About Day Trading: Understanding Bars and Candlesticks
| from Adam Milton This week's day trading newsletter provides some basic information for new day traders, including: - an explanation of the individual bars within a complete bar chart, - an explanation of the individual candlesticks within a complete candlestick chart, - and the weekly economic calendar with volatility expectations.
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In the Spotlight |
Bars and Bar Charts Bar charts are one of the most popular graphical charts. Bar charts provide a variety of information about the current market prices, and they are easy to read and understand. Bar charts are used by short and long term traders alike, and are used by many different trading systems. Understanding how to read a single bar within a bar chart is essential to understanding how the bars within a bar chart interact with each other to provide a complete picture of the underlying market ... read the full article | | Candlesticks and Candlestick Charts Candlestick charts are one of the most popular graphical charts. Candlestick charts provide a variety of information about the current market prices, and they are relatively easy to read and understand. Candlestick charts are used by short and long term traders alike, and are used by many different trading systems. Understanding how to read a single candlestick within a candlestick chart is essential to understanding how the candlesticks within a candlestick chart interact with each other to provide a complete picture of the underlying market ... read the full article | Economic Calendar with Volatility There are holidays in the US and the UK this week, but there are still a few news releases from each region (US, Europe, and Asia). The US has several high volatility news releases, but Europe and Asia only have one or two high volatility news releases, so market volatility will probably vary depending upon the region ... view the full calendar | Sponsored Links | | | | Advertisement
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