Reading a Stock Quote
Decode every number on a stock’s page so nothing on the screen is a mystery.
Lessons
- LTP, Open, High, Low & CloseThe five prices that summarise a stock’s day, and what each one tells you.
- Volume & TurnoverHow many shares traded and how much money changed hands — the market’s conviction meter.
- Market CapitalisationThe single number that tells you how big a company really is — and why price alone lies.
- 52-Week High & LowThe yearly range that frames whether a stock is near euphoria or despair.
- Circuit Limits & Trading HaltsThe guardrails that stop a stock from moving too far too fast in a single day.
- Market Depth (Order Book)The five buyers and five sellers waiting in line — and what their sizes hint at.