Candlestick

Candlesticks provide an easily interpreted graphical representation of price changes and fluctuations. Available for equity analysis only, they contain open, high, low and close values for the selected time periods.

The coloured portion of the candlestick is called the "body" and represents the overall price change within the time period, traditionally set to a day. If the stock closes at a higher price than it opens, the body with be blue in colour. If the stock closes at a lower price than it opens, the body will be red in colour. The lines above and below the body are called "shadows", and these indicate the extremities of the price fluctuations within the time period.