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Stock Price — Candlestick Chart Example

Each candle packs four numbers — open, high, low and close — into one mark, so a whole period of price action reads at a glance.

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1841861881901921942024-03-04 — O 186.2 H 188.9 L 185.4 C 188.12024-03-042024-03-05 — O 188 H 189.4 L 184.2 C 184.92024-03-052024-03-06 — O 185.1 H 187.6 L 184.8 C 186.92024-03-062024-03-07 — O 187.2 H 191.3 L 186.8 C 190.72024-03-072024-03-08 — O 190.9 H 192.4 L 188.1 C 188.62024-03-082024-03-11 — O 188.4 H 189.2 L 183.9 C 184.42024-03-112024-03-12 — O 184.8 H 187.1 L 184.1 C 186.52024-03-122024-03-13 — O 186.6 H 190.8 L 186.2 C 190.22024-03-132024-03-14 — O 190.4 H 193.7 L 189.6 C 193.12024-03-142024-03-15 — O 192.8 H 194.1 L 190.3 C 191.42024-03-15
Candlestick chart of Open, High, Low, Close by Date — 10 data points.
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What this example shows

  • March 5 and March 11 both show a long upper wick with a red body — buyers pushed up and then lost the level.
  • The two-day run into March 14 has short wicks and tall bodies, the signature of decisive directional trading.
  • Overall range stays within about 10 points, so this is a consolidating stretch rather than a trend.

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Date,Open,High,Low,Close
2024-03-04,186.2,188.9,185.4,188.1
2024-03-05,188.0,189.4,184.2,184.9
2024-03-06,185.1,187.6,184.8,186.9
2024-03-07,187.2,191.3,186.8,190.7
2024-03-08,190.9,192.4,188.1,188.6
2024-03-11,188.4,189.2,183.9,184.4
2024-03-12,184.8,187.1,184.1,186.5
2024-03-13,186.6,190.8,186.2,190.2
2024-03-14,190.4,193.7,189.6,193.1
2024-03-15,192.8,194.1,190.3,191.4

Illustrative OHLC values shaped like real daily equity price action. Not real market data.

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