Even beginners can understand candlesticks!
Basic components of candlesticks:
Opening price: The price at which trading begins for the day.
Closing price: The price at which trading ends for the day.
Highest price: The highest price within the day.
Lowest price: The lowest price within the day. Candlesticks consist of three parts:
Upper shadow: Above the candlestick, showing the range from the highest price to the closing price (or opening price).
Body: The range from the opening price to the closing price.
Bullish candle (red/white): Closing price is higher than the opening price, indicating an upward trend.
Bearish candle (green/black): Closing price is lower than the opening price, indicating a downward trend.
Lower shadow: Below the candlestick, showing the range from the lowest price to the opening price (or closing price). Interpretation methods for candlesticks:
Interpretation of a single candlestick:
Bullish and bearish candles: Bullish candles represent upward movement, bearish candles represent downward movement.
Size of the body: The longer the body, the stronger the market force.
Long bullish candle: Strong upward momentum; long bearish candle: Strong downward momentum.
Length of shadows: The longer the shadow, the more obvious the resistance or support.
Long upper shadow: Significant resistance to upward movement; long lower shadow: Support for downward movement. Interpretation of candlestick combinations:
Double bottom (W bottom): A signal of a reversal from downward to upward movement.
Double top (M top): A signal of a reversal from upward to downward movement.
Head and shoulders bottom: A pattern indicating a reversal to upward movement.
Head and shoulders top: A pattern indicating a reversal to downward movement.
Engulfing pattern: May indicate a market reversal.
Doji: Opening price = closing price, indicating balance between buyers and sellers.
High level: Possible peak; low level: Possible bottom.
Red three soldiers: Three consecutive bullish candles, indicating strong upward movement.
Three black crows: Three consecutive bearish candles, indicating weak downward movement (during an upward trend, this may signify accumulation of buying power).