A candlestick summarizes price over a period using four values: open, high, low and close. The body shows the open-to-close range (who won the period) and the wicks show the extremes that were rejected. A candle is information, not a signal — the meaning comes from where it forms, such as at a key level.
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What is Candlestick?
A candlestick summarizes price over a period using four values: open, high, low and close. The body shows the open-to-close range (who won the period) and the wicks show the extremes that were rejected. A candle is information, not a signal — the meaning comes from where it forms, such as at a key level.