How candlestick charts work
Read price action: open, close, high, low, and green vs red candles.
Beginner 3 min readUpdated 5/27/2026
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A candlestick shows the price action for a time period (e.g. 1 hour).
- The body spans the open and close prices.
- The wicks show the high and low.
- A green candle means price closed higher than it opened; red means it closed lower.
Patterns of candles can hint at momentum, but no pattern predicts the future. Use charts as one input, never as a guarantee.
This article is educational and is not financial advice. Crypto is volatile and trading involves risk.