A Japanese candlestick chart pattern that forms when a large black candlestick is followed by a smaller candlestick whose body is located within the real body of the first candlestick. This trend suggests that the bulls have taken control of price movement from the bears. This type of pattern usually accompanies a declining trend, suggesting [...]
Continue Reading →A Japanese Candlestick chart pattern that forms when a small black candlestick is followed by a large white candlestick that completely “engulfs” the previous period’s candlestick. The shadows or tails of the small candlestick may be short, which better enables the body of the engulfing candlestick to cover the entire candlestick from the previous period. This [...]
Continue Reading →Bearish Kicker Japanese Candlestick Pattern
The Kicker signal is one of the most powerful signals. It works equally well in either direction. Its importance is magnified when occurring in the overbought or oversold area. This formation is indicative of a dramatic change in investor sentiment. Often this occurs due to some surprise news [...]
Continue Reading →Bearish Harami Japanese Candlestick Pattern
The Bearish Harami Japanese Candlestick Pattern is a weak two-candlestick pattern composed of a small black real body contained within a prior relatively long white real body. “Harami” is a Japanese word for “pregnant”. The long white candlestick is the “mother” and the small black candlestick is the “baby”.
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Continue Reading →Bearish Engulfing Japanese Candlestick Pattern
Essentially the opposite of the Bullish Engulfing Pattern, the Bearish Engulfing Signal indicates it is time to sell or go short. This signal shows an extremely high probability that the buying spree is over.
The Bearish Engulfing pattern contains two opposite colored bodies and indicates a major reversal pattern. [...]
Continue Reading →The Advance Block Japanese Candlestick Pattern is an average 3 candle bearish reversal pattern occurring during an up trend. Like all Japanese Candlestick patterns, it can be used in Forex, Futures, Options, and Stock trading. The opposite signal pattern is the Three Stars In The South [...]
Continue Reading →The Three Stars In The South Pattern is an average 3 candle bullish reversal pattern occurring during a downtrend. The opposite signal pattern is the Advance Block pattern.
We see three consecutive black candlesticks during a downtrend. The slow down of the trend is visually obvious.
The first candlestick is a long black [...]
Continue Reading →The Two Crows Pattern is an average 3 candle bearish reversal pattern occurring during an uptrend.
The Two Crows Pattern is a 3-day top-reversal pattern. Like the Upside Gap, the Two Crows is a gap pattern, created between the long white candle at the top of an uptrend and the small black candle at the [...]
Continue Reading →The Japanese Candlesticks Unique Three River Bottom Pattern is an average 3 candlestick bullish reversal pattern occurring during a downtrend.
The Unique Three River Bottom is a bullish pattern, somewhat similar to the Morning Star Pattern.
Its first candlestick is a long black candlestick that is part of the downtrend.
The second day opens [...]
Continue Reading →The DOJI
The DOJI is a single candle and may also appear as an element in several important candlestick patterns. It is formed when the open and close occur at the same or very close to the same level in a specific timeframe. This appears as a “cross” formation. The horizontal line represents [...]
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Japanese Candlestick Technical Analysis
What are Japanese Candlesticks?
Bodies, Wicks and Shadows
Doji
Unique Three River Bottom
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Advance Block Japanese Candlestick Pattern
Bearish Engulfing Pattern
Bearish Harami Pattern
Bearish Kicker Pattern
Bullish Engulfing Pattern
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