🕯️ Where the chart starts

Japanese candlesticks are the most popular way to display price. Each candle represents a specific time frame: minute, hour, day — it depends on the selected timeframe.

A candlestick has four key points: opening price, closing price, high, and low for the period. The body of the candlestick is the range between the open and close. The wicks (shadows) are the paths to the high and low.

🎨 Color indicates the result

A green (or white) candle — closing above the open; the buyers won the period. A red (or black) — closing below the open; the sellers took control.

But color is the outcome, not a prediction. One candle means almost nothing without the surrounding candles.

🔍 What a beginner should look for

A long body — strong movement in one direction. A small body with long wicks — uncertainty, a struggle without a clear winner. A long lower wick shows that the price was pushed down, but was bought back; a long upper wick — the opposite.

The main mistake a beginner makes is learning the names of dozens of patterns and trying to guess the future from them. It’s far more useful to understand the underlying logic: where the pressure was and who is stronger for now.

🧭 How to practice without risk

Open $BTC on a 4-hour or daily chart and simply describe out loud what you see: the body, the wicks, and the context around it. Do this for a week with not a single trade. That way, your eye gets used to the market, and a red candle stops scaring you.

Candles are a language, not a crystal ball. They tell you what already happened and only hint at the mood.

⚠️ Not financial advice, do your own research (DYOR). This is educational material, not a signal or a call to trade. Make decisions yourself and only with money you’re willing to lose.

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