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Candlestick Patterns
Browse all 10 parts in the Candlestick Patterns series and start from the section you need.
Hammer, Shooting Star, and Doji Candles: Location and Next-Candle Confirmation
Use support and resistance, next-candle confirmation, and invalidation levels to judge reversal potential in hammers, shooting stars, and dojis.
Engulfing Candles: A Bullish Candle That Engulfs the Prior Bar
Rather than treating an engulfing candle as a large-body signal, assess reversal potential by asking whether price reclaimed the prior candle's failed area.
Inside Bars and Doji Candles: Low-Volatility Compression Zones
Inside bars and doji candles are not just neutral signals. Use the breakout or failure of the compressed range to judge the next volatility expansion.
Star Candles: Three-Candle Reversal Patterns
Morning Star and Evening Star patterns are better read in crypto as a failure-compression-confirmation sequence, not as textbook gap patterns.
Candlestick Patterns: Three Soldiers and Three Crows (Part 5)
Three-candle continuation patterns reveal trend health through changes in candle size, spacing, and location. Matching candle color is not the key signal.
Candlestick Patterns — Piercing, Dark Cloud, and Tweezers (Part 6)
The real signal in Piercing, Dark Cloud, and Tweezer patterns lies in recovery depth and structural confluence.
Candlestick Patterns — What Marubozu and Large Candles Really Mean (Part 7)
The meaning of a large candle depends on its size relative to recent volatility and where it appears on the chart.
Candlestick Patterns — Heikin Ashi vs. Regular Candles (Part 8)
Heikin Ashi separates trend identification from entry signals. The tradeoff is delayed entry timing.
Candlestick Patterns — Three-Line Strike and Kicker Pattern (Part 9)
The 84% statistic and “strongest pattern” label come with real limits in sample distribution and market structure.
Candlestick Patterns: Intrabar Flow and the Opening Drive (Part 10)
Two candles can look identical but mean very different things if they formed in different sequences. Intrabar flow is where the real pattern information sits.