* Long-Legged Doji: Long-legged Doji Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com This candlestick has long upper and lower shadows with the Doji in the middle of the day's trading range, clearly reflecting the indecision of traders.




* Long Shadows: Long Shadows Long Shadows Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com Candlesticks with a long upper shadow and short lower shadow indicate that buyers dominated during the session and bid prices higher. Conversely, candlesticks with long lower shadows and short upper shadows indicate that sellers dominated during the session and drove prices lower.





* Marubozo: Marubozu Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A candlestick with no shadow extending from the body at either the open, the close or at both. The name means close-cropped or close-cut in Japanese, though other interpretations refer to it as Bald or Shaven Head.





* Morning Doji Star: Morning Doji Star Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A three day bullish reversal pattern that is very similar to the Morning Star. The first day is in a downtrend with a long black body. The next day opens lower with a Doji that has a small trading range. The last day closes above the midpoint of the first day.




* Morning Star: Morning Star Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A three day bullish reversal pattern consisting of three candlesticks - a long-bodied black candle extending the current downtrend, a short middle candle that gapped down on the open, and a long-bodied white candle that gapped up on the open and closed above the midpoint of the body of the first day.




* Piercing Line: Piercing Line Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A bullish two day reversal pattern. The first day, in a downtrend, is a long black day. The next day opens at a new low, then closes above the midpoint of the body of the first day.




* Rising Three Methods: Rising Three Methods Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A bullish continuation pattern in which a long white body is followed by three small body days, each fully contained within the range of the high and low of the first day. The fifth day closes at a new high.




* Shooting Star: Shooting Star Candlestick example image from StockCharts.com A single day pattern that can appear in an uptrend. It opens higher, trades much higher, then closes near its open. It looks just like the Inverted Hammer except that it is bearish.




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