Your First Candlestick Chart

What Is a Chart, Anyway?

Imagine you are watching the price of Bitcoin the way you might watch the temperature outside. Every hour (or every day), the price goes up a little, down a little, or stays about the same. A chart is simply a picture of that movement over time. Each vertical mark on the chart is called a candlestick — or “candle” for short. One candle might represent one hour, four hours, or one full day. You do not need to memorize anything yet. Just know: each candle tells a short story about what buyers and sellers did during that time period.