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.
Definition of stub. 1  1a : stump 2b : a short piece remaining on a stem or trunk where a branch has been lost. 2  2 : something made or worn to a short or blunt shape; especially : a pen with a short blunt nib. 3  3 : a short blunt part left after a larger part has been broken off or used up a pencil stub. 4  4 : something cut short or stunted.