From f6f6a9df43811293c9165febce0379aaef3c267c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Kaul <4159106+dtslvr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:10:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Feature/highlight negative values in performance timeline
 chart (#8198)

* Highlight negative values in performance timeline chart

* Update changelog
---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  1 +
 .../portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.html     |  1 +
 .../investment-chart.component.stories.ts     | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../investment-chart.component.ts             | 20 ++++++-
 4 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5c182608e..a9de26bae1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Highlighted the negative values in the performance timeline chart on the analysis page (experimental)
 - Moved the investment chart component to `@ghostfolio/ui`
 - Improved the matching of assets in the import of activities with _Ghostfolio AI_ to prefer the holdings of the user (experimental)
 - Extended the holdings table by the ISIN in the _Copy AI prompt to clipboard_ actions on the analysis page and in the tool to get the portfolio of the server of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) (experimental)
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.html b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.html
index 255ede038a..bd8451cd38 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.html
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.html
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
             [benchmarkDataItems]="performancePercentagesByYear"
             [benchmarkDataLabel]="performanceTimelineDataLabel"
             [colorScheme]="user?.settings?.colorScheme"
+            [highlightNegativeValues]="true"
             [isInPercentage]="true"
             [isLoading]="isLoadingPerformanceTimelineChart"
             [locale]="user?.settings?.locale"
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.stories.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.stories.ts
index 225857c7da..d3c7984db5 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.stories.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.stories.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,65 @@ export default {
 
 type Story = StoryObj<GfInvestmentChartComponent>;
 
+export const InvestmentsByMonth: Story = {
+  args: {
+    benchmarkDataItems: [
+      {
+        date: '2025-01-01',
+        investment: 1000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-02-01',
+        investment: 1000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-03-01',
+        investment: 500
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-04-01',
+        investment: 1500
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-05-01',
+        investment: -2500
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-06-01',
+        investment: 1000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-07-01',
+        investment: 0
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-08-01',
+        investment: 2000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-09-01',
+        investment: 1000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-10-01',
+        investment: -800
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-11-01',
+        investment: 1000
+      },
+      {
+        date: '2025-12-01',
+        investment: 1200
+      }
+    ],
+    benchmarkDataLabel: 'Invested Capital',
+    currency: 'USD',
+    groupBy: 'month',
+    locale: 'en-US'
+  }
+};
+
 export const PerformanceByYear: Story = {
   args: {
     benchmarkDataItems: [
@@ -70,6 +129,7 @@ export const PerformanceByYear: Story = {
     ],
     benchmarkDataLabel: 'Net Performance',
     groupBy: 'year',
+    highlightNegativeValues: true,
     isInPercentage: true
   }
 };
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.ts b/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.ts
index 86af956d45..eeb22d2a30 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/investment-chart/investment-chart.component.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   LineController,
   LineElement,
   PointElement,
+  type ScriptableContext,
   type ScriptableLineSegmentContext,
   TimeScale,
   Tooltip,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import 'chartjs-adapter-date-fns';
 import { type AnnotationOptions } from 'chartjs-plugin-annotation';
 import { isFuture } from 'date-fns';
 import { NgxSkeletonLoaderModule } from 'ngx-skeleton-loader';
+import OpenColor from 'open-color';
 
 import {
   getTimeSeriesTooltipOptions,
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ import {
   registerChartConfiguration
 } from '../chart';
 
+const { orange } = OpenColor;
+
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   imports: [NgxSkeletonLoaderModule],
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ export class GfInvestmentChartComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   @Input() public colorScheme?: ColorScheme;
   @Input() public currency?: string;
   @Input() public groupBy?: GroupBy;
+  @Input() public highlightNegativeValues = false;
   @Input() public historicalDataItems: LineChartItem[] = [];
   @Input() public isInPercentage?: boolean = false;
   @Input() public isLoading = false;
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ export class GfInvestmentChartComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     const isBarChart = !!this.groupBy;
 
     const benchmarkColorRgb = isBarChart ? primaryColorRgb : secondaryColorRgb;
+    const benchmarkColor = `rgb(${benchmarkColorRgb.r}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.g}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.b})`;
 
     // Create clones of the input data
     this.investments = this.benchmarkDataItems.map((item) =>
@@ -133,8 +139,18 @@ export class GfInvestmentChartComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
       }),
       datasets: [
         {
-          backgroundColor: `rgb(${benchmarkColorRgb.r}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.g}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.b})`,
-          borderColor: `rgb(${benchmarkColorRgb.r}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.g}, ${benchmarkColorRgb.b})`,
+          backgroundColor: (context: ScriptableContext<'bar' | 'line'>) => {
+            if (
+              (context.parsed?.y ?? 0) < 0 &&
+              isBarChart &&
+              this.highlightNegativeValues
+            ) {
+              return orange[5];
+            }
+
+            return benchmarkColor;
+          },
+          borderColor: benchmarkColor,
           borderWidth: isBarChart ? 0 : 1,
           data: this.investments.map(({ date, investment }) => {
             return {