{"id":20647,"date":"2022-07-21T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T02:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=20647"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:11:00","slug":"how-to-read-candlestick-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Candlestick Charts: 2026 Financial Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before the Western world created the bar and point-and-figure charts, candlestick charts were created in Japan more than 100 years ago. A Japanese man named Homma noticed that, although there was a correlation between rice price and supply and demand, trader emotions significantly impacted the markets. Traders use candlestick charts to guide their trades. The choices are based on recurring patterns that assist in predicting the short-term movement of the price. People in business should understand how to read candlestick charts due to their significance.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The candlestick chart in FusionCharts Suite XT provides a robust and interactive interface for visualizing your stock data. This post will teach candlestick charts and show a few <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JavaScript chart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> examples.<\/span>\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#What_Are_The_Components_Of_A_Candlestick_Chart\" title=\"What Are The Components Of A Candlestick Chart?\">What Are The Components Of A Candlestick Chart?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#How_To_Start_Making_A_Candlestick_Chart\" title=\"How To Start Making A Candlestick Chart?\">How To Start Making A Candlestick Chart?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#How_Are_Candlestick_Charts_To_Be_Read\" title=\"How Are Candlestick Charts To Be Read?\">How Are Candlestick Charts To Be Read?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#What_Patterns_Can_Candlesticks_Form\" title=\"What Patterns Can Candlesticks Form?\">What Patterns Can Candlesticks Form?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Bearish_Engulfing_Pattern\" title=\"Bearish Engulfing Pattern\">Bearish Engulfing Pattern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Bullish_Engulfing_Pattern\" title=\"Bullish Engulfing Pattern\">Bullish Engulfing Pattern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Bullish_Hammer\" title=\"Bullish Hammer\">Bullish Hammer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Bullish_Shooting_Star\" title=\"Bullish Shooting Star\">Bullish Shooting Star<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Doji\" title=\"Doji\">Doji<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Candlestick_Chart_Example\" title=\"Candlestick Chart Example\">Candlestick Chart Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#How_To_Set_Chart_Type_For_The_Price_Chart\" title=\"How To Set Chart Type For The Price Chart?\">How To Set Chart Type For The Price Chart?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-read-candlestick-charts\/#Why_Is_FusionCharts_The_Best_For_Creating_Candlestick_Charts\" title=\"Why Is FusionCharts The Best For Creating Candlestick Charts?\">Why Is FusionCharts The Best For Creating Candlestick Charts?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Components_Of_A_Candlestick_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Are The Components Of A Candlestick Chart?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20652 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/What-Are-the-Components-of-a-Candlestick-Chart.jpg\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts on laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/What-Are-the-Components-of-a-Candlestick-Chart.jpg 1280w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/What-Are-the-Components-of-a-Candlestick-Chart-300x200.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/What-Are-the-Components-of-a-Candlestick-Chart-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/What-Are-the-Components-of-a-Candlestick-Chart-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A data set including <em>Open<\/em>, <em>Close<\/em>, <em>High<\/em>, and <em>Low<\/em> values for each time period you want to plot is used to create the Candlestick chart. The <em>Body<\/em> is the solid\/hollow section. <em>Upper<\/em> and <em>Lower Shadow<\/em>, respectively, refer to the lines that are above and below the Body. The top of the Upper Shadow designates the Highest Trading Price, while the bottom of the Lower Shadow designates the Lowest Trading Price. The Opening Price is more than the Closing Price, and you get a strong body when selling pressure (bareish tendencies). The Closing Price is more than the Opening Price when purchasing under pressure (bullish tendencies), but you get a hollow body otherwise.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/33.png\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts\" width=\"429\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/33.png 429w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/33-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only difference between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/bar-charts-or-column-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bar charts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and candlestick charts is how they present the same data. Due to the color coding of the price bars and thicker actual bodies, which are better at displaying the difference between the open and the close, candlestick charts are more illustrative.<\/span>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Start_Making_A_Candlestick_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How To Start Making A Candlestick Chart?