Japanese Candlestick is one of many type that can use to learn and to read a price chart or graph. Many traders use this type because it is easy to read unlike the others type. A tool to describe the price movement during the given time frame. This is useful when you are new in trading. many newbies dont know how to read a candlestick. This is verry useful in higher timeframe in only one candlestick you have a higher chance to predict what happen next. you can spot the revesal period or continous period.
This is the japanese candlestick constructionAs you can see at the image there are the parts of the candlestick
What is Open:
this is the opening or start of the price for that specific timeframe
What is Close:
this is the closing or end of the price for that specific timeframe
What is Low:
this is the lowest price recorded for that specific time frame
What is High:
this is the highest price recorded for that specific time frame
What is Wick:
this is the line found on a candlestick the interpret the fluctuation of price relative to opening and close price. The end of wick is the highest or lowest of the price for the specific time frame.
What is Bullish candle:
it indicate a buying pressure
What is Bearish candle:
it indicate a selling pressure
What are the advantages of Japanese candlestick:
*Contain unprocessed and raw data about the market sentiment.
*Provide unique insight on the relationship between buyers and sellers.
*Give early signal of potential market turns.