Complete Candlestick Patterns Guide
SINGLE CANDLESTICK PATTERNS
Doji
Neutral: Indicates indecision; price opens and closes almost at the same level.
Hammer
Bullish: Small body with long lower shadow; suggests reversal after downtrend.
Inverted Hammer
Bullish: Small body with long upper shadow; potential reversal after a downtrend.
Shooting Star
Bearish: Small body with long upper shadow; reversal after uptrend.
Hanging Man
Bearish: Looks like Hammer, but appears at the top of an uptrend; signals reversal.
Spinning Top
Neutral: Small body with long shadows; signals indecision or consolidation.
Marubozu
Bullish/Bearish: No wicks; shows strong buying or selling pressure.
DOUBLE CANDLESTICK PATTERNS
Bullish Engulfing
Bullish: Small red candle followed by large green that 'engulfs' it.
Bearish Engulfing
Bearish: Small green candle followed by large red that 'engulfs' it.
Piercing Line
Bullish: First candle bearish, second opens lower but closes above midpoint of the first.
Dark Cloud Cover
Bearish: First candle bullish, second opens higher but closes below midpoint of the first.
Tweezer Bottom
Bullish: Two candles with equal lows after a downtrend; reversal signal.
Complete Candlestick Patterns Guide
Tweezer Top
Bearish: Two candles with equal highs after an uptrend; reversal signal.
TRIPLE CANDLESTICK PATTERNS
Morning Star
Bullish: Bearish candle, small-bodied candle (indecision), then large bullish candle.
Evening Star
Bearish: Bullish candle, small-bodied candle, then large bearish candle.
Three White Soldiers
Bullish: Three consecutive long green candles with higher closes.
Three Black Crows
Bearish: Three long red candles with lower closes.
Three Inside Up
Bullish: Bearish candle followed by smaller bullish, then larger bullish candle.
Three Inside Down
Bearish: Bullish candle followed by smaller bearish, then larger bearish candle.
CONTINUATION PATTERNS
Rising Three Methods
Bullish: Long green candle, 3 small-bodied candles within range, then another green candle.
Falling Three Methods
Bearish: Long red candle, 3 small-bodied candles, then another red candle.
Doji Star
Neutral: Depends on context; part of reversal or continuation pattern.