A candlestick depicts the battle between Bulls (buyers) and Bears (sellers) over a given period of time. 1  An analogy to this battle can be made between two football teams, which we can also call the Bulls and the Bears.
1. check stub-the part of a check that is retained as a record. counterfoil, stub. record-anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques.
A part of a check that is kept for record keeping purposes. For example, the stub is the part of a payroll check that includes information about the current paycheck as well as payments to date. The check stub can also be a carbon copy of a check that is made when the original check is written.