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Expertise You Can Trust ‘Steve Nison, OMT, Prosidont and Founder of Candie ccharts,com is uniquely qualtiec to take advantage of his ‘dynamic candle charting techniques, ‘As the very fist to reveal candlestick charts to the Western Hemisohere, he is acknowiadged as the leading autnorty on the subject, Mr, Nisan is the author of three books including “Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques.’ Saies ot over 100,000 copies, in nine languages, nave made these books the bles OF CANestICK analysis” aroun the world (Mr. Nisan has appeared numerous times on CNBC and his ‘groundbreaking work has beon highlighted in the Wall Street ‘Journal, Barron's, Instiutional Investor, and many other pubilea- tions around the word As a renowned and sought aiter speaker. Nisoa has trained professionals in 18 countries from almost every major investment firm on howto apply ~ and proff from - these methods, Mr. Nison has sp0Kon, by request, before the World Bank and the Federal Reserve, He has taught at numerous universities, ‘and majr stock and commodity exchaniges. Important Caveats THIS GLOSSARY 1S DESIGNED TO BE USED AS A REFERENCE ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN MA. NISON’S LIVE OR WEB RASED SEMINARS OR HAVE VIEWED HIS DVD WORKSHOPS. This is because Mr. Nison's training covers critical trading factors such as riskreward, candlestick confirmation, when to ignore a signal, ofc. These and otner factors are no! addressed in Stave Nison Candlestick Companion. As such do not tad on just the information is this visual quid. Although this reference guide does not inolude all the pattorrs, itdoes have tha most common and important signals. The pattems are separated by bullish and bearish The orcer is hased an the number of candlestick ines in the pattern. Note: There are other s0-called "candlestick experts" who make no reterence to where they lound their information about candlesticks. Evert more worrisuine fur yuu a a liader is that tiey are inventing thei own candlestick signals without any historical basis. The true canclestick pallers in this dasitop glossary have been relined by generations ct use. Constructing the Candlestick Line Cangtestick (also called candle) charts can be used in stocks, futures, and any other market That nas an open, high, ow and close, And they can be used inal time ‘ames. ‘The Real Body is the open and clase range of the session. Ifthe close is lower than the open, the Fieal Body Is black. The Real Body is white tha close is higher than ‘he open. Ihe thin nas-above ane below tne real body are called thm Sieaduws. The peak of the Upper Shadow is the session's high and the bottom of the Lower Shadow 5S the low of the session, Note that the candloatick tine usce the eam data ae a bar chart ithe open, high, low, an close), Thus, all Western charting tachniques can be Integrated with candle chart analysis high Shadow = cose — ba open ‘ Real Body open be" J—close low (©2005 Candiecharts.com wu. candlecharts.com (732-254-8660)Doji during decline (soutnom Doi, t ‘Maret Implication: Prior bear rer couki be losing moments Support: No! used as suppor. Enyehology: Wit tie samo openvclone we get A vleval uo nat thao ic a balance between ‘susp and demans ison insignis! ‘fa small real body is almost a Doi t can te views DO + Daj oer work beter at calling top athor than Reto, urea + See also Dragonfly and Gravestone Doi * Oppost ct Narern Day itera: * Market in down trend # Asoesion in which te ‘poneng and closing pices re he carne Hammer Suites | Marke in down trend + Sy eal bony aot riba, top atrange + Lower snadow atleast ‘wo Lmes the size of the teal body [Meret Impligation: Bottom reversal Support: Tre low ofthe llarmes aycholoay Long ower shadost and close at ‘r near session highs shows the merkets ‘ejecting lower evels ‘Nison Insights: > Marke il lle eet foe sation + Vary mall uppor chadow is acceptable {2 Onna nf Shorting Sine Tweezers Battom Criteria: Fo oF more candles wih ‘matching lows + Ether bath or the second ccna tne must reiet bear's cive is easing Markel Implication: Hetlor: reversal | Support: Bottom of matching ow. ayenology: Wit bat candles having same lows wo ar goting a hint of slackoning of eeing *Dethcanaios nos net be axacly the carne lowe ‘The second candle must have ela along lower shadow anelor sll eal aody + Opposite af Fweezers To (©2005 Candlecharts.com Bullish Signals Dragonfly Doji Sater: ‘Marat in & down tend ‘This special dorms ‘withthe open ane close atthe Figh of he sass suppor ‘on Marked impliewvon: Bears may ba stg com mand ‘Suppod; The ow ofthis cand ine Payehology: Vory ong lower shecow ane ‘lose at the high o the session means that fen wl scl as De Wan San ‘ison Insighte: Fated ta the Hammer inser a ath bottom eavereals have vary long lower shadows and loses st or near session's ng) + Opposi of Gavstone Daj Inverted Hammer 'Y asthe same citeia as the Shocting Star (200 Stovtiy Sia) How fever ste appears LU] atisradectine whereas a Sir twee Shooting Star emerges dtr an up one Market Implication: Potent bottom rovers, Buppert: Net used as suopom, Psychology” These who sole shor on the ieverted hammers cession’ apen ov close Deught at naw ix forthe move, thus making ‘hem nervaus. ‘ison Inatahta: ‘Must come afr a signfeart decine “Because ofthe oparsh shane of the fine {the very long upper shacow) we do nae ‘iow tls as mearingfl reversal signal 1 Sppesie of Hanging tan Bullish Harami 1 crteria: Mart in devin wend henge eens an rusi- I-Sai" aly long black real boty + Secor real body within por eal bocy (Marie malication: Bottom reversal Suppor: Wot use as = Suppo Paychology: Th tet long black rea body rellacts tho ears! contr. The small real body {hen rellects the b2are aro lecing mementu gon Insights: * Bax real Doales can 06 ho same color ‘The more deeply the second real booy ‘elnsoe inte me fst real body te hater the signal + Opposite of Beavish Haram — ‘Small Real Bodies (Spinning Tops) in Dectine itera sina eal body s cas “Spinning Tos" Market implication: Bear force losing momen ‘Support; Not usod for support ures there are free or more with tne same lows. Psychology: Sal real body dolays that tate is tg of war between supply and e+ ‘ard, with nether ull contol ‘Nison nsignts: “= Roal bacy can be ether wri or biack + The more spiming ts, the more the wend has gone tom down fo neuzal Sauron: Spioning toys, wie yin werd 1 jess bearsh, coud just bo a fu mat relleves an overseld condition Long Lower (Bullish) Shadows + 1 riterta: {Two ar more scesions ith {ong lower shadows “= Tha batons of aP Nee lower shacows are at, or near, tne same level ‘Market Implication: Trond turing less nega tive. ‘Suppor: One tong ower shagow s nar uso: for suppor, but a group of bulish shadows ‘ear the seme un woul Be Paychotogy: Tho extended ‘ower shadows Tea the same lows mean the marke is reject: tng those toner aves 1 Tha grater ha numer at ang tsar shadow candies noar fhe cams ows, te ‘mare sign ean thal supped + Oppesia of Long Under (Boarsn) Shad. Bullish Counterattack tri * Market in down end “Second candle gaps balew prior low (or cone) atthe en, then aloses al prior Market implication: B01 reversal Support Ihe low at ne second cand, Payctiology: On the second session's open {ne markot'e weak, cut ne unchangod e'az0 at stasione’ ene could mean the decline Is ex hausting sat ison insignis: *s Cloaes do ct have tobe exsety the same {Roth real bodies onoue We lng + Oppesia of Boarsh Counteratack Lino ‘ww candlecharts.com (792-254-8560)Piercing Pattern I 1, SS Market n down rene <3 eepiy nto por Diack fn ralbody Market impucation: wotem reversal ‘Support Tre iowest lof the two candlestick ives, Paychology: The bearish implications of he ‘lack real body are offset by te aby ofthe pulls to push prices deeply io the lack cane «do's real body the next session. Msoninsighte: +The second session has to cose atleast hata no the per real body + Boi real body should be relatively fang * Opposite of Dar Cloud Cover Morning Star tea: Haat it cown tend + Fiat candle is long blac + Second real bd is sma Ste * Third candle (wile) closes eeply nfs back cane I Market implication: Boriom savers upper The lowest ow of tha threo esndlo ines, Paychology; The fet black candlo shows heavy supply. The smal rel Body shows @ minuto afte bearish force. The white ‘sande then proves tho bulle nave gainad the Upper hand. ison insights: * Second small cancle ca be atthe bottom pat ofthe fest or ko cance’ reat body + By thr ast al white candi, the racket may be everoought + Onposit of Evening Star Frying Pan Bottom Bullish Signals Bullish Engulfing Pattern criteria: 1 Bare in down treet + Yitite real boy wrens aroun prececing S78 black ea body Markt Implication: Bottom revarcal ‘Bupgerts The lowest low ofthe ra candle ies, Paychology: Fist amall ral body small clue beats losing momentum. ‘Then the axtended lai white eancle proves bulls have gaieed tha peer hand, ison Insights: = While eal body need not wrap arounet ‘shadows of plo candle «Frat biack real body should be sat! ‘urmore lo lite te! baal + First veal body can oe 2 dj opposite of Rearch Eng iiag Paria Three Advancing White Soldiers Marken down tend 1 Throe eonsecutvo cing white candles Sev = Each while candte hae a higher dose ‘= Eacn wate canai's opening ‘thin or above the prior 90 ‘Sows white ea bay ‘Market Implication: Sign ot strong. Suppurt Lu uf Ue gale Payehelogy: One write candle that ciosoe at (Ornoar ine igns is a ok, and whon there are ‘ree means the buls ars running tha show. ‘Nison insights: Tere es De sre wile rel Ade, each has to be rolavaty long Frere aretha lite af ine shadow foreach canis «Opposite af Tree Black Crows Rising Window genera: There is no texting between cur rent sessice’s Tow and pro session's high Market Implication: Has bulisn imoteations. “Support: The ence rising window with major uppar atthe beter of the Picing Window. Payghology: The gap up shows how stvorg'y (Gre sided the market in over 9” tre ula ison insights: +The market ray not pill Back tothe window ‘the pent at which the Mining Window = suppor is aroKen ts On a ose under the bottom af the window + Opposia of Fallng Window {J Sox... HILT “des erate shorten il Shona age wnt candle emerges Market implication; Botom rovers! ‘Supod: Lowest eval reachod wifu this pat ierrenciarg te pono). Psychology: Bears are calling the shots at first Fett sorcery conte Te tal vie carlo moans to bul sre now inca Miso Insights: 1 Fst anda hast be long ack {TLitcan be mato up o any env nes neat ene me have an extonded ve eas + Dpposte of Ter Tap ‘support Record Session Lows Siterias = Market in down ro and then moves ino a conve pate: «+ Palle is confirned whon market gaps oe Market imotication: Bottom reversal ‘ors Pising Window) Criteria: 7A tomer ow is called a recard session tow + 810 record 9ossi00 lows in & shor lime Increasos possbity a rene change ‘uunporte Tw lovole of eunpare 5) Bottom of ising Weicow 2) Ratlam low ‘Going tor lwo lowe f righer lows proves bears are losing {er lookhos. sing bap then puts bush care, ‘Nigon instants: This pater isthe same ao a reunding batt fn Watom toshnical, cxcopl that also has the acldod postive agra! ofa Fang Wincow + When markets erming concave pattem should eve smal real bodies, Opposite of Dumping Top 22008 Gandlocharts.conm The markst's viewed 2s eversold, be we recom mand waitng or a bullsn cand or other Signal otore etna on Lie record sessions eaten th |Support One ie she rales usa the lewest low of he pater. Payonology: The deci wit itt or no lara action or rally means the ‘matte is avarextonded 1 The dowrsie. Nigon tnsighs: fhe markat has a steep rally, or trades sidowsays fora period. the Couns i retare +8-10is only aguelne = Opporta of Racerd Sossion Highs ‘www. canalecharts.com (732-254-8660)