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Records the final transaction price of the period, exposing the market's settled consensus valuation after all intraday activity.
Closing price is the last traded price of the period. It's the most common reference price for charts and indicators.
Closing price is the last traded price of the period. It's the most common reference price for charts and indicators.
Why closing price matters:
<<a href='/en/blog/pattern-stories/pattern-story-unilever'>ul>Significance in analysis:
- Final verdict: The close represents where buyers and sellers agreed to end the day
- Moving averages: Calculated using closing prices
- Trend determination: Higher closes indicate uptrends; lower closes indicate downtrends
- Gap analysis: Tomorrow's open compared to today's close reveals overnight sentiment
Interpreting closing prices:
- Close near high: Bullish; strong buying into the close
- Close near low: Bearish; selling pressure dominated
- Close at middle: Indecision; balanced buying and selling
- Close vs. open: Determines if the candlestick is bullish or bearish
The closing price is the most widely referenced single price point in financial analysis. It determines daily returns and is the anchor for most technical indicators and charting tools.
How it relates
Closing Price×Shares OutstandingShares outstanding is the total number of shares that exist for this company. It's used to calculate things like market value and earnings per share.=Market CapitalizationMarket capitalization is the total value of all a company's shares at the current share price. It's a quick way to see how big the company is in the stock market.
Forward Annual Dividend RateForward annual dividend rate is the expected total dividend per share over the next year. It shows how much cash per share the company plans to return to shareholders.÷Closing Price=Forward Annual Dividend YieldForward annual dividend yield is the expected dividend over the next year divided by the current share price. It shows the future income return as a percentage of today's price.
Trailing Annual Dividend RateTrailing annual dividend rate is the total dividend per share paid over the last year. It shows what the company actually distributed in the recent past.÷Closing Price=Trailing Annual Dividend YieldTrailing annual dividend yield is last year's dividend divided by the current share price. It shows the recent income return based on today's price.
(Closing Price−Bollinger Lower (20)The lower Bollinger band is the mid line minus a volatility buffer. Price touching it can point to strong downside or possible exhaustion.)÷(Bollinger Upper (20)The upper Bollinger band is the mid line plus a volatility buffer. Price touching it can signal strong upside or possible overextension.−Bollinger Lower (20)The lower Bollinger band is the mid line minus a volatility buffer. Price touching it can point to strong downside or possible exhaustion.)=%B (Bollinger 20)%B shows where price sits between the lower and upper Bollinger bands. 0 means at the lower band, 1 at the upper band.
Where it fits
Closing Price→Market CapitalizationMarket capitalization is the total value of all a company's shares at the current share price. It's a quick way to see how big the company is in the stock market.→Enterprise ValueEnterprise value estimates the total value of the business, including debt and excluding cash. It's often seen as the price a buyer would pay to acquire the whole company.