A candle summarises one period with four prices: open, high, low and close (OHLC). The body spans open to close; the wicks (shadows) reach the high and low.
How traders use it: The candle's timeframe matters: a daily candle summarises a day, and a pattern on one timeframe can look different on another.
Common mistake: Forgetting that one candle hides the path inside it. A long wick could have formed at any point in the period.
Related: Candle body · Wick (shadow) · Close significance
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