Glossary/ Charts
Charts
Wick
The thin line beyond a candle body, marking a price that was reached and not held. Also called a shadow.
Where this comes up
Lessons that use the term in context, which is usually more useful than the definition on its own.
- Support and resistance, defined properly — Where levels come from, and why most people draw them wrong.
- Volume behind the move — Participation, read underneath price.
- The failed breakout — Closes, not wicks — and the difference between a poke and a break.
- Moving averages without the myth — What an average can and cannot tell you about a trend.
Nearby terms
Candle · Compression · Flip · Gap · Level · Moving average