Candlestick Bodies vs. Wicks: How to Read Price Action

Summary

Hollow Point Trading shares an educational animation explaining how a candle body connects the open and close, while wicks mark the highest and lowest prices beyond the body. It clarifies that a long wick shows a price excursion that did not hold through the close, but does not identify who traded or predict what comes next.

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Candlestick Bodies vs. Wicks: How to Read Price Action
The body connects the open and close; the wicks extend to the highest and lowest prices beyond the body. A long wick shows an excursion that did not hold through the close. It does not prove who traded or what happens next.

Original Hollow Point Trading animation using an illustrative price sequence and HPT narration.

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