Candlestick Chart Definition

A candlestick chart is a price chart that displays the open, high, low, and close for a period using a body and wicks.

What is a Candlestick Chart?

The body shows the range between open and close, while the wicks show the high and low reached during the period.

Candlestick patterns are widely used in technical analysis to help identify potential market sentiment and reversals.

A green candlestick with a small body and long lower wick may indicate buyers stepped in after an early sell-off.

A capital gain is the profit realized when an asset is sold for more than its original purchase price.

Capitalization, or market capitalization, is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares.

A carry trade is a strategy that involves borrowing in a low-interest-rate currency to invest in a higher-yielding currency or asset.