TradingView has announced that Heikin Ashi charts are supported in Bar Replay.

This upgrade gives traders an even better way to backtest strategies using the smoother, trend-focused view of Heikin Ashi candles. This combination delivers clearer insights for better trading decisions and helps traders to build confidence before live trading.

Heikin Ashi’s modified candlesticks provide a cleaner market perspective by smoothing out price fluctuations. Unlike traditional candlesticks, Heikin Ashi (Japanese for “average bar”) candles are calculated using averaged price data, which filters out market noise and reduces false signals common in volatile conditions. This makes trend identification more intuitive, while reversal patterns stand out more clearly.

When paired with Bar Replay’s step-by-step analysis, traders can carefully study how these signals unfold in real market conditions without the pressure of live trading. The ability to pause and scrutinize formations at critical turning points offers an invaluable learning opportunity for both new and experienced traders alike.

The addition of Heikin Ashi to Bar Replay enhances TradingView’s toolkit for technical analysis and strategy testing, offering traders another way to refine their market approach using historical data. Traders can compare how strategies perform with Heikin Ashi’s smoothed trends versus traditional candles, potentially discovering improved entries, better trend identification, and more reliable exit signals.

Using this functionality is simple. Select the Heikin Ashi chart type, activate Bar Replay mode, and choose any available historical period to analyze.