Compared to traditional bar charts: Many traders consider candlestick charts more complete, visually appealing and easier to interpret. Each of the candlesticks provides a view into the stocks movement and price. With candlestick charting a trader can see immediately what has happened and compare the open and close as well as the high and low of the trade.

For more information about candlestick charts: See our Candlestick Chart Patterns section.

Day-Trading Tips — A formula that works with any Stock: A stock trading formula to determine the shortest support and resistance.

Level II Type Stock Quotes, Stock Charts and Most Active Stocks For — NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX and OTCBB Stocks: Level II Quotes features stock prices and stock quotes. pre-market, regular stock trading hours and after hours from 8 am until 5 pm ET. View the top market maker or ECN on the BID and the ASK side of the stock trade, watch volume and size of the stock market orders.

Most Active Stocks: Features most active stocks, stock market most active stocks gainers and losers in the market, find penny stock OTCBB stocks. To view a watch list, get stock quotes and live stock charts for NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX and OTCBB stocks see our Penny Stocks section.

More Info: Remember a sudden volume increase, stock market momentum or change, usually indicates buyers coming in or short sellers covering their trades driving the stock price up, also it could be Stock Market News related or insider buying or selling, check Expected Earnings Reports or SEC Filings. For day traders, keep your stop losses tight, you can always move your stops as the stock market allows and remember never go against the overall stock market trend when trading stocks. Also track and analyze your stocks using the Stock Charts . keep a close eye on the stock market volume coming in near the end of the day, this will give you some insight going into the after hours session and could be a stock market indicator as to a possible higher or lower open.

Markets: Keep a close eye on the Futures Trading Markets and the gold futures market and oil futures market, check the Forex Trading markets for GOLD Dollar Rates, XAG/USD — SILVER Dollar Rates or EUR/USD — Euro Fx / U.S. Dollar and more.

Day-Trading Tips: For a formula that works with any stock, see our How to use Level II Quotes for Day Trading section, for a stock trading formula to determine stock support and resistance, this gives you some insight going forward in the next stock trading day and the stock market open price.

Note: The stock quotes provided here does not necessarily represent the top BID and ASK, Sell or Buy price Size or BUY and SELL orders in the marketplace.