Learn how to read a candlestick chart and spot candlestick patterns that aid in analyzing price direction, previous price movements, and trader sentiments.

Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of Science in Journalism. She has worked in multiple cities covering breaking news, politics, education, and more.

The stock market rarely moves in a straight line. Periods of strong, directional trend are invariably followed by moments of rest, consolidation, and quiet deliberation. For the keen-eyed technical ...