
Chart Types Explained: Candles, Heikin Ashi, Renko and Line Break
Candlestick, hollow candle, OHLC bar, line, Heikin Ashi, Renko and line break charts compared: how each is built, what it is good at, what it hides, and when a beginner should use it.
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Candlestick, hollow candle, OHLC bar, line, Heikin Ashi, Renko and line break charts compared: how each is built, what it is good at, what it hides, and when a beginner should use it.

What a moving average is, how a simple (SMA) and exponential (EMA) moving average differ, how to pick a length, what golden and death crosses are, and why crossovers fail in sideways markets.

A plain-language guide to RSI and MACD: how each is calculated in principle, how to read overbought, oversold, crossovers and divergence, and the market conditions where both give bad signals.

What support and resistance are, why they work, how to draw them as zones, what happens when they break, and the mistakes beginners make. Worked examples with simple round numbers.

Learn to read candlestick charts step by step: open, high, low and close, bodies and wicks, timeframes, candles in groups, volume, and the mistakes beginners make. With free charts to practise on.

Moving averages smooth price into a trend line. Learn SMA vs EMA, common periods like the 50 and 200-day, and how crossovers signal trend changes.

Fundamental analysis asks what to buy; technical analysis asks when. Learn how each works, their pros and cons, and how traders combine both.

Learn how to read stock charts step by step: price and time axes, candlesticks, timeframes, volume, trend, and support & resistance — with clear diagrams.

A beginner’s guide to the three most popular technical indicators — moving averages, RSI and MACD. Learn what each measures and how to use them.

Support and resistance are the most useful levels on any chart. Learn how to spot them, why they form, and how to trade bounces and breakouts with confidence.

Learn to read candlestick charts: what a candle shows, plus 8 essential bullish and bearish patterns — doji, hammer, engulfing and more — with clear examples.