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OHLC·Price action

Candlestick anatomy

The close is a headline. The wick is the fight. Same close, opposite battle.

Key points

  • Read location before shape.
  • Open, high, low, close are four votes, not a drawing.
  • A pretty candle in the wrong place is still a trap.

Related labs

Candle Anatomy

Split a bar into open, high, low, close and read the fight.

Candlestick Generator

Turn open, high, low, and close into a live candle.