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How to read candlestick charts: a beginner's visual guide by EarnGuide By Muhammad Irfan · EarnGuide · Updated October 1, 2026 · 17 min read Open any trading app and the first thing you see is a screen full of red and green bars. Those are candlesticks , and they are the most widely used way to read price in stocks, forex, gold and crypto. Most beginners stare at them without knowing what a single candle is telling them. This guide fixes that. By the end you will be able to read any candle, spot the key patterns, and avoid the mistakes that cost beginners money. Quick summary: Each candle shows four prices (open, high, low, close) for one time period. The body shows who won (buyers or sellers), and the wicks show how far price was rejected. A single candle means little on its own. Read candles together with trend, support/resistance and volume. In this guide What is a candlestick chart? Anatomy of one candle Bullish vs bearish candles What body and wick size tel...