Why your candles never match another broker's

[Shadow Trader]

Three reasons that get overlooked when two charts disagree:

- Different feeds. Each broker blends its own liquidity sources, so highs and lows differ by a pip or so, especially on fast spikes.

- Different bar timing. Server time zones and daily rollover hours vary. A daily candle at one broker may open at a different hour than another, which changes the whole shape of the bar.

- Different sides of the quote. Charts typically draw bid prices, but spread widening can still alter where a wick ends, and some platforms render the ask side or a mid price instead.

Gaps in tick history matter too, since missing ticks flatten wicks and hide spikes.

None of this means a chart is wrong. It just means indicator values and level touches are not portable from one platform to the next.

Do you keep a chart from the exact broker you trade on, or do you switch between sources?