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Abandoned Baby Candlestick: Rare Reversal Guide
The abandoned baby is a rare three-bar reversal: a doji gapped away from both neighbors. Learn the strict rules, how to confirm it, and where to place entry and stop.
Marubozu Candlestick: How to Trade Extreme Conviction
A marubozu is a candle with a full body and almost no wicks, showing buyers or sellers held control all session. Learn how to spot it, confirm it and trade it with defined risk.
Piercing Line Candlestick: Trade a Bullish Reversal
A piercing line is a two-candle bullish reversal that gaps below the prior low and closes above the midpoint of the first body. Learn the rules, context, entry, stop and target.
Three Black Crows Candlestick: Bearish Reversal Guide
Three black crows is a bearish reversal of three long red candles, each opening inside the last body and closing near its low. Here is how to confirm it and plan the trade.
Morning Doji Star Candlestick: Trade the Bullish Reversal
The morning doji star is a three-candle bullish reversal with a doji in the middle. Learn the rules, how it differs from the morning star, and how to trade it.
Dragonfly Doji Candlestick: Trade the Reversal Signal
The dragonfly doji has a long lower shadow and open, high and close at the same level. Here is how to read it, confirm it at support, and plan the entry, stop and target.
Tweezer Tops and Bottoms: Trade These Reversal Candles
Tweezer tops and bottoms are two-bar reversals where two candles reject the same price. Learn the rules, the confirmation checklist, and how to plan the trade.
Falling Three Methods Candlestick: Trade the Continuation
The falling three methods is a five-bar bearish continuation candlestick that shows sellers keep control after a brief bounce. Learn the rules, confirmation, stops and a worked example.
Hanging Man Candlestick: Spot and Trade the Reversal
The hanging man has a small body, a long lower shadow and appears after a rally. It is a warning, not a verdict. Learn how to confirm it and build a trade plan.
Three White Soldiers Candlestick: Spot and Trade It
Three long green candles, each closing near its high after a downtrend, can mark a shift from sellers to buyers. Learn how to validate the pattern and plan the entry, stop and target.
Doji Candlestick: Meaning, Types and How to Trade It
A doji forms when open and close are nearly equal, signaling a stalemate between buyers and sellers. Learn each variant, when it matters, and how to trade it with confirmation.
Rising Three Methods Candlestick: Spot and Trade It
The rising three methods is a five-candle bullish continuation: a long green candle, three small pullback candles, then a strong breakout close. Learn the rules and a trade plan.
Shooting Star Candlestick: Spot and Trade the Reversal
A shooting star has a small body low in the range and a long upper wick after an advance. Learn how to confirm it, how it differs from an inverted hammer, and how to manage risk around it.
Evening Star Candlestick: Spot a 3-Bar Topping Reversal
An evening star is a big green candle, a small gapped-up star, then a big red candle closing deep into the first. Here is how to read it, confirm it and manage the trade.
Morning Star Candlestick: How to Spot and Trade It
The morning star is a three-candle bullish reversal that can mark the end of a downtrend. Learn how to identify it, confirm it, and trade it with defined entry, stop and target.
Bearish Engulfing Candle: How to Spot and Trade It
A bearish engulfing candle is a red bar whose body swallows the prior green body after an advance. Here are the rules, the best locations, confirmation filters and a worked trade plan.
Candlestick Patterns: A Visual Guide to Reading Price
Learn how to read a candlestick and the key single- and multi-candle patterns, from the hammer and engulfing to the morning star, plus why confirmation matters.
Bullish Engulfing Candle: Reversal Signal Explained
A bullish engulfing candle is a two-bar reversal where a large green candle swallows the prior red one. Learn where it works, how to confirm it, and how to trade it.
Hammer Candlestick: How to Spot and Trade the Reversal
A hammer is a small-bodied candle with a long lower wick that shows sellers were rejected. Learn the exact criteria, how to confirm it, and how to plan the trade.
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