Candlestick charts explained
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Descending hawk is a bearish reversal pattern, which forms in an uptrend. On the first day a long white candle evolves in the direction of the trend. On the second day, again a white body appears. The body of the first day candle completely engulfs the second candle. Shadows are…
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Bearish mat hold is a complex and rare bearish pattern that forms in a downtrend. It consists of five candlesticks. The first one is a long black candle, which is followed by three small bodied ones. These three candlesticks climb higher and higher but remain below the high of the…
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Hanging man is the name of a bearish trend reversal pattern, which forms at the top of an uptrend. The Japanese gave this name because it looks like a head with the feet dangling down. It is a single candlestick pattern that has a long lower shadow and a small…
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The bearish deliberation pattern is formed by two long white candlesticks that are followed by a small white candle. The market is in an uptrend. The second day has a higher close than the first day. On the third day typically a short white candle, a spinning top or a…
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The bearish engulfing candlestick pattern is considered to be a bearish reversal pattern. It forms usually at the top of an uptrend. It consists of two candlesticks: the first is white and the second black. The size of the white one is not that important, but should not be a…
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This five candle pattern develops in a continuous uptrend. The first three days of the ladder top pattern are three long white candlesticks. This section of the formation corresponds the three white soldiers candlestick pattern. The fourth day has a higher closing price. The long lower shadow shows that the…
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The dark cloud cover pattern consists of two candlesticks; the first is white and the second black. Both candlesticks should have large bodies and the shadows are usually small or don’t exist. The black candlestick must open above the previous close and close below the midpoint of the white candlestick’s…
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The black opening marubozu is a single candlestick pattern with a long black body, a lower shadow and the lack of upper shadow. The day opens and prices go below the opening price. Prices continue to move down all day thus forming the long black body. The closing price is…
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The bearish breakaway pattern consists of five candles. It is a reversal formation that occurs during an uptrend. The first candle in the formation is long and white. The second candle is also long; price opens higher creating a gap. The third candle can be both black and white, but…
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Bearish belt hold is a single bearish reversal pattern, appearing in an uptrend. In this pattern, the day opens at its high level, but then price falls and closes near its low, not necessarily at the lows of the day. The candle is a black opening marubozu. It has very…