Candlestick Charts Explained

Explaining candlestick charts http://www.financial-spread-betting.com/course/candlestick-charts.html Bar charts are very popular in Europe but candlesticks are rapidly gaining in popularity. The candlestick emphasises the open and close. If the close of the session is lower than the open the body of the candle will be coloured in. If close is higher than the open the body of the candle is blank