What’s the difference between normal and hollow candles on a stock price chart

On most platforms, **“normal” (solid) candles** and **hollow candles** both show the *same price data* (open, high, low, close), but the **fill style tells you how the close compares to the open**. ### Standard (solid) candlesticks Each candle shows: - **Body** (thick part): - Top of body = **open** or **close** (whichever is higher) - Bottom of body = **open** or **close** (whichever is lower) - **Wicks/Shadows** (thin lines): - Top wick = **high** of the period - Bottom wick = **low** of the period Color usually means: - **Green (or white) solid candle**: - **Close > Open** → price went up that period. - **Red (or black) solid candle**: - **Close < Open** → price went down that period. The body is filled with that color (solid). --- ### Hollow candles Hollow candles use **fill vs hollow** to highlight up/down **relative to the open**, and color sometimes adds extra info (like relative to the prior close): - **Hollow body** → **Close > Open** (up bar) - **Filled/solid body** → **Close < Open** (down bar) Depending on the platform: - You might see **hollow green** (up vs open and up vs yesterday), **hollow red** (up vs open but down vs yesterday), etc. - The key idea: - **Hollow = bullish (closed above its own open)** - **Filled = bearish (closed below its own open)** So: - **Normal/solid chart**: you mostly read **color** to see up vs down. - **Hollow candle chart**: you read **fill (hollow vs solid)** to see if the bar was up or down from open, and **color** may tell you more (like vs prior close). If you tell me which platform you’re using (TradingView, Thinkorswim, Webull, etc.), I can explain exactly how *their* hollow candles are coded.