Thank you, Spydertrader, for the correction. The revised base chart is attached. Most people don't look that closely at my charts. I have raided my grandchildren's crayola boxes for burnt umber and olive drab for a subsequent lesson.
Thunderdog, I am humbled. I will strive to incorporate GWB principles into my system. That is not a problem, as I am making this up as I go.
Ian, the blue candle is an artifact of my adaptation for this exercise of the system I actually trade with, as opposed to what I will reveal here. Blue signifies unchanged, close equals open. The blue bar wasn't really unchanged, rather it was an artifact of a data reload after a disconnect. God bless Easy-Signal! I did not adapt the volume indicator I actually trade with, which also charts unchanged volume as blue, because that would show that I really use volume in my trading. And that would be a horrible embarrassment. Is all that clear?
The Blue Bar also represents what many refer to as, 'an Outside Bar' - where both High and Low move beyond the previous bar / candle High and Low. As such, trend direction (within this specific bar) changes several times. Rather than comparing to the Open, why not compare to the previous bar / candle close in order to more clearly 'see' trend direction by close of bar. - Spydertrader
Attached is a chart showing unchanged bars as blue. Rather than coloring them as most charting services do. My apologies for the errors. But I am gratified that you are all with me.
I am finding this to be one of the more entertaining posts on ET. Good for a chuckle but also challenging the assumptions we make in devising chart settings. Keep it up.
Attached, please find the beloved NQ (one minute) colored as you described (but notably different than you executed). - Spydertrader