{"id":120,"date":"2026-08-14T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austockmarket.com\/universe\/?p=120"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:51:35","slug":"lesson-6-the-four-key-price-data-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austockmarket.com\/universe\/lesson-6-the-four-key-price-data-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 6 &#8211; The Four Key Price Data Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.au-ta6{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background:#F5F8FC;color:#17233C;max-width:900px;margin:20px auto;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 6px 25px rgba(6,43,114,.08)}\r\n.au-ta6 *{box-sizing:border-box}\r\n.au-ta6-head{background:#062B72;color:#fff;padding:25px 22px}\r\n.au-ta6-kicker{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:#39E600;letter-spacing:1px}\r\n.au-ta6-head h2{margin:7px 0 5px;font-size:27px;color:#fff}\r\n.au-ta6-head p{margin:0;color:#DCE4EF}\r\n.au-ta6-progress{height:6px;background:#DCE4EF}\r\n.au-ta6-bar{height:6px;background:#25D900;width:6.25%;transition:.3s}\r\n.au-ta6-body{padding:24px}\r\n.au-ta6-frame{display:none;min-height:430px}\r\n.au-ta6-frame.active{display:block;animation:auFade .35s ease}\r\n@keyframes auFade{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(8px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}\r\n.au-ta6-num{display:inline-block;background:#062B72;color:#fff;border-radius:20px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}\r\n.au-ta6 h3{font-size:25px;color:#062B72;margin:15px 0 10px}\r\n.au-ta6 p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}\r\n.au-ta6-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin:18px 0}\r\n.au-ta6-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:14px;margin-top:20px}\r\n.au-ta6-box{background:#fff;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:12px;padding:18px;text-align:center}\r\n.au-ta6-box strong{display:block;font-size:25px;color:#062B72;margin-bottom:6px}\r\n.au-ta6-green{color:#25D900!important}\r\n.au-ta6-chart{background:#fff;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:14px;padding:12px;margin:18px 0}\r\n.au-ta6-chart svg{width:100%;height:auto}\r\n.au-ta6-pill{display:inline-block;background:#F5F8FC;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:25px;padding:9px 14px;margin:5px;font-weight:700}\r\n.au-ta6-callout{border-left:5px solid #25D900;background:#fff;padding:16px 18px;border-radius:10px;margin:18px 0}\r\n.au-ta6-q{font-weight:700;color:#062B72;font-size:18px}\r\n.au-ta6-option{display:block;width:100%;text-align:left;background:#fff;border:1px solid #DCE4EF;border-radius:10px;padding:13px;margin:9px 0;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px;color:#17233C}\r\n.au-ta6-option:hover{border-color:#25D900}\r\n.au-ta6-option.correct{background:#25D900;border-color:#25D900;color:#041D4D}\r\n.au-ta6-option.wrong{border-color:#062B72}\r\n.au-ta6-answer{display:none;margin-top:10px;font-weight:700}\r\n.au-ta6-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;border-top:1px solid #DCE4EF;padding-top:18px}\r\n.au-ta6-btn{border:0;border-radius:9px;padding:12px 20px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px}\r\n.au-ta6-prev{background:#fff;border:1px solid #062B72;color:#062B72}\r\n.au-ta6-next{background:#25D900;color:#041D4D}\r\n.au-ta6-count{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#062B72}\r\n.au-ta6-complete{background:#041D4D;color:#fff;border-radius:16px;padding:35px;text-align:center}\r\n.au-ta6-complete h3{color:#fff}\r\n.au-ta6-xp{font-size:26px;color:#39E600;font-weight:800;margin:15px}\r\n@media(max-width:600px){\r\n.au-ta6{margin:10px;border-radius:14px}\r\n.au-ta6-head h2{font-size:23px}\r\n.au-ta6-body{padding:16px}\r\n.au-ta6-frame{min-height:460px}\r\n.au-ta6-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\r\n.au-ta6 h3{font-size:22px}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"au-ta6\" id=\"auTA6\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"au-ta6-head\">\r\n    <div class=\"au-ta6-kicker\">AU STOCK MARKET \u2022 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS ACADEMY<\/div>\r\n    <h2>Lesson 6 \u2014 The Four Key Price Data Points<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Learn Open, High, Low and Close \u2014 the foundation of every price chart.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"au-ta6-progress\"><div class=\"au-ta6-bar\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"au-ta6-body\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- 1 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame active\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">01 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>Every Trading Day Tells a Story<\/h3>\r\n      <p>A share's price changes throughout the trading day. To describe that movement, charts use four important price points.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>OPEN<\/strong>Where trading starts<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>HIGH<\/strong>Highest price<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>LOW<\/strong>Lowest price<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>CLOSE<\/strong>Where trading finishes<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 2 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">02 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>Meet OHLC<\/h3>\r\n      <p>OHLC stands for <strong>Open, High, Low and Close<\/strong>. These four numbers summarise what happened to a share during a particular period.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\" style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n        <span class=\"au-ta6-pill\">O = Open<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"au-ta6-pill\">H = High<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"au-ta6-pill\">L = Low<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"au-ta6-pill\">C = Close<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 3 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">03 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>1. Open Price<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The <strong>Open<\/strong> is the price at which a share begins trading for the selected period.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-callout\">\r\n        <strong>Example:<\/strong> If a share starts the trading day at $10.00, its Open is $10.00.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>On a daily chart, each candle has one daily Open. On a weekly chart, the Open represents the first trading price of that week.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 4 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">04 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>2. High Price<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The <strong>High<\/strong> is the highest price reached during the selected period.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\" style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n        <div style=\"font-size:42px;font-weight:800;color:#25D900\">$12.40<\/div>\r\n        <div>Highest price reached today<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>The High tells us how far buyers were able to push the price during that period.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 5 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">05 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>3. Low Price<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The <strong>Low<\/strong> is the lowest price reached during the selected period.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\" style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n        <div style=\"font-size:42px;font-weight:800;color:#062B72\">$9.60<\/div>\r\n        <div>Lowest price reached today<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>The Low shows how far sellers were able to push the price down.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 6 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">06 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>4. Close Price<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The <strong>Close<\/strong> is the final recorded trading price for the selected period.