Hammer
Small body near the high with a long lower wick.
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CANDLESTICK BASICS
Read the body and the wick.
Each candle summarizes price action for one time period. The body shows the open-to-close range. Wicks show the highest and lowest traded prices.
High / upper wickReal bodyLow / lower wick
COMMON CANDLE TYPES
DojiOpen ≈ close. Indecision.
Spinning TopSmall body, longer wicks.
MarubozuLittle or no wick. Strong move.
▲ BULLISH potential upward pressure
▼ BEARISH potential downward pressure
Single Candle Patterns
Inverted Hammer
Small body with a long upper wick after weakness.
Dragonfly Doji
Open and close are near the high with a long lower wick.
Bullish Spinning Top
Small body and wicks on both sides; momentum is balanced.
Hanging Man
Hammer-shaped candle appearing after an advance.
Shooting Star
Small body near the low with a long upper wick.
Gravestone Doji
Open and close near the low with a long upper wick.
Bearish Spinning Top
Small body with upper and lower wicks after strength.
Double Candle Patterns
Bullish Kicker
A sharp sentiment shift from a red candle to a strong green candle.
Bullish Engulfing
A green real body fully covers the prior red real body.
Bullish Harami
A smaller green body forms inside the prior large red body.
Piercing Line
Green candle closes deeply into the prior red body.
Tweezer Bottom
Two candles reject roughly the same low.
Bearish Kicker
A sharp shift from a green candle to a strong red candle.
Bearish Engulfing
A red real body fully covers the prior green real body.
Bearish Harami
A smaller red body forms inside the prior large green body.
Dark Cloud Cover
Red candle closes deeply into the prior green body.
Tweezer Top
Two candles reject roughly the same high.
Triple Candle Patterns
Morning Star
Large red candle, small indecision candle, then strong green recovery.
Bullish Abandoned Baby
A doji gaps away, followed by a bullish reversal candle.
Three White Soldiers
Three consecutive strong green candles stepping higher.
Three Line Strike
Three declining red candles followed by a large bullish reversal.
Morning Doji Star
Morning-star setup with a doji as the middle candle.
Evening Star
Large green candle, small indecision candle, then strong red reversal.
Bearish Abandoned Baby
A doji gaps away, followed by a bearish reversal candle.
Three Black Crows
Three consecutive strong red candles stepping lower.
Evening Doji Star
Evening-star setup with a doji as the middle candle.
Confirmation Patterns
Three Inside Up
A bullish harami followed by a confirming green candle.
Three Outside Up
Bullish engulfing followed by another higher close.
Three Inside Down
A bearish harami followed by a confirming red candle.
Three Outside Down
Bearish engulfing followed by another lower close.
Context matters more than the candle alone.
Candlestick patterns describe price behavior; they do not guarantee what happens next. Traders commonly consider trend, support and resistance, volume, liquidity, news catalysts and risk before acting on a pattern.
01IdentifyRecognize the candle structure.
02ConfirmWatch price, volume and context.
03Manage RiskDefine invalidation before entering.
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