Single-Candle
patterns:
Doji:
when a open and close are almost equal. The length of the high and
low can vary, . Doji means a sense of indecision (Between buyers
and sellers).
Dragonfly
Doji: A Doji in that the open price and close
price are at the high of the day. this one normally appears at
market turning points.
Gravestone
Doji: A doji line that develops when the Doji is at, or very
near, the low of the day.
Long-Legged
Doji:
long upper and lower shadows with the Doji in the middle of the
day's trading range, it clearly reflects the indecision of traders.
Hammer:
when price moves significantly lower after the open, but closes
above the intraday low.
Hanging
Man:
when a security moves significantly lower after the open, but closes
above the intraday low.
Inverted
Hammer:
A one day bullish reversal pattern. In a downtrend, the open is
lower, then it trades higher, but closes near its open.
Shooting
Star:
This is single day pattern mostly appear in an uptrend. It opens
higher, trades much higher, then closes near its open.
Short
Day:
A short day means a small price move from open to close, in which
the length of the candle body is short.
Spinning
Top:
Small bodies with upper and lower shadows that exceed the length of
the body. This is also indecision.
Two
candles patterns:
Harami:
A two day pattern that has a small body day completely contained
within the range of the previous body, and is the opposite color.
Harami
Cross:
A
two day pattern similar to the Harami. The difference is that the
last day is a Doji.
Bullish
Harami and Bearish Harami are the two more types of Two
candles patterns that is already discussed in previous blog.
Bullish
Reversal patterns:
Piercing
Line:
Bullish reversal pattern. The first day, in a downtrend, is a long
black day. The next day opens at a new low, then closes above the
midpoint of the body of the first day.
Morning
Star:
A
three day bullish reversal pattern consisting of three candlesticks -
a long-bodied black candle extending the current downtrend, a short
middle candle that gapped down on the open, and a long-bodied white
candle that gapped up on the open and closed above the midpoint of
the body of the first day.
Three
White Soldiers:
A bullish reversal pattern consisting of three consecutive long white
bodies. Each should open within the previous body and the close
should be near the high of the day.
Morning
Doji Star:
A three day bullish reversal pattern same as to the Morning Star.
first day is in a downtrend with a long black body. The next day
opens lower with a Doji . The last day closes above the midpoint of
the first day.
Bearish
Reversal patterns:
Evening
Doji Star: A three day bearish reversal pattern same as
the Evening Star. First day The uptrend with a large white body. The
next day opens higher, trades in a small range, then closes at its
open (Doji). The next day closes below the midpoint of the body of
the first day.
Evening
Star: A bearish reversal pattern that
continues an uptrend with a long white body day followed by a gap up
small body day, then a down close with the close below the midpoint
of the first day.
Three
Black Crows:
A
bearish reversal pattern consisting of three consecutive long black
bodies where each day closes at or near its low and opens within the
body of the previous day.
Continuation
Patterns:
Rising
Three Methods:
Bullish continuation pattern in which a long white body is followed
by three small body days, each fully contained within the range of
the high and low of the first day. The fifth day closes at a new
high.
Falling
Three Methods:
Bearish continuation pattern in which a long Black body is
followed by three small body days, each fully contained within the
range of the high and low of the first day. The fifth day closes at a
new low.