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How to read a price chart
A price chart is just a picture of a price over time. Once you know what the two edges mean, the rest is easy.
Updated Oct 31, 2026
Basahin sa FilipinoWhat do the two edges of a chart mean?
- Across the bottom: time. Older on the left, now on the right.
- Up the side: price. Higher up means a higher price.
Price
$110 | /
$105 | /\ /
$100 | ____/ \/
+-------------------- time
Mon Tue Wed ThuA line going up to the right means the price rose over that time; going down means it fell.
What is the difference between a line chart and candles?
A line chart joins one price per moment (usually the closing price). Candles show four prices for each moment: where it opened, its highest, its lowest and where it closed.
| Chart | Shows | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Line | One price per point | Seeing the overall direction at a glance |
| Candles | Open, high, low and close per point | Seeing how much it swung inside each day |
How do I read one candle?
Here is one day of a coin as a single candle:
| Part | Price | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Open | $100 | The price when the day started |
| High | $112 | The top of the thin line above |
| Low | $96 | The bottom of the thin line below |
| Close | $108 | The price when the day ended |
- Green candle: it closed higher than it opened ($100 → $108, up $8).
- Red candle: it closed lower than it opened.
- The thin lines ("wicks") show how far it went before coming back.
What do the time ranges like 1D or 1Y mean?
They choose how much time the chart covers.
| Range | Covers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | The last day | What happened today |
| 5D | The last 5 days | This week’s moves |
| 1M | The last month | The recent direction |
| 6M | The last 6 months | The bigger trend |
| 1Y | The last year | The big picture |
The same coin can look "up" on 1D and "down" on 1Y. Always check which range you are looking at.
How do I read the chart on Tradeground?
- 1Open Trade and pick a coin. The chart is a line chart.
- 2Tap 1D, 5D, 1M, 6M or 1Y above it to change the range.
- 3Hover over the line (or touch it on a phone) to see the exact price and time of any point.
- 41D and 5D use prices every 5 minutes; 1M and longer use each day’s closing price.
- 5Drag the small bar under the chart to make it taller or shorter.