Candlestick
Technical analysisAlso called: Candlestick chart
A chart element showing open, high, low and close for one period, with a coloured body and wicks.
In plain terms
Four numbers turned into a shape you can read at a glance.
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Body
Technical analysisThe rectangular part of a candlestick, spanning the open and close prices.
In plain terms
The settlement — where buyers and sellers actually agreed.
Candle close
Technical analysisAlso called: Closed candle, Candle completion
The final price of the period a candle represents, and the only value on a live candle that is not still provisional.
In plain terms
The open is fixed and the extremes only widen, but the close keeps moving — so the body can flip colour and a wick can vanish entirely before the bell. Every candlestick pattern is defined on closed candles.