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Module 1 – Lesson 15 – Introduction to Japanese Candlesticks


                                                                 In  a  bullish  candle,  the  distance  between  the
                                                                 closing  and  highest  price  of  the  candlestick  is
                                                                 called  the  upper  wick,  also  called  as  upper
                                                                 shadow. The distance between the opening and
                                                                 lowest price of the candlestick is referred to as
                                                                 the lower wick, also called as lower shadow.

















                                                                     In a bearish candle, the distance between the
                                                                     opening and highest price of the candlestick
                                                                     is called the upper wick, while the distance
                                                                     between  the  closing  and  lowest  price  is
                                                                     called the lower wick.



















                                                                          the a-z of japanese candlesticks is
                                                       a separate module which will be discussed in great length
                                                                              in the advanced section course.

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