# OHLC
[](https://hex.pm/packages/ohlc)
Library which can be used to generating OHLC(open, high, low, close) candles from trades.
OHLC takes ordered list of trade events as input and
outputs OHLC candles list.
OHLC library also provides helper functions when working with OHLC data.
Please look at the available modules and their functions in the documentation:
https://hexdocs.pm/ohlc/1.2.0/OHLC.html
This library could be useful if you want to create your own charting engine or trading bot.
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `ohlc` to your
list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:ohlc, "~> 1.2"}
]
end
```
## Example usage
```elixir
defmodule Example do
def calculate_ohlc() do
trades = [
[price: 12.21, volume: 0.98, time: 1616439921],
[price: 12.54, volume: 12.1, time: 1616439931],
[price: 12.56, volume: 18.3, time: 1616439952],
[price: 18.9, volume: 12, time: 1616440004],
[price: 11, volume: 43.1, time: 1616440025],
[price: 18.322, volume: 43.1, time: 1616440028]
]
case OHLC.create_candles(trades, :minute) do
{:ok, data} -> IO.inspect data
{:error, msg} -> IO.puts msg
end
end
end
```
## Example output
```elixir
%{
candles: [
%{
close: 12.56,
etime: 1616439959,
high: 12.56,
low: 12.21,
open: 12.21,
processed: true,
stime: 1616439900,
trades: 3,
type: :bullish,
volume: 31.38
},
%{
close: 18.9,
etime: 1616440019,
high: 18.9,
low: 18.9,
open: 18.9,
processed: true,
stime: 1616439960,
trades: 1,
type: :bearish,
volume: 12.0
},
%{
close: 18.322,
etime: 1616440079,
high: 18.322,
low: 11.0,
open: 11.0,
processed: true,
stime: 1616440020,
trades: 2,
type: :bullish,
volume: 86.2
}
],
pair: nil,
timeframe: :minute
}
```
