If you prefer to leave math and graphs in your past with school, being a stock trader probably isn't for you. Stock traders fall into two categories, according to Angelo DeCandia, professor of ...

If you’ve ever looked at a trading platform and seen a chart filled with rectangles and vertical lines, you’ve already encountered a candlestick chart — even if you didn’t realize it. These colorful ...

If you've ever looked at a stock price chart and felt a bit overwhelmed by all the lines, bars, and colors, you're definitely not alone. Learning how to read a chart begins with understanding that ...

Crypto charts display open-high-low-close (OHLC) data. OHLC data helps traders track price movements, analyze volatility and identify trading opportunities. The X-axis represents timeframes, while the ...

You can read Bitcoin candlestick charts with zero experience — here’s how to understand patterns, spot trends, and start making smarter crypto moves. Bitcoin candlesticks are a popular tool among ...

If you look at a chart of a financial instrument and it doesn’t suggest a trend, then perhaps – and most likely – it doesn’t have one. Markets only trend when they are imperfect or at a rate where the ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...