The origins of candlestick charting can be traced to the rice futures markets of 18th-century Japan. A merchant and trader named Honma Munehisa from the town of Sakata is widely credited as the father ...

Aspiring forex traders will generally benefit from developing the ability to interpret and analyze market data. Among the tools and techniques available to currency traders to do this, candlestick ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

If you’ve ever looked at a trading platform and seen a chart filled with rectangles and vertical lines, you’ve already encountered a candlestick chart — even if you didn’t realize it. These colorful ...

The greatest tool technical analysts use to predict the direction of stock price movements is candlestick chart patterns. These charts consist of numerous patterns formed using a cluster or series of ...