Is the DataContext accessible within a DataPointTemplate?
Unfortunately not, currently, from what I recall. You can make a feature request to this effect, although I believe it has already been requested. In the meantime, it is actually possible to bind to the ToolTip from the data point template, so you could carry the info this way.
Think: {Binding Tooltip.DataItem.Value}
Thanks, Graham. You wouldn't happen to have an attached property for THIS lying around anywhere, would you?