The advantages of the Renko chart can outweigh the disadvantages. However, you should be aware of what those disadvantages are. First, these charts are price-based and time is ignored. There could be a long period before a new brick is created. Using a daily close for these charts could mean there may be several days or even weeks before price moves significantly enough to create a new brick. With intraday Renko, there may be hours between brick creation. A trader must be very patient in this case as the trend has paused and become choppy.

Since there is no reversal shown until a new brick could be drawn in the opposite direction, the stops could be quite large. Of course, making the brick size smaller can tighten the stops but as I mentioned, this comes at the expense of price sensitivity. Trends can be seen much easier when using these types of charts.
Supply and demand zones also seem to be more visible. When trading, always trade in the direction of the dominant trend. You can stay in the trade until your next target is reached or when you have a sign of reversal which would be a brick in the opposite direction. You can try experimenting with trades based on Renko charts to see if you want to use them regularly in your trading repertoire. Next week I will discuss more advanced methods of Renko charting and how to incorporate technical indicators with them.








