Japanese Candlesticks

Bearish Abandoned Baby

The Bearish Abandoned Baby is a three candle reversal pattern on a Japanese Candlestick chart that occurs during an uptrend. The first candle is a long bodied and white. The second candle is a doji that gaps above the close of the first bar in the series. The final candle opens below the close of t

Bullish Tri-Star

The Tri-Star is a three candle reversal pattern, consisting of three consecutive Dojis. The bullish Tri-Star formation occurs after a downtrend. The second Doji candlestick gaps below the first and third. The succession of Dojis reflect indecisiveness in the market. For a complete printable referen

Bullish Abandoned Baby

Reversal  pattern on a Japanese Candlestick chart occuring during a downtrend where a downward gap is followed by another gap higher.

Bearish Meeting Lines

The Meeting Lines Japanese Candlestick formation is a two candlestick reversal pattern. The Bearish Meeting Lines pattern occurs during an uptrend where a long bodied white candle is followed by a long bodied black candle whose body is higher than the first candle with a closing price close to (mee

Bullish Meeting Lines

The Meeting Lines Japanese Candlestick formation is a two candlestick reversal pattern. The pattern occurs during a downtrend where a long bodied bearish candlestick is followed by a long bodied bullish candlestick whose body is lower than the first candle with a closing price around the closing pri

Bearish Doji Star

The Bearish Doji Star is a bearish Japanese Candlestick reversal pattern that occurs during an uptrend. For a complete printable reference see also: Japanese Candlesticks PDF Ebook

Bearish Harami Cross

On a Japanese Candlestick chart, the Bearish Harami Cross is a two candle reversal pattern that is the same as the Bearish Harami, except that the second candle is a Doji.

Bullish Harami Cross

On a Japanese Candlestick chart, the Bullish Harami Cross is a two day reversal pattern that is the same as the Bullish Harami, except that the second day is a Doji. For a complete printable reference see also: Japanese Candlesticks PDF Ebook

Bearish Harami

On a Japanese Candlestick chart, the Bearish Harami is a two day reversal pattern that consists of a small black bodied candle completely contained within the range of the prior larger white candle body. This formation suggests that the uptrend is coming to an end and will reverse downwards. The sma

Bearish Engulfing Pattern

The Bearish Engulfing Pattern is a two candlestick reversal pattern on a Japanese Candlestick chart that occrs during an uptrend. The first day is characterized by a small white body, followed by a day whose body completely engulfs the previous day’s real body. The second day’s real body is bl