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Japanese Candlesticks in Trading
Japanese candlesticks are one of the most popular tools in technical analysis used to understand price movement and predict future trends in financial markets such as forex, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. Each candlestick represents a specific time period (like a minute, hour, day, etc.) and displays four key pieces of information:
1. Parts of a Japanese Candlestick:
Open Price: The price at the beginning of the time period.
Close Price: The price at the end of the time period.
High Price: The highest point the price reached during the period.
Low Price: The lowest point the price reached during the period.
2. Candlestick Shapes:
Bullish Candlestick: The closing price is higher than the opening price, often shown in green or white.
Bearish Candlestick: The closing price is lower than the opening price, often shown in red or black.
Wick (Shadow): The vertical lines above and below the candlestick body, representing the high and low prices.
3. Most Common Candlestick Patterns:
Hammer:
Small body at the top with a long lower wick.
Appears after a downtrend and may indicate a potential reversal upward.
Hanging Man:
Similar to the hammer but appears after an uptrend and may indicate a potential reversal downward.
Engulfing Pattern:
A large candle that completely engulfs the previous one.
A bullish engulfing indicates buying potential.
A bearish engulfing indicates selling potential.
Star Patterns:
A small candle between two large ones.
Indicates indecision and possible trend reversal.
4. How to Use Candlesticks in Trading:
Timing: Helps in deciding when to enter or exit trades based on reversal or continuation patterns.
Confirmation: It's common to wait for confirmation with the next candle before making decisions.
Combination with Other Tools: Works better when used with other technical indicators like RSI or support and resistance levels.
