What Is Wick?
The thin line above or below a candlestick body showing prices rejected during the period. Long wicks signal that buyers or sellers stepped in aggressively at those levels, which traders read as evidence of support or resistance.
Related Terms
- Candlestick A chart element showing the open, high, low and close of a period.
- Support A price zone where buying pressure has repeatedly stopped declines.
- Resistance A price zone where selling pressure has repeatedly capped rallies.
Where You Will Meet This Term
You will run into wick constantly on any futures exchange, from the order panel to the position dashboard. If you are still building your foundation, our guides on leverage, liquidation and risk management connect the vocabulary into an actual trading process, and the full glossary covers every other term you will encounter.