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Profile Bar Interval

This parameter allows you to select the bar interval that will be used for the collection of the price/volume data. The default value is 5 (e.g., a 5-min bar) and the valid range is from 1 to 120.

Note that the Profile Bar Interval is independent of the bar interval which you are currently viewing. So if you are viewing a 30-min chart and set the Profile Bar Interval to 1, the study will go out and gather price/volume data at the 1-min bar interval and will display this information on your 30-min chart.

Considerations

The lower the interval you select, the more granular (e.g., accurate) the analysis will be and the longer it will take in terms of processing time. The default 5-min Profile Bar Interval should be adequate for most applications but you can always switch to something like a 1-min Profile Bar Interval when you want a more accurate reading.