Candlestick
In technical analysis, a candlestick is a graphical representation of price movements for a specific time period on a price chart. Candlestick charts are widely used by traders and analysts to visually interpret and analyze the price action of financial instruments. A candlestick is composed of four main components: Body, Upper Wick, Lower Wick, Range
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- Volume
- Uptrend
- Support
- Risk-Reward Ratio
- Reversal
- Retracement
- Resistance
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Price Action
- Position Sizing
- Overbought
- Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
- Oversold
- On Balance Volume (OBV)
- Trendline
- Volume
- Uptrend
- Support
- Risk-Reward Ratio
- Reversal
- Retracement
- Resistance
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Price Action
- Position Sizing
- Overbought
- Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
- Oversold
- On Balance Volume (OBV)
- Trendline
- Mean Reversion
- Moving Average (MA)
- Inverse Heads & Shoulders
- Heads & Shoulders
- Flag
- Drawdown
- Downtrend
- Double Top
- Double Bottom
- Distribution
- Descending Triangle
- Cup & Handle
- Consolidation
- Breakout
- Breakdown
- Bollinger Bands
- Bearish Divergence
- Bullish Divergence
- Backtesting
- Ascending Triangle
- Accumulation
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- Rho
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- Premium
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- Open Interest
- Long Put
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- Intrinsic Value
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- Implied volatility
- Bull Put Spread
- Gamma
- Expiration date
- Exercise
- European Option
- Delta
- Covered Put
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- Call Option
- Bear Put Spread
- Bear Call Spread
- American Option
- Safe-Haven Currencies
- Lot
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- Liquidity
- Pip
- Commodity Currencies
- Short Put
- Carry Trade
- Vega
- Underlying
- Time Value
- Time Decay
- Theta
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- Strike Price
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- Correlation coefficient
- Conflict theory
- Central limit theorem
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