creates the chart with absolute reference and format it
Sub CreateOHCLChart()
Dim myChart As Chart
Dim Ser As Series
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart(xlLineMarkers).Select
Set myChart = ActiveChart
myChart.SetSourceData Source:=range("Sheet1!$A$1:$E$33")
With myChart.SeriesCollection(1)
.MarkerStyle = xlMarkerStylePicture
.Fill.UserPicture ("C:\dash.gif")
.Border.LineStyle = xlNone
.MarkerForegroundColorIndex = xlColorIndexNone
End With
With myChart.SeriesCollection(2)
.MarkerStyle = xlMarkerStyleNone
.Border.LineStyle = xlNone
End With
With myChart.SeriesCollection(3)
.MarkerStyle = xlMarkerStyleNone
.Border.LineStyle = xlNone
End With
' Format the Close series
Set Ser = myChart.SeriesCollection(4)
With Ser
.MarkerBackgroundColorIndex = 1
.MarkerForegroundColorIndex = 1
.MarkerStyle = xlDot
.MarkerSize = 9
.Border.LineStyle = xlNone
End With
' Add High-Low Lines
myChart.SetElement (msoElementLineHiLoLine)
myChart.SetElement (msoElementLegendNone)
End Sub