Candlestick charts explained
Posted in Bearish reversals
Explaining the bearish kicking candlestick Bearish kicking is a two-candle reversal pattern. There are some criteria to identify this candlestick pattern. The first formation is a white candlestick, a marubozu. It is followed by a black candlestick, a black marubozu, which opens gapping lower than the previous day’s low. The decline…
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In the bullish mat hold pattern the first candle is a long white candle, followed by three days in a slight downtrend. The fifth day then continues the first day’s growth, reaching a higher closing price than that of the first day. This pattern shows that the stock will continue…
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Reading the three black crows pattern The three black crows pattern is a bearish reversal pattern that consists of three bearish candlesticks that are sinister and dark in color, this is reflected in the name. Crows are often referred to as mark of omen or something bad. So the three…
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What is an evening doji star? A three-day bearish reversal pattern that is similar to the evening star. The uptrend continues with a large white body. The next day opens higher, trades in a small range, then it closes at its open (doji). The doji shows the uncertainty on the…
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Explaining bearish abandoned baby This chart pattern equals to the bullish abandoned baby in all parameters, but has an opposite meaning. The bearish abandoned baby occurs at the end of increasing trends. Following a long white candlestick, the rate usually opens with a gap and a doji appears. On the…
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Explaining bullish abandoned baby The bullish abandoned baby occurs at the end of descending trends. Following a long black candlestick, the rate usually opens with a gap and a doji appears. On the third day the rate starts with a gap again. Due to the constant upheaval during the day…