← Back to Learn Investing

How to Read a Basic Stock Chart

The Stock Market for Beginners • Beginner Investing • 6 min

A stock chart shows price over time. Price is on the vertical axis, time on the horizontal. You’ll see a line or marks connecting each period’s price. The simplest type is a line chart, which only plots the closing price for each day. A candlestick chart is more detailed. It displays four prices for every time period: Open (the price at the start), High (the highest price), Low (the lowest price), and Close (the…

3 of 3 free lessons used

Create a free account to keep reading

You have read your 3 free lessons. Making an account is free and gives you 3 more straight away - plus your progress, streak and quiz scores saved as you go.

Learning through your school? Join your class - school students get everything, at no personal cost.