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Glosario de trading

Candlestick

Technical Analysis

Qué significa

A bar that shows the open, high, low, and close price for a period. The body is colored (green/red) by whether close was above or below open.

Ejemplo

A green 1-hour candle with open $100, close $105, low $99, high $106 has a $5 green body and thin wicks above and below -- price rose over the hour.

Error común de principiantes

Beginners read one candle in isolation and call it a signal. A single candle means almost nothing; what matters is where it forms relative to the surrounding context.

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