Candlestick Basic Patterns
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Japanese rice traders developed candlesticks centuries ago
Hees Pee +9 visually display price activity over a defined trading
1 period. Each candlestick represents the trading activity for
one period. The lines of a candlestick represent the opening,
high, low and clesing values for the period.
Lowest Price
The mein bedy (the wide part) of the candlestick reprecents
the range between the opening and closing prices. If the
clesing price is higher than the opening price, the main
body is white. If the closing price is lower than the opening
price, the main body is black.
The lines protruding from either end are called wicks or
shadows.
Highest Price
Lowest Price
Candlestick Bearish Pattern
Bearish
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Bearish 3
Pettern —_A long black body followed by
4 several emall bedys and ending in
ad another long black body. The small
bodys are usually contained within
the first black body's range.
Interpretation A bearish continuation pattern.
Bearish Harami
Bearish Harami
Pattern A very large white bedy followed by a
small black body that is contained within
‘ the previous bar.
Interpretation A bearish pattern when preceded by en
uptrend.Bearish Haram Cross
\ Bearich Hanami Cro:
Pattern A Doji contained within a large white
body.
-f Interpretation 4 top reversal cignel.
Big Black Candle
Big Black Candle
Pattann An unusually long black body with a wide
range. Prices open near the high and
close near the low.
Interpretation A bearish pattern.
Black Body Pattern
Black Body
Petter This condlestick is formed when the
clezing price ic lower then the opening
price.
Intanpretation A bearish signal. More important when
Blk part of a pattern.
Bod
Dark Cloud Cover
bark Cloud Cover
Pattern A long white body followed by a bleck
body. The following black candlestick
opene higher then the white candlestick’
high and closes ct leest 50% into the
white candlestick's body.
Interpretation A bearish reversal signal during an
uptrend.
Datk Cloud
coverCandlestick Bullish Pattern
L Bullish 3
! Pattern A long white body followed by three
f emall bodies, ending in another long
white body. The three small bodies are
‘ contained within the first white body.
Interpretation A bullish continuation pattern
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Big White Candle
I Big White Candle
Pattern A very long white body with a wide range
between high and low. Prices open near
the low and close near the high.
Interpretation A bullish pattern
Bullish Harami Pattern
small white bedy and is contained within
the black body.
Intanpretation A bullish pattern when preceded by
downtrend.
Bullish Harami
| Pattern A very large black body is followed by a
‘Bullish Hart
Bullish Harami Cross
Bullish Harami Cross
Pattern A Doji contained wi
body.
+ Interpretation A bottom reversal pattern.
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