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To generate a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-candlesticks-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candlestick Chart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, data collection containing the open, high, low, and close values for each time period you choose to display is required. The candlestick&#8217;s &#8220;body&#8221; (sometimes referred to as &#8220;the genuine body&#8221;) is the hollow or filled component of the candlestick. The shadows, also known as &#8220;wicks&#8221; and &#8220;tails,&#8221; are the long, thin lines above and below the body that depicts the high\/low range. The top of the higher shadow and the bottom of the lower shadow serve as markers for the high and low, respectively. A hollow candlestick shows that the closing stock is higher than its opening price, with the bottom of the body indicating the opening price and the top of the body reflecting the closing price. A full candlestick is drawn, with the top of the body indicating the opening price and the bottom of the body representing the closing price. This is if the stock closes lower than its initial price.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more on how to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/dev\/chart-guide\/standard-charts\/candlestick-chart#:~:text=No-,Create%20a%20Candlestick%20Chart,-%23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">create a Candlestick Chart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Are_Candlestick_Charts_To_Be_Read\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Are Candlestick Charts To Be Read?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-are-Candlestick-Charts-to-be-Read.jpg\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts on pc\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-are-Candlestick-Charts-to-be-Read.jpg 1280w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-are-Candlestick-Charts-to-be-Read-300x200.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-are-Candlestick-Charts-to-be-Read-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-are-Candlestick-Charts-to-be-Read-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each candlestick, as we previously saw, displays the stock&#8217;s opening price, closing price, highest trading price, and the lowest trading price for that specific day. Candlesticks may create several patterns, including the engulfing, hammer, shooting star, doji, and many more, based on these four values. In part after, we go over a few of these patterns. Below is an example of a candlestick chart in JavaScript. The stock prices are of the company Apple Inc., and the data is between the time frame January 1980 &#8211; November 2011.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<code>Promise.all([<\/code>\r\n<code>loadData(<\/code>\r\n<code>\"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/fusion.store\/ft\/data\/candlestick-chart-data.json\"<\/code>\r\n<code>),<\/code>\r\n<code>loadData(<\/code>\r\n<code>\"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/fusion.store\/ft\/schema\/candlestick-chart-schema.json\"<\/code>\r\n<code>)<\/code>\r\n<code>]).then(function(res) {<\/code>\r\n<code>const data = res[0];<\/code>\r\n<code>const schema = res[1];<\/code>\r\n\r\n<code>const dataStore = new FusionCharts.DataStore();<\/code>\r\n<code>const dataSource = {<\/code>\r\n<code>chart: {},<\/code>\r\n<code>caption: {<\/code>\r\n<code>text: \"Apple Inc. Stock Price\"<\/code>\r\n<code>},<\/code>\r\n<code>subcaption: {<\/code>\r\n<code>text: \"Stock prices from January 1980 - November 2011\"<\/code>\r\n<code>},<\/code>\r\n<code>yaxis: [<\/code>\r\n<code>{<\/code>\r\n<code>plot: {<\/code>\r\n<code>value: {<\/code>\r\n<code>open: \"Open\",<\/code>\r\n<code>high: \"High\",<\/code>\r\n<code>low: \"Low\",<\/code>\r\n<code>close: \"Close\"<\/code>\r\n<code>},<\/code>\r\n<code>type: \"candlestick\"<\/code>\r\n<code>},<\/code>\r\n<code>format: {<\/code>\r\n<code>prefix: \"$\"<\/code>\r\n<code>},<\/code>\r\n<code>title: \"Stock Value\"<\/code>\r\n<code>}<\/code>\r\n<code>]<\/code>\r\n<code>};<\/code>\r\n<code>dataSource.data = dataStore.createDataTable(data, schema);<\/code>\r\n\r\n<code>new FusionCharts({<\/code>\r\n<code>type: \"timeseries\",<\/code>\r\n<code>renderAt: \"chart-container\",<\/code>\r\n<code>width: \"100%\",<\/code>\r\n<code>height: \"500\",<\/code>\r\n<code>dataSource: dataSource<\/code>\r\n<code>}).render();<\/code>\r\n<code>});<\/code>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Patterns_Can_Candlesticks_Form\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Patterns Can Candlesticks Form?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussed below are some basic chart patterns formed by Candlesticks.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bearish_Engulfing_Pattern\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bearish Engulfing Pattern<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Bearish Engulfing pattern is when a giant solid candlestick follows a smaller, hollow candlestick and completely &#8220;engulfs&#8221; the smaller candlestick. It means that purchasers no longer have any influence over how much a stock will fluctuate in price.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bullish_Engulfing_Pattern\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bullish Engulfing Pattern<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When a giant hollow candlestick follows a tiny solid candlestick that totally <em>engulfs<\/em> the smaller candlestick, a pattern known as a Bullish Engulfing form. It means the sellers no longer have any influence on the price movement of a stock.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bullish_Hammer\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bullish Hammer<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A hammer candlestick forms when a stock goes noticeably lower than the beginning price and then rises later in the day to end above or close to the opening price.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bullish_Shooting_Star\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bullish Shooting Star<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A shooting star candlestick is created when a stock trades much higher than the beginning price and then rebounds later in the day to end below or close to the opening price. It is an upside-down hammer.