Re: How to resample continuosly time data to be represented real time ?

Yeah, I forgot to mention what the signs mean in the ascii chart 
illustration:

X = maximum
+ = average
Z = minimum.
| = simply a line connecting them together.

Wikipedia has more information on this kind of chart.

The correct name is CandleStick chart ! :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_chart

Bye,
  Skybuck.

"Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Ok,
>
> In that case....
>
> What don't you add all values which fall onto the same line together and

> then take the average ?
>
> To get even more information another idea is to do like Stock Traders
do:
>
> 1. Determine the maximum.
> 2. Determine the minimum.
> 3. Determine the average. (I think it was average).
>
> Then display as follows:
>
> Graph example:
>
>     X
>     |X X
>     ||X|
>    X+|||
>   X||+|+
> X ||Z|||
> |X+| |+Z
> X|||+ ||
> |+||| Z|
> |||ZZ  |
> ||+    |
> +Z|    Z
> | |
> Z |
>  |
>  Z
>
> Can't remember the name of this kind of chart. Stick chart probably or 
> something.
>
> In reality stock trader use the following:
>
> 1. Maximum = Highest Price of the Day.
> 2. Minimum = Lowest Price of the Day.
> 3. Average = Average Price of the Day. (If I remember correctly ;))
>
> This has the adventage that it not only shows averages... but it also 
> shows maximum and minimum to give a better idea of fluctuations during 
> that day.
>
> Bye,
>  Skybuck.
>