trade price in the window |
| Low | Lowest trade price in the window |
| Close | Price of the last trade in the window |
| Volume | Sum of the contracts/units traded in the window |
All technical indicators work on this raw data — RSI, MACD, ATR, volume profiles, etc.
Candle intervals
Common grids: 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d. Botty uses 5m or 15m depending on the strategy.
Candle close vs. forming candle
- Candle close — the candle is complete, its values are final.
- Forming candle — the current, not-yet-closed candle. Its values change until the close.
Botty typically checks on the forming candle (every 30 s) to react quickly — accepting in return that signals can still flip shortly before the close.
Data sources in Botty
- Live: Hyperliquid API via
indicators/fetcher.py - Backtest: Binance USDM Futures 1m candles via
backtesting/data_store.py(tracking Hyperliquid perpetuals within ~1 USD)