Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Primary Chart Indexes: Candlestick Patterns

By Brad Morgan

One of the traders aids in developing methods of candlestick charts are the candlestick patterns. They are quite essential when one is engaged in the conception of basic systems that help indicate a trend formation so you can begin trading.

The shape of the candlesticks refer to the high, low, open and closing price of stocks, currencies or commodities during a particular period. This period can be chosen by the trader.

The ecommended time period is 5 minutes but you may choose in specific situations to take 15 minutes. Usually, longer periods are employed for longer term trading.

The difference between open and close points are designated by the candle body. If it?s a white or blue / green on charts with color, the lower body is the open and while you were considering it, the value moved up. Should it be black or red in charts with color, the top extent indicates the opening market price and during that period, the price tumbled down.

In candles, vertical lines poking up from the top and down from the bottom are called wicks. The highest value ever accomplished during the period is the top of the upper wick section. Contrastingly, the lowest value is the bottom of the lower wick area.

The advantage of this form of analysis is that the trader can without delay see whether prices rose or fell over the period. A white or green candle manifests a rising price or bearish tendency and a black or red candle signifies a crumbling price or bullish tendency.

You can also inspect at a glance how the highs and lows apply with the opening and closing values. You could have a candle that is conclusively solid, without the wick.

It's called a Marubozu pattern. Prices never went greater or less than the opening and closing prices in this scenario.

The opening was the high price & the closing was the reduced price if the candle was red or black. The low price would be the open and the close would be the high price when the candle is green or white.

A relatively uniform upward or downward trend is indicated by a long body. A reversal is marked by a long wick on the top or on the bottom.

In conclusion, to ensure exact trend reading, candlestick must be read within the context of the preceding candlesticks. You then can go ahead to make more thorough candlestick patterns that will denote probable future trends. - 22871

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