A guide for understanding Candlestick charts as important analysis tool
As technical analysts, it is our goal to form a view regarding whether a particular share is going up, going down, or moving in a sideways band. Even though there are only three directions in which a share can move, it is sometimes a tricky task to see exactly what a share is doing. Simplicity is essential. When first looking at a chart, get to the grass roots level and have a good look at a share’s price action. You can use a bar chart, a line chart or a candlestick chart. The markets are made up of people’s emotions towards shares. If they predominantly feel fear that they will lose their capital or profits, then the share price will ultimately decrease. If the participants mainly feel greed or hope, the share price will go up. A chart will show this interplay of emotion in a graphic format. A single Western bar The individual building block of a bar chart is a single bar. Drawing a single bar requires an opening price, a high, a low and a closing price.The vertical li...