Japanese stock chart that represents price action with a real body for the open and close and wicks, or tails, for the high and low
A popular chart used for technical analysis purposes, made popular by Japanese rice merchants to track the price of rice over time. More
An ancient method of technical charting using shadows to visually give the trader a quicker and more complete view of the day’s trading activity.
a style of bar-chart used primarily to demonstrate price movements over a certain time period
A type of chart that shows the trading range for the specific time period as well as the opening and closing price. When the open price is higher than the close price, the candle is shaded. When the close price is higher than the open price, the candle is not shaded.
A type of chart which consist of four major prices: high, low, open, close. The body (jittai) of the candlestick bar is formed by the opening and closing prices. To indicate that the opening was lower than the closing, the body of the bar is left blank. If the currency closes below its opening , the body is filled. The rest of the range is marked by two "shadows": the upper shadow (uwakage) and the lower shadow (shitakage).
A type of Japanese chart that indicates the trading range (the high's and low's) for the day as well as the opening and closing price. The body (jittai) of the candlestick bar is formed by the opening and closing prices. To indicate that the opening was lower than the closing, the body of the bar is left blank. If the currency closes below its opening, the body is shaded or filled. The rest of the range is marked by two "shadows": The upper shadow (uwakage) and the lower shadow (shitakage).
A chart that displays the daily trading price range (open, high, low and close).
A chart that indicates the trading range for particular time period (minute, day, week…etc), by placing opening, high, low and closing price within one candle like stick. See Candlestick Chart for more information.
Introduced by the Japanese centuries ago, this form of charting uses the same data available for standard bar charts but offers a much more visually appealing chart. The different shapes for the candlesticks have different meanings and certain combinations of candlesticks form their own analysis technique. These charts consist of four major prices: high, low, open, close.
A type of chart used in Technical Analysis. Each time division on the chart is displayed as a candlestick, a red or green vertical bar with extensions above and below the candlestick body. The top of the extension shows the highest price for the chart division and the bottom of the extension shows the lowest price. Red candlesticks indicate a lower closing price than opening price, and green candlesticks indicate the price is rising.
A chart that indicates the trading range for the day as well as the opening and closing price. If the open price is higher than the close price, the rectangle between the open and close price is shaded. If the close price is higher than the open price, that area of the chart is not shaded.
A form of Japanese charting that has become popular in the West. A narrow line (shadow) shows the day's price range. A wider body marks the area between the open and the close. If the close is above the open, the body is white (not filled); if the close is below the open, the body is black (filled).
A candlestick chart is a style of bar-chart used primarily to describe price movements of an equity over time.