Three Line Break charts were invented in Japan and are similar to Renko and Point & Figure charts. One trader from Japan described Three Line Break charts as a “more subtle form of Point & Figures charts, where reversals of price direction are decided by the market and not by arbitrary rules”. One of the most notable features of these charts is that they are time-blind and only change when closing prices move by a certain number of points higher or lower.
These charts show a series of vertical lines (or “blocks”) of varying size (Renko charts uses a fixed block size). Green blocks (traditionally white) represent rising prices, while red blocks (traditionally black) portraying falling prices. The blocks continue in the same direction until a price reversal is warranted.
