OHLC

Open, high, low and close — the four prices every candlestick encodes for its period.

The open and close set the body; the high and low set the extremes of the wicks. Together they describe where a period started, how far it travelled in each direction, and where it settled.

Taught in

Reading Your First CandleCandle Anatomy

Body, wicks, and color — the raw material of every chart you'll ever read.

Also covered in that lesson

BodyThe thick rectangular part of a candlestick, spanning the distance between the open and the close.WickThe thin line above or below a candle body, marking the high and low that price reached but did not close at.Bullish candleA candle that closes above where it opened — buyers finished the period in control.Bearish candleA candle that closes below where it opened — sellers finished the period in control.

Related terms

Body Wick