Line chart
A line chart represents a sequential connection of closing prices over a certain trading period.
Therefore, the line illustrates the price movement of a currency pair in a set time frame. For example, it can be one-minute chart (M1), five-minute chart (M5), fifteen-minute chart (M15), and so on. This is the roughest type of depicting a price movement because it is formed only by taking into account the closing prices while other prices are not considered. Line charts are commonly used to identify general trends for a given time frame. It is not very useful for trading.
Bar chart
A bar chart, which is also called an OHLC chart, is way more complex than the previous one. It includes all points of a price dynamic, in particular an opening price, high, low, and closing price.
The bottom of the vertical line represents the lowest price over a set period of time while the top indicates the highest price. Opening and closing prices are shown as the horizontal lines on the left and on the right side of the bar, respectively.
Many western technical analysts pay special attention to this type of charts and use it to estimate securities and other financial instruments. A bar chart of a price movement is very useful for developing a consistent concept of analysis, like price action, which is based on price formations most easily distinguished on this type of charts.
Japanese Candlestick Chart
A candlestick chart displays the same price characteristics as a bar chart, i.e. an opening and closing price, high and low. However, unlike the previous type of charts, it shows the relationship between opening and closing price in a more illustrative way.
A thin shadow of a Japanese candlestick represents the highest and the lowest prices that correspond to a vertical line on a bar chart. The main difference between them lies in a wide unit in the center. This part of the chart is called the real body of the candlestick and it demonstrates the correlation between opening and closing prices. When the body of the candlestick is dark, or just filled, it means that the closing price is lower than the opening price, so the trading session closed down. When the real body is light, then the closing price is higher than the opening price, meaning that the trading session closed up. Candlestick charts do not require any complex calculations, they are most easy-lo-use for analysis because of the different colors. Besides, they give ample room for analysis and allow traders to identify market sentiment as well as recognize patterns to open and close deals.
The Japanese candlestick chart provides an opportunity to make profitable trades due to the data it shows.
That is why this type of charts gained the most popularity among traders.
A particular feature of our platform is that in a situation when a closing price is higher than an opening price, the candlestick is hollow. At the same time, when the closing price is lower, the candlestick is filled white.
We take these things into account while describing candlesticks in this training course. So, we indicate the content of a candlestick (hollow or filled) as well as the color.
A line chart represents a sequential connection of closing prices over a certain trading period.
Therefore, the line illustrates the price movement of a currency pair in a set time frame. For example, it can be one-minute chart (M1), five-minute chart (M5), fifteen-minute chart (M15), and so on. This is the roughest type of depicting a price movement because it is formed only by taking into account the closing prices while other prices are not considered. Line charts are commonly used to identify general trends for a given time frame. It is not very useful for trading.
Bar chart
A bar chart, which is also called an OHLC chart, is way more complex than the previous one. It includes all points of a price dynamic, in particular an opening price, high, low, and closing price.
The bottom of the vertical line represents the lowest price over a set period of time while the top indicates the highest price. Opening and closing prices are shown as the horizontal lines on the left and on the right side of the bar, respectively.
Many western technical analysts pay special attention to this type of charts and use it to estimate securities and other financial instruments. A bar chart of a price movement is very useful for developing a consistent concept of analysis, like price action, which is based on price formations most easily distinguished on this type of charts.
Japanese Candlestick Chart
A candlestick chart displays the same price characteristics as a bar chart, i.e. an opening and closing price, high and low. However, unlike the previous type of charts, it shows the relationship between opening and closing price in a more illustrative way.
A thin shadow of a Japanese candlestick represents the highest and the lowest prices that correspond to a vertical line on a bar chart. The main difference between them lies in a wide unit in the center. This part of the chart is called the real body of the candlestick and it demonstrates the correlation between opening and closing prices. When the body of the candlestick is dark, or just filled, it means that the closing price is lower than the opening price, so the trading session closed down. When the real body is light, then the closing price is higher than the opening price, meaning that the trading session closed up. Candlestick charts do not require any complex calculations, they are most easy-lo-use for analysis because of the different colors. Besides, they give ample room for analysis and allow traders to identify market sentiment as well as recognize patterns to open and close deals.
The Japanese candlestick chart provides an opportunity to make profitable trades due to the data it shows.
That is why this type of charts gained the most popularity among traders.
A particular feature of our platform is that in a situation when a closing price is higher than an opening price, the candlestick is hollow. At the same time, when the closing price is lower, the candlestick is filled white.
We take these things into account while describing candlesticks in this training course. So, we indicate the content of a candlestick (hollow or filled) as well as the color.
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