Stock Market Candlesticks
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Objective
I can identify the basic components of a candlestick chart (open, close, high, low) and explain what they represent.
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Practice
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Define what a candlestick represents in the stock market. What four key pieces of information does it display about price movement during a specific period?
Describe the difference between the "body" and the "wick" (or shadow) of a candlestick. What does each part tell you about the price action during that period?
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Exit ticket
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“Describe a "strength candle" and explain what its large body and small wicks indicate about the relationship between buyers and sellers during that period. Describe a "control shift candle" and explain how its long wick signals a potential change in market direction. ”
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