noun
candlestick
A chart mark showing opening, closing, highest, and lowest prices over a period.
Each candlestick on the chart summarizes one day's trading prices.
Etymology
Candlestick names a holder for a candle. Financial charts borrow the image of a candle-like body and projecting wick, using those visible parts to represent a period’s prices.
More examples
- The candlestick's wick shows the high and low.
- A long candlestick body indicated a large change between opening and closing.
- She compared several candlesticks without relying on any single pattern.
Forms
candlestick · candlesticks
Similar words
- line-chart point
- Usually represents one value, while a candlestick encodes four prices.