matplotlib / matplotlib/mplfinance
How can I change the Xtick of the plot
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Description

As the picture shows, How can i change the Xtick to show the date by day.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the plot shown in the attached image and read the mplfinance plotting entry points that control x-axis tick formatting. Determine how daily date labels should appear for the reported data, then verify the result against the existing plotting behavior and tests, if available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100