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doji\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doji<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the open and close of stocks are almost equal, Doji candlesticks result. The candlestick that results from varying the duration of the top and lower shadows resemble a cross, an inverted cross, or a plus sign. When there is a Doji, both buyers and sellers appear uncertain.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Candlestick_Chart_Example\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candlestick Chart Example<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/22.png\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts\" width=\"647\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/22.png 647w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/22-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The price chart is in the first half of the candlestick chart. The volume chart is in the second half.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A candlestick chart is frequently utilized for applications that call for an examination of equities and commodity prices. For example, on a single chart, you may display the opening price, closing price, highest trading price, lowest trading price, and trade volume.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both the x-axis and y-axis on a candlestick chart are numerical. Dates are not accepted directly for this graphic&#8217;s data and category labels. Instead, each data point is an x-value. This chart offers more versatility as you may use it to depict days, hours, weeks, etc. The chart can be customized by changing its appearance and its properties.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s easy to translate your dates into x-values. Choose the first date in your chart to use your server-side script as the base date. Then, to obtain the x-values for each date, apply the date difference function with regard to this base date. Thus, you may use &#8220;day&#8221; as the date difference option if you wish to display daily quotations on the chart. Similarly, you may use &#8220;weeks&#8221; as the date difference option if you wish to display weekly quotations.<\/span>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Set_Chart_Type_For_The_Price_Chart\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How To Set Chart Type For The Price Chart?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A candle chart, a bar chart, or a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/how-to-a-create-line-chart-in-php-and-mysql\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">line chart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can all display the price chart. Set the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">plotPriceAs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> property to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">candlestick<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">line<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to show the price chart as needed.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<code>{<\/code>\r\n<code>\"chart\": {<\/code>\r\n<code>\"plotPriceAs\" : \"line\"<\/code>\r\n<code>}<\/code>\r\n<code>}<\/code>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is an example of a candlestick chart with a line chart for the price:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/er.png\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts\" width=\"661\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/er.png 661w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/er-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_FusionCharts_The_Best_For_Creating_Candlestick_Charts\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why Is FusionCharts The Best For Creating Candlestick Charts?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-FusionCharts-Best-for-Creating-Candlestick-Charts.jpg\" alt=\"how to read candlestick charts for laptop\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-FusionCharts-Best-for-Creating-Candlestick-Charts.jpg 1280w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-FusionCharts-Best-for-Creating-Candlestick-Charts-300x200.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-FusionCharts-Best-for-Creating-Candlestick-Charts-1024x682.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-FusionCharts-Best-for-Creating-Candlestick-Charts-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A candlestick chart is frequently utilized for applications that call for an examination of equities and commodity prices. You may plot your stock data using the robust and interactive interface of the FusionCharts Suite XT candlestick chart. It provides the following attributes:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Integrated pricing and volume plot with an on\/off switch for the volume plot.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Price charting choices include candlestick, bar, and line charts.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both the hover bar and the tooltip are interactive.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Draw zones and trend lines.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Possibility to display any number of individual trend sets on a chart that may be altered to display technical indicators.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ability to provide the lacking info.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ability to spotlight particular candles.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is an option to draw vertical indicator lines on the x-axis at any position.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know how to read a Candlestick Chart, click here and download FusionCharts to make your CandleStick Chart!<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the Western world created the bar and point-and-figure charts, candlestick charts were created in Japan more than 100 years ago. 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