Candlestick patterns cheat sheet
Each candle shows an open, high, low and close. Patterns are shapes that often appear near turning points or during strong moves. None of them work every time.
Reading one candle
The thick body runs from open to close: green (close above open) or red (close below open). The thin wicks show the highest and lowest prices reached. Long wicks mean price was pushed away from that level.
Single-candle patterns
Doji Indecision
A tiny body with wicks on both sides. Buyers and sellers ended about even.
Hammer Bullish reversal
Small body near the top and a long lower wick, after a fall. Sellers pushed down but buyers took it back.
Shooting star Bearish reversal
Small body near the bottom and a long upper wick, after a rise. Buyers pushed up but sellers took it back.
Two-candle patterns
Bullish / bearish engulfing Reversal
The second body fully covers the first and points the other way. A strong sign one side took control.
Harami Slowing move
A small candle sits inside the previous large body. The move may be losing strength.
Tweezer top / bottom Reversal
Two candles share nearly the same high (top) or low (bottom), showing a level that held twice.
Piercing line Bullish
After a red candle, a green one opens lower but closes above the middle of the red body.
Dark cloud cover Bearish
After a green candle, a red one opens higher but closes below the middle of the green body.
Three-candle patterns
Morning star Bullish reversal
A big red candle, a small indecisive one, then a big green candle closing well into the first.
Evening star Bearish reversal
A big green candle, a small indecisive one, then a big red candle closing well into the first.
Three white soldiers Bullish
Three green candles in a row, each closing higher with small wicks.
Three black crows Bearish
Three red candles in a row, each closing lower with small wicks.
Using patterns well
Patterns mean more when they appear at support or resistance, with higher volume, and on more than one timeframe. On short charts like 1 minute they appear often and fail often, so treat them as one clue among several.
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