What's a Candlesticks Chart in Gold Trading?
Types of Charts in XAUUSD Trading
There are 3 types of charts used in Gold: Line charts, bar charts & candlesticks charts.
Candle Sticks Charts - the candlesticks charts use the same xauusd price data as that of bar charts (open, high, low, and close). However, they in a much more easily identifiable way which looks like a candle with wicks on both ends.
How to Read XAUUSD Candlestick Charts
The rectangle part is known as the body.
The high & low are described as shadows & plotted as poking lines.

How to Read Gold Candlestick Charts - What is a Candlesticks Chart in Gold Trading?
The color of the xauusd trading candlestick is either blue or red
- (Blue or Green Color candlestick) - Gold Prices moved up
- (Red Color candle) - Gold Prices moved down
Most trading platforms like the MetaTrader 4 Gold Trading Platform , use colors to mark the direction. Colors used are blue or green: - green candle-stick when price moves up, red candle stick when price moves down.
