diff --git a/samples/scales/time/financial.html b/samples/scales/time/financial.html
index d5b5ac8d59b..00869e7a28f 100644
--- a/samples/scales/time/financial.html
+++ b/samples/scales/time/financial.html
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 
 		var color = Chart.helpers.color;
 		var cfg = {
-			type: 'bar',
 			data: {
 				datasets: [{
 					label: 'CHRT - Chart.js Corporation',
@@ -88,12 +87,16 @@
 					xAxes: [{
 						type: 'time',
 						distribution: 'series',
+						offset: true,
 						ticks: {
 							source: 'data',
 							autoSkip: true
 						}
 					}],
 					yAxes: [{
+						gridLines: {
+							drawBorder: false
+						},
 						scaleLabel: {
 							display: true,
 							labelString: 'Closing price ($)'
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index 55c6ab31baf..2794234f38c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ function computeFitCategoryTraits(index, ruler, options) {
 	var thickness = options.barThickness;
 	var count = ruler.stackCount;
 	var curr = ruler.pixels[index];
+	var min = helpers.isNullOrUndef(options.barThickness)
+		? computeMinSampleSize(ruler.scale, ruler.pixels)
+		: -1;
 	var size, ratio;
 
 	if (helpers.isNullOrUndef(thickness)) {
-		size = ruler.min * options.categoryPercentage;
+		size = min * options.categoryPercentage;
 		ratio = options.barPercentage;
 	} else {
 		// When bar thickness is enforced, category and bar percentages are ignored.
@@ -135,7 +138,12 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		'backgroundColor',
 		'borderColor',
 		'borderSkipped',
-		'borderWidth'
+		'borderWidth',
+		'barPercentage',
+		'barThickness',
+		'categoryPercentage',
+		'maxBarThickness',
+		'minBarLength'
 	],
 
 	initialize: function() {
@@ -161,7 +169,6 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var rects = me.getMeta().data;
 		var i, ilen;
 
-		me._options = me._resolveControllerOptions(me.index);
 		me._ruler = me.getRuler();
 
 		for (i = 0, ilen = rects.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 			label: me.chart.data.labels[index]
 		};
 
-		me._updateElementGeometry(rectangle, index, reset);
+		me._updateElementGeometry(rectangle, index, reset, options);
 
 		rectangle.pivot();
 	},
@@ -196,15 +203,15 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	_updateElementGeometry: function(rectangle, index, reset) {
+	_updateElementGeometry: function(rectangle, index, reset, options) {
 		var me = this;
 		var model = rectangle._model;
 		var vscale = me._getValueScale();
 		var base = vscale.getBasePixel();
 		var horizontal = vscale.isHorizontal();
 		var ruler = me._ruler || me.getRuler();
-		var vpixels = me.calculateBarValuePixels(me.index, index);
-		var ipixels = me.calculateBarIndexPixels(me.index, index, ruler);
+		var vpixels = me.calculateBarValuePixels(me.index, index, options);
+		var ipixels = me.calculateBarIndexPixels(me.index, index, ruler, options);
 
 		model.horizontal = horizontal;
 		model.base = reset ? base : vpixels.base;
@@ -280,18 +287,13 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var start = isHorizontal ? scale.left : scale.top;
 		var end = start + (isHorizontal ? scale.width : scale.height);
 		var pixels = [];
-		var i, ilen, min;
+		var i, ilen;
 
 		for (i = 0, ilen = me.getMeta().data.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
 			pixels.push(scale.getPixelForValue(null, i, datasetIndex));
 		}
 
-		min = helpers.isNullOrUndef(me._options.barThickness)
-			? computeMinSampleSize(scale, pixels)
-			: -1;
-
 		return {
-			min: min,
 			pixels: pixels,
 			start: start,
 			end: end,
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	 * Note: pixel values are not clamped to the scale area.
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	calculateBarValuePixels: function(datasetIndex, index) {
+	calculateBarValuePixels: function(datasetIndex, index, options) {
 		var me = this;
 		var chart = me.chart;
 		var meta = me.getMeta();
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var isHorizontal = scale.isHorizontal();
 		var datasets = chart.data.datasets;
 		var value = +scale.getRightValue(datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
-		var minBarLength = me._options.minBarLength;
+		var minBarLength = options.minBarLength;
 		var stacked = scale.options.stacked;
 		var stack = meta.stack;
 		var start = 0;
@@ -359,9 +361,8 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	calculateBarIndexPixels: function(datasetIndex, index, ruler) {
+	calculateBarIndexPixels: function(datasetIndex, index, ruler, options) {
 		var me = this;
-		var options = me._options;
 		var range = options.barThickness === 'flex'
 			? computeFlexCategoryTraits(index, ruler, options)
 			: computeFitCategoryTraits(index, ruler, options);
@@ -403,29 +404,17 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	/**
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	_resolveControllerOptions: function() {
+	_resolveDataElementOptions: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var datasetOpts = me._config;
+		var values = DatasetController.prototype._resolveDataElementOptions.apply(me, arguments);
 		var indexOpts = me._getIndexScale().options;
 		var valueOpts = me._getValueScale().options;
-		var values = {};
-		var keys = [
-			'barPercentage',
-			'barThickness',
-			'categoryPercentage',
-			'maxBarThickness'
-		];
-		var i, ilen, key;
-
-		for (i = 0, ilen = keys.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-			key = keys[i];
-			values[key] = valueOrDefault(
-				indexOpts[key],
-				datasetOpts[key]
-			);
-		}
 
-		values.minBarLength = valueOrDefault(valueOpts.minBarLength, datasetOpts.minBarLength);
+		values.barPercentage = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.barPercentage, values.barPercentage);
+		values.barThickness = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.barThickness, values.barThickness);
+		values.categoryPercentage = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.categoryPercentage, values.categoryPercentage);
+		values.maxBarThickness = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.maxBarThickness, values.maxBarThickness);
+		values.minBarLength = valueOrDefault(valueOpts.minBarLength, values.minBarLength);
 
 		return values;
 	}