https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/continuous-chart/Recent content in Continuous Chart on WebNotesHugoen-INTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-continuous-chart-data-futures/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/kite-continuous-chart-data-futures/<p><strong>Continuous-chart data</strong> for futures on Zerodha Kite combines a sequence of monthly expiry contracts into one continuous historical series. Without this, each expiry&rsquo;s chart would only span ~1 month; with continuous-chart, you can see multi-year trends.</p> <p>This article explains the back-adjustment mechanism and its implications.</p> <h2 id="why-continuous-charts-exist">Why continuous charts exist</h2> <p>A given futures contract (e.g., Nifty Aug 2026) trades for ~1-2 months, then expires. The next month&rsquo;s contract (Nifty Sep 2026) starts trading; on expiry of Aug, traders roll to Sep. Each contract&rsquo;s chart is short.</p>