Highcharts Stock Demo

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<div id="container" style="height: 400px; min-width: 600px"></div>

<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/stock/highstock.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/stock/modules/exporting.js"></script>

JavaScript

$(function () {
    
    (function (H) {
        // Wrap getSegments to change gapSize functionality to work based on time (milliseconds)
        H.wrap(H.Series.prototype, 'getSegments', function (proceed) {
            var cPR = this.xAxis.closestPointRange;
            this.xAxis.closestPointRange = 1;
            
            proceed.apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
            
            this.xAxis.closestPointRange = cPR;
        });
    }(Highcharts));
    
    $('#container').highcharts('StockChart', {

        rangeSelector: {
            selected: 1
        },

        plotOptions: {
            line: {
                gapSize: 300000 // 5 minutes in milliseconds
            }
        },

        series: [{
            name: 'USD to EUR',
            data: [
                [0,1],
                [1000,1],    
                [5000,1],
                [306000,1], // Gap 5:01
                [310000,1],
                [315000,1],
                [320000,1],
                [625000,1], // Gap 5:05
                [645000,1],
            ]
        }]
    });
});