V-O-H-L-C Stock Chart SpreadsheetGear API Sample

// Create a new workbook and get a reference to the active sheet and its cells.
SpreadsheetGear.IWorkbook workbook = 
    SpreadsheetGear.Factory.GetWorkbook(@"ChartData-Stock-V-O-H-L-C.xlsx");
SpreadsheetGear.IWorksheet worksheet = workbook.ActiveWorksheet;
SpreadsheetGear.IRange cells = worksheet.Cells;

// Get a reference to the worksheet window info and shapes collection.
SpreadsheetGear.IWorksheetWindowInfo windowInfo = worksheet.WindowInfo;
SpreadsheetGear.Shapes.IShapes shapes = worksheet.Shapes;

// Add a chart to the worksheet's shape collection.
// NOTE: Calculate the coordinates of the chart by converting row and column
//       coordinates to points.  Use fractional row and column values to get 
//       coordinates anywhere in between row and column boundaries.
double left = windowInfo.ColumnToPoints(0.15);
double top = windowInfo.RowToPoints(0.5);
double right = windowInfo.ColumnToPoints(5.85);
double bottom = windowInfo.RowToPoints(13.5);
SpreadsheetGear.Charts.IChart chart =
    shapes.AddChart(left, top, right - left, bottom - top).Chart;

// Get the source data range from an existing XML File.
SpreadsheetGear.IRange source = cells["G2:L24"];

// Set the chart's source data range, plotting series in columns.
chart.SetSourceData(source, SpreadsheetGear.Charts.RowCol.Columns);

// Set the chart type to a volume-open-high-low-close stock chart.
chart.ChartType = SpreadsheetGear.Charts.ChartType.StockVOHLC;

// Get a reference to the first chart group used for volume series.
SpreadsheetGear.Charts.IChartGroup volumeGroup = chart.ChartGroups[0];

// Increase the volume series bar width by decreasing the gap width.
volumeGroup.GapWidth = 75;

// Get a reference to the second chart group used for stock values.
SpreadsheetGear.Charts.IChartGroup stockGroup = chart.ChartGroups[1];

// Change the fill color of the down bars.
stockGroup.DownBars.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = SpreadsheetGear.Colors.Red;

// Change the fill color of the up bars.
stockGroup.UpBars.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = SpreadsheetGear.Colors.Green;

// Get a reference to the primary category axis.
SpreadsheetGear.Charts.IAxis categoryAxis =
    chart.Axes[SpreadsheetGear.Charts.AxisType.Category];

// Change the primary category axis to always use a category scale.
categoryAxis.CategoryType =
    SpreadsheetGear.Charts.CategoryType.CategoryScale;

// Set the label frequency of the primary category axis.
categoryAxis.TickLabelSpacing = 7;

// Get a reference to the primary value axis.
SpreadsheetGear.Charts.IAxis valueAxis =
    chart.Axes[SpreadsheetGear.Charts.AxisType.Value];

// Set the min, max, and major units of the primary value axis.
valueAxis.MinimumScale = 0;
valueAxis.MaximumScale = 130000;
valueAxis.MajorUnit = 26000;

// Hide the major gridlines on the primary value axis.
valueAxis.HasMajorGridlines = false;

// Get a reference to the secondary value axis.
valueAxis = chart.Axes[
    SpreadsheetGear.Charts.AxisType.Value,
    SpreadsheetGear.Charts.AxisGroup.Secondary];

// Set the min, max, and major units of the secondary value axis.
valueAxis.MinimumScale = 0;
valueAxis.MaximumScale = 130;
valueAxis.MajorUnit = 26;

// Hide the major gridlines on the secondary value axis.
valueAxis.HasMajorGridlines = false;

// Delete the legend.
chart.HasLegend = false;

// Add a chart title and change the font size.
chart.HasTitle = true;
chart.ChartTitle.Text = "ABC Company (Volume-Open-High-Low-Close)";
chart.ChartTitle.Font.Size = 10;