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Candlestick Patterns Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to candlestick patterns, categorizing them into reversal, continuation, and indecision types based on market implications. It includes a reference matrix for essential patterns, detailing their candle count and market context. Additionally, it outlines core trading directives for analyzing candlestick patterns effectively.

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Candlestick Patterns Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to candlestick patterns, categorizing them into reversal, continuation, and indecision types based on market implications. It includes a reference matrix for essential patterns, detailing their candle count and market context. Additionally, it outlines core trading directives for analyzing candlestick patterns effectively.

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Comprehensive Candlestick Patterns

Guide
Candlestick patterns are visual representations of market psychology and price action. While over 100
variations exist across technical analysis literature, they are fundamentally categorized by the number of
sessions they span and their structural market implication.

1. Categorization by Structural Type


• Reversal Patterns: Signal a high probability that the prevailing trend is exhausting and about to change
direction (e.g., Hammer, Evening Star).
• Continuation Patterns: Indicate that the market is temporarily pausing or consolidating before resuming its
primary trend (e.g., Rising Three Methods).
• Indecision Patterns: Highlight periods where buying and selling pressures are strictly balanced, resulting in
market equilibrium (e.g., Doji, Spinning Tops).

2. Essential Pattern Reference Matrix


Pattern Name Candle Count Market Context & Implication

Hammer 1 Candle Bullish reversal setup found at the base of a clear downtrend.

Shooting Star 1 Candle Bearish reversal setup occurring at the peak of an uptrend.

Doji 1 Candle Market indecision; open and close prices are virtually identical.

Bullish Engulfing 2 Candles Strong bullish reversal; second body completely covers the first.

Bearish Engulfing 2 Candles Strong bearish reversal; second body completely covers the first.

Morning Star 3 Candles Highly reliable bullish reversal indicating a shift out of a downtrend.

Evening Star 3 Candles Highly reliable bearish reversal indicating a shift out of an uptrend.

3. Core Trading Directives


1. Always analyze candlestick shapes relative to historical background price action rather than in isolation.
2. Require high trading volume or additional momentum oscillators to validate break or reversal signals.
3. Wait for the active candle timeframe session to strictly close before treating a pattern as confirmed.

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