{"id":576,"date":"2010-01-01T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T20:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stockhideout.com\/stock-blog\/?p=576"},"modified":"2016-04-22T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:24:06","slug":"learn-to-trade-stocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/learn\/learn-to-trade-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Trade Stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keeping track of the stock market<\/a> is a great thing to do for your portfolio.\u00a0 Another gift you can give to yourself and your stock portfolio is to be well versed in the basics of reading stock charts.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick overview of our current educational sections.<\/p>\n

Get Started HERE<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Learn the Basics of Trading.<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Candlestick Charts<\/h3>\n

Candlesticks are usually composed of the body (black or white), and an upper and a lower shadow (wick). The wick illustrates the highest and lowest traded prices of a security during the time interval represented. The body illustrates the opening and closing trades. If the security closed higher than it opened, the body is white or unfilled, with the opening price at the bottom of the body and the closing price at the top. If the security closed lower than it opened, the body is black, with the opening price at the top and the closing price at the bottom. A candlestick need not have either a body or a wick.<\/p>\n