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He lives and is cared for on the grounds of Plantation House,...</span> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a class="d-flex p-10" href="https://www.britannica.com/money/heikin-ashi-candlestick-chart"> <div class="new-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/19/270319-004-3D97172A/Heikin-Ashi-candlesticks-vs-standard-candlestick-charts.jpg?w=200&h=200&c=crop" alt="An illustration compares standard candlesticks with heikin-ashi." /> </div> <div class="w-100"> <span class="new-article-title d-block">Heikin-ashi candles: Making market trends easier to spot</span> <span class="new-article-description d-block">Heikin-ashi, roughly meaning “average bar” in Japanese, represents a modified version of traditional candlestick price charts. While standard candlesticks show raw price movements, heikin-ashi candles use averages to smooth out price action, making trends easier to spot and follow. 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According to experts, animals possess an extraordinary ability to detect subtle shifts in their environment, from fluctuations in atmospheric pressure to seasonal and...</span> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a class="d-flex p-10" href="https://www.britannica.com/money/advance-decline-line"> <div class="new-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/84/269484-004-B544BE03/Advance-Decline-Line-Photo-illustration-image-Tug-of-war.jpg?w=200&h=200&c=crop" alt="Stylized illustration of the hands of two people, one on the left and one on the right, engaged in a tug-of-war, pulling on opposite ends of a rope, symbolizing the push and pull of market forces." /> </div> <div class="w-100"> <span class="new-article-title d-block">Beyond the benchmarks: How the advance/decline line offers deeper insights </span> <span class="new-article-description d-block">Imagine for a minute that every trading day in the stock market is an election that offers investors one of two choices when they step into the voting booth: “I’m with the bull” (buy) or “I’m with the bear” (sell). 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