of Candles
Name
Nature of Pattern
How it Looks Like
Conditions Close above or below the high / low of the pattern
Trigger
Failing Conditions
Spinning Top / Cautionary Single Bottom (Indecision)
None
Single
Marubozu
Continuation
None
Close beyond the opposite extreme (high of black or low of white)
Single
Doji
Cautionary (Indecision)
Close above or below the high/low of the pattern
None
Hammer Reversal (also could be a (appears on Single Doji) bottoms)
Bullish
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Hanging Man Reversal (also could be a (appears on Single Doji) tops)
Bearish
Close above Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Inverted Bullish Hammer Reversal Single (also could be a (appears on Doji) bottoms)
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Bearish Shooting Star (also could be a Reversal Single (appears on Doji) tops)
Close above Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Dark Cloud Cover Bearish (Bearish Reversal Double counterattack (appears on is a weaker tops) variation)
Close below Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Piercing Bullish Pattern (Bullish Reversal Double counterattack (appears on is a weaker bottoms) variation)
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Double
Bearish
Reversal Engulfing (appears on tops)
Bearish
Close below Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Double
Bullish
Reversal Engulfing (appears on bottoms)
Bullish
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Reversal Last Engulfing Double (appears on Top bottoms)
Bullish
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Reversal Last Engulfing Double (appears on Bottom tops)
Bearish
Close below Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Harami (or Harami Cautionary cross, if Double (indecision) Small candle is Doji)
Close above or below the high/low of the pattern
None
Weaker Double Tweezer Top Reversal (appears on tops)
Bearish
Close below Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Double
Tweezer Bottom
Weaker Bullish Reversal (appears on bottoms)
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Bearish Evening Star Reversal (second candle Triple could be a Doji) (appears on tops)
Close below Close above the low of the high of the the pattern pattern
Bullish Morning Star Reversal (second candle Triple could be a Doji) (appears on bottoms)
Close above Close below the high of the low of the the pattern pattern
Three White Bullish Soldiers Reversal Triple (Three identical (appears on Soldiers) bottoms)
None
Close below the low of the pattern
Triple
Three Black Crows (Three Identical Crows)
Reversal (appears on tops)
Bearish
None
Close above the high of the pattern
Reversal Triple Three Inside Up (appears on bottoms)
Bullish
None
Close below the low of the pattern
Triple
Three Inside Down
Reversal (appears on tops)
Bearish
None
Close above the high of the pattern