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Japanese Candlestick Anatomy
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Single Candlestick Patterns
Now that you’re familiar with basic candlestick patterns like spinning tops, marubozus,
and dojis, let’s learn how to recognize single candlestick patterns. Dual Candlestick Patterns
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When these types of candlesticks appear on a chart, they can signal potential market
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Here are the four basic single Japanese candlestick patterns: Resistance
Common Mistakes That New
Hammer and Hanging Man Traders Make With Japanese
Candlesticks
The Hammer and Hanging Man look exactly alike but have totally different meanings
depending on past price action.
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Both have cute little bodies (black or white), long lower shadows, and short or absent
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The Hammer is a bullish reversal pattern that forms during a downtrend. It is named
because the market is hammering out a bottom.
When the price is falling, hammers signal that the bottom is near and the price will
start rising again.
The long lower shadow indicates that sellers pushed prices lower, but buyers were able
to overcome this selling pressure and closed near the open.
Just because you see a hammer form in a downtrend doesn’t mean you automatically
place a buy order! More bullish confirmation is needed before it’s safe to pull the trigger.
A typical example of confirmation would be to wait for a white candlestick to close above
the open to the right side of the Hammer.
Recognition Criteria for a Hammer:
The long shadow is about two or three times of the real body.
Little or no upper shadow.
The real body is at the upper end of the trading range.
The color of the real body is not important.
The Hanging Man is a bearish reversal pattern that can also mark a top or strong
resistance level.
When the price is rising, the formation of a Hanging Man indicates that sellers are
beginning to outnumber buyers.
The long lower shadow shows that sellers pushed prices lower during the session.
Buyers were able to push the price back up some but only near the open.
This should set off alarms since this tells us that there are no buyers left to provide the
necessary momentum to keep raising the price.
Recognition Criteria for a Hanging Man:
A long lower shadow which is about two or three times of the real body.
Little or no upper shadow.
The real body is at the upper end of the trading range.
The color of the body is not important, though a black body is more bearish than
a white body.
Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star
The Inverted Hammer and Shooting Star also look identical. The only difference
between them is whether you’re in a downtrend or uptrend.
An Inverted Hammer is a bullish reversal candlestick.
A Shooting Star is a bearish reversal candlestick.
Both candlesticks have petite little bodies (filled or hollow), long upper shadows, and
small or absent lower shadows.
Inverted Hammer
The Inverted Hammer occurs when the price has been falling suggests the possibility
of a reversal. Its long upper shadow shows that buyers tried to bid the price higher.
However, sellers saw what the buyers were doing, said “Oh heck no!” and attempted to
push the price back down.
Fortunately, the buyers had eaten enough of their Wheaties for breakfast and still
managed to close the session near the open.
Since the sellers weren’t able to close the price any lower, this is a good indication that
everybody who wants to sell has already sold.
And if there are no more sellers, who are left? Buyers.
Shooting Star
The Shooting Star is a bearish reversal pattern that looks identical to the inverted
hammer but occurs when the price has been rising.
Its shape indicates that the price opened at its low, rallied, but pulled back to the bottom.
This means that buyers attempted to push the price up, but sellers came in and
overpowered them. This is a definite bearish sign since there are no more buyers left
because they’ve all been overpowered.
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