Candlestick Patterns for Beginners
Candlestick charts are a popular way to visualize price action in stocks, forex, and cryptocurrencies. Originating in Japan, these charts help traders spot potential market reversals and continuations at a glance.
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📊 What Is a Candlestick?
Each candlestick shows four key prices for a given time period (e.g., 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day):
Open: Price at the start of the period
Close: Price at the end of the period
High: Highest price reached
Low: Lowest price reached
If the close is higher than the open, the candle is usually colored green (or white), indicating bullish (upward) momentum.
If the close is lower than the open, it’s colored red (or black), indicating bearish (downward) momentum.
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🔍 Five Basic Candlestick Patterns
1. Doji
Shape: Very small body (open ≈ close), long or short wicks.
Signal: Market indecision; possible reversal when appearing after a clear trend.
2. Hammer
Shape: Small body at the top, long lower wick (tail).
Occurs: After a downtrend.
Signal: Bullish reversal—buyers pushed price back up.
3. Shooting Star
Shape: Small body at the bottom, long upper wick.
Occurs: After an uptrend.
Signal: Bearish reversal—sellers pushed the price back down.
4. Bullish Engulfing
Shape: Two-candle pattern: a small bearish (red) candle followed by a larger bullish (green) candle that completely “engulfs” it.
Signal: Strong bullish reversal.
5. Bearish Engulfing
Shape: Two-candle pattern: a small bullish (green) candle followed by a larger bearish (red) candle that engulfs it.
Signal: Strong bearish reversal.
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🎯 Using Candlesticks Wisely
Don’t trade on patterns alone. Always confirm with other tools:
Volume: Increased volume gives patterns more weight.
Support & Resistance: Check if patterns form near key price levels.
Indicators: RSI, MACD, moving averages, etc.
Practice on demo charts before risking real capital.
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