Trading School · Lesson 5
Reading a value chart
The wiggly line tells a true story.
Every Douglas here has a value chart. Each dot on it is one REAL sold trade — the line just connects them in time order.
Buyer Why is the line so wiggly?
Because different trades finish at different prices! One collector paid $18, another paid $24 a month later. Wiggles are normal — they are just history, drawn.
The line starts at the FIRST recorded sold price and ends at the LATEST one. If the end is higher than the start, the value climbed. Lower — it fell. That is all a "mover" is.
One more secret: a chart with only two dots is a very short story. The more real trades a chart holds, the more we can trust its shape.
Open any plush and read its chart
Quick quiz
Tap an answer — you’ll see right away how you did. Nothing is recorded; it’s just for you.
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