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.

From Tokyo rice markets to Wall Street trading floors, candlestick patterns have stood the test of time. Now, in the ...

Technical analysis—an analysis of historical price action and chart patterns—is one of the main methods to predict price direction. Candlestick analysis, a part of technical analysis ...