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-callout\">\r\n        <strong>Why is it important?<\/strong><br>\r\n        Traders often pay close attention to where the market finishes because the Close helps define the candle and is widely used by technical indicators.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 7 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">07 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>Put the Four Numbers Together<\/h3>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-grid\">\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Open<\/strong>$10.00<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>High<\/strong>$12.40<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Low<\/strong>$9.60<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Close<\/strong>$11.80<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>These four numbers tell us the basic price story for the period.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 8 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">08 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>From Numbers to a Candlestick<\/h3>\r\n      <p>A candlestick converts the four OHLC values into a visual picture.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-chart\">\r\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 600 300\">\r\n          <line x1=\"300\" y1=\"35\" x2=\"300\" y2=\"265\" stroke=\"#062B72\" stroke-width=\"4\"\/>\r\n          <rect x=\"245\" y=\"85\" width=\"110\" height=\"130\" rx=\"5\" fill=\"#25D900\"\/>\r\n          <text x=\"370\" y=\"92\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">HIGH<\/text>\r\n          <text x=\"370\" y=\"145\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">CLOSE<\/text>\r\n          <text x=\"370\" y=\"205\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">OPEN<\/text>\r\n          <text x=\"370\" y=\"265\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">LOW<\/text>\r\n        <\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 9 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">09 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>The Candle Body<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The body shows the distance between the <strong>Open and Close<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\">\r\n          <strong class=\"au-ta6-green\">Close Higher<\/strong>\r\n          Bullish candle\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\">\r\n          <strong>Close Lower<\/strong>\r\n          Bearish candle\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>The bigger the body, the larger the difference between the Open and Close.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 10 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">10 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>The Wicks Show the Range<\/h3>\r\n      <p>The lines above and below the candle body show where price travelled beyond the Open and Close.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-chart\">\r\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 600 300\">\r\n          <line x1=\"300\" y1=\"30\" x2=\"300\" y2=\"270\" stroke=\"#062B72\" stroke-width=\"5\"\/>\r\n          <rect x=\"245\" y=\"90\" width=\"110\" height=\"120\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#25D900\"\/>\r\n          <text x=\"380\" y=\"55\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">Upper Wick<\/text>\r\n          <text x=\"380\" y=\"155\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">Body<\/text>\r\n          <text x=\"380\" y=\"255\" fill=\"#17233C\" font-size=\"18\" font-weight=\"bold\">Lower Wick<\/text>\r\n        <\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 11 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">11 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>What Does a Long Upper Wick Tell You?<\/h3>\r\n      <p>A long upper wick means price travelled higher but finished well below that high.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-callout\">\r\n        It can show that sellers became active at higher prices. It is not automatically a sell signal \u2014 context matters.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 12 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">12 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>What Does a Long Lower Wick Tell You?<\/h3>\r\n      <p>A long lower wick means price travelled lower but recovered before the period finished.<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-callout\">\r\n        It can show buying interest at lower prices. Again, traders should look at the surrounding chart rather than relying on one candle.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 13 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">13 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>Why OHLC Matters<\/h3>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Trend<\/strong>Understand direction<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Range<\/strong>Measure movement<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Momentum<\/strong>Study price strength<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Patterns<\/strong>Identify formations<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 14 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">14 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australian Market Example<\/h3>\r\n      <p>Imagine an ASX-listed share has the following daily data:<\/p>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"au-ta6-grid\">\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Open<\/strong>$25.00<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>High<\/strong>$26.80<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Low<\/strong>$24.60<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"au-ta6-box\"><strong>Close<\/strong>$26.20<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p>The share finished above its Open, so the period produced a bullish candle.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 15 -->\r\n    <section class=\"au-ta6-frame\">\r\n      <span class=\"au-ta6-num\">15 \/ 16<\/span>\r\n      <h3>\ud83e\udde0 Chart Detective<\/h3>\r\n      <div class=\"au-ta6-card\">\r\n        <p class=\"au-ta6-q\">A share opens at $8.00, reaches $9.50, falls to $7.60 and closes at $9.20. 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These four numbers describe how a share moved during a specific period and form the foundation of candlestick charts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this lesson, Australian learners will discover what each price point means, how the four values create a candlestick, and why traders use them to understand market behaviour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Learning Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Open:<\/strong> The price at which the selected trading period begins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High:<\/strong> The highest price reached during that period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low:<\/strong> The lowest price reached during that period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close:<\/strong> The final recorded price for that period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OHLC:<\/strong> The four data points used to describe price movement.<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between Open and Close helps determine whether a candle is bullish or bearish.<\/li>\n<li>The distance between the High and Low shows the overall price range.<\/li>\n<li>Wicks show where price moved beyond the candle body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Australian Example:<\/strong><br \/>\nImagine an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austockmarket.com\/\">ASX-listed share<\/a> opens at <strong>$25.00<\/strong>, reaches a high of <strong>$26.80<\/strong>, falls to a low of <strong>$24.60<\/strong>, and finishes at <strong>$26.20<\/strong>. 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