<p>I figured it out. It’s the first (open) or last (close) price traded, which can be buy or sell.</p>

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<p>This sounds like an easy question but I googled for hours and could not find any info on this.</p>
<p>What is the value used for the open of a candlestick ? Was that value a market sell or a market buy ?
Vice versa what value is used for the close ? Is it the last market sell or market buy ?</p>
<p>I have a data set with market orders and I am trying to create candlesticks out of that data.</p>

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What are the values used for candlesticks
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# What are the values used for candlesticks

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-09)

This sounds like an easy question but I googled for hours and could not find any info on this.

What is the value used for the open of a candlestick ? Was that value a market sell or a market buy ?
Vice versa what value is used for the close ? Is it the last market sell or market buy ?

I have a data set with market orders and I am trying to create candlesticks out of that data.

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### Answer by username_0 on 2021-09-09. Score: 1

I figured it out. It’s the first (open) or last (close) price traded, which can be buy or sell.


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