Stick Sandwich

The Stick Sandwich is a three candle bullish reversal formation. The pattern occurs in a downtrend, where the first candle is black and the second candle is white and trades above the close of the first day. The third candle is black and closes where the first candle did.

Sakata’s Five Methods

Named after Munehisa Homma‘s hometown in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, Sakata’s Five Methods comprise the following patterns: Three Mountains Pattern, Three Rivers Pattern, Three Parallel Lines Pattern and the Three Methods Pattern. These patterns created the foundation for Homma’s Japanese Candlestick analysis.

Long White Body

The long white (or green) bodied Japanese Candlestick is a bullish reversal signal, consisting of a single white candlestick. The long white body shows aggressive buying and that the close is significantly above the open.

Three White Soldiers

Three White Soldiers is a three candle bullish reversal formation. This Japanese Candlesticks pattern occurs in a downtrend where three bullish candles occur in succession, each candle has a higher close and each candle opens within the previous candle’s body. Opposite of Three Black Crows

Three Stars in the South

Three Stars in the South is a three candlestick bullish reversal pattern. The pattern occurs in a downtrend, where the first candle is long bodied and black with a long wick. The second day looks similar to the first and has a higher low than the first candle. The third candle is a Marubozu which