Candlestick Patterns
Doji, hammer and hanging man, shooting star, engulfing, harami, morning and evening star, pin bar, inside and outside bars: shape, context, confirmation and failure.
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A candlestick pattern is only meaningful in context. Each lesson gives the exact shape rule, where the pattern matters, what confirms it and examples of how it fails.
- Beginner
Doji Candlesticks
Standard, long-legged, dragonfly and gravestone dojis.
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Hammer and Hanging Man
The same shape read differently after a decline or a rally.
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Shooting Star and Inverted Hammer
Long upper wicks after a rally or a decline.
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Bullish and Bearish Engulfing
A body that fully covers the previous body.
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Harami and Harami Cross
A small body inside the previous large body.
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Morning Star and Evening Star
Three-candle reversal patterns.
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Pin Bar
A long nose rejecting a level, and how it fails.
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Inside Bar and Outside Bar
Compression inside a mother bar, and expansion bars.
Read lesson - BeginnerFull guide on The Tradeskill
Candlestick Patterns Overview
Doji, hammer and engulfing explained in one guide.
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