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Market BasicsCandlestick
A bar showing open, high, low, close for a time period.
Each candlestick represents price action over one period (1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 1d). The body shows open-to-close range. Wicks show the high and low. Green = close above open (bullish). Red = close below open (bearish).
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Open, High, Low, Close, Volume — the 5 data points per candle.
Timeframe
The duration each candlestick represents.
Volume
The number of shares traded in a given period.
Relative Volume (RVOL)
Today's volume compared to the 20-day average.
Spread
The difference between the bid (buy) and ask (sell) price.
Slippage
The difference between your expected price and the actual fill.