There are three types of Charts - Line, Bar, and Candlestick. The focus of this site will be on Candlesticks.  They have become the most popular because of their ease of use. So without further ado let's get started.

This is an example of a Line Chart.  The most basic type of chart.  It is created by connecting past prices together with a line. 

This is an example of a  Bar Chart.  Bar Charts represent one period of time i.e.  a day, week, or month.

 Highest price reached during the time frame that the Bar represents.  

Closing Price is the last price.




Opening Price is the first price.

The lowest price represents the low point reached during the time frame.


The single vertical bar represents the time period, may be daily, weekly, or monthly time period.

Candlesticks have become the most popular because of its ease of use. 

When the candle is green and higher in relation to other candles, it means buyers are very bullish (going up).  The opposite is true for a red candle.