Candlestick Pattern Library

Three rising candles with shrinking strength can imply buyers are losing momentum.

A bullish candle, an isolated doji, and then a strong bearish candle can mark a sharp reversal high.

A strong bearish candle opening near the high and closing near the low can signal a reversal down.

A steep bullish move followed by deterioration and a strong bearish close can signal a reversal from an advance.

A bullish candle followed by a bearish candle closing near the same level can suggest upside exhaustion.

A larger bearish candle fully overtakes the prior bullish body and can mark a trend reversal.

A small bearish candle within a prior large bullish candle suggests buying pressure is fading.

A bullish candle followed by a bearish gap lower, showing an abrupt shift toward sellers.

A strong bearish candle with little or no shadow, reflecting sustained selling pressure.

A bullish rebound candle followed by a bearish candle opening at the same level can support trend continuation lower.

Two similar bullish countertrend candles after a gap down can still favor continuation lower if the gap holds.

A small red body with shadows on both sides that shows hesitation and possible bearish turn after strength.

A bearish gap followed by a partial bullish fill that does not close the gap can support continuation lower.

A bearish candle, an isolated doji, and then a strong bullish candle can mark a sharp reversal low.

A strong bullish candle opening near the low and closing near the high can signal a reversal up.

A steep bearish move followed by stabilization and a strong bullish close can signal a reversal from a decline.

A bearish candle followed by a bullish candle closing near the same level can suggest downside exhaustion.

A larger bullish candle fully overtakes the prior bearish body and can mark a trend reversal.

A small bullish candle within a prior large bearish candle suggests selling pressure is fading.

A bearish candle followed by a bullish gap higher, showing an abrupt shift in control.

A strong bullish candle with little or no shadow, reflecting sustained buying pressure.

A bearish pullback candle followed by a bullish candle opening at the same level can support trend continuation higher.

Two similar bullish candles after a gap up can reinforce continuation in an uptrend.

A small green body with shadows on both sides that shows hesitation and possible bullish turn after weakness.

A bullish gap followed by a partial bearish fill that does not close the gap can support continuation higher.

A rare four-candle bearish sequence ending in absorption can warn that a downtrend is exhausting.

A rounded base followed by a smaller pullback can precede continuation higher.

A strong bullish candle followed by a bearish candle that closes deeply into the prior body.

A weakening third bullish candle after a strong rise can show slowing demand and reversal risk.

A small bullish candle nesting within a larger bullish candle can warn that upside momentum is fading.

A candle with almost no real body, showing a near balance between buyers and sellers.

Price tests a similar low twice and holds, often marking a basing structure.

Price tests a similar high twice and fails, often marking a topping structure.

A downside gap that remains effective after a brief counter candle can support further decline.

A doji with a long lower shadow that suggests sellers lost control before the close.

A bullish candle, a small transition candle, and then a strong bearish candle form a classic topping signal.

A strong bearish candle, a brief rebound of smaller candles, and another bearish candle signal trend continuation.

A gap lower that supports the case for continued weakness.

A tight pause after a strong move shows temporary balance before the next directional decision.

An extremely rare doji where open, high, low, and close are nearly the same.

A doji with a long upper shadow that suggests buyers failed to hold higher prices.

A small body near the top of the range with a longer lower shadow, often read as rejection of lower prices.

A hammer-like candle after an advance that can warn bullish momentum is weakening.

A large candle followed by a doji inside its range shows strong hesitation and possible reversal risk.

A small bearish candle nesting within a larger bearish candle can hint that selling pressure is easing.

A small bullish candle that rebounds slightly but stalls near the prior low can keep a downtrend intact.

A small body with a longer upper shadow that can mark early bullish pressure after a decline.

A multi-candle decline ending with a strong bullish recovery can mark a bottoming process.

An doji with long upper and lower shadows that reflects unusually high uncertainty.

Two bearish candles closing near the same low can indicate support is starting to form.

Opposite-colored candles closing at a similar level can show a possible standoff at a turning point.

A bearish candle, a small transition candle, and then a strong bullish candle form a classic bottoming signal.

A small bullish candle closing near the prior low within a downtrend can favor continued weakness.

A strong bearish candle followed by a bullish candle that closes deeply into the prior body.

A long-legged doji centered in its range that emphasizes market indecision.

A strong bullish candle, a brief pullback of smaller candles, and another bullish candle signal trend continuation.

A gap higher that supports the case for continued strength.

A small body with a long upper shadow after a rise, often signaling rejection near the highs.

A rally that ends with a small upper candle after strong advances can warn of a stall near the top.

Two bearish candles with matching closes around a bullish candle can suggest support is being defended.

Three strong bearish candles in sequence show persistent downside control.

A harami-style setup followed by a bearish breakdown candle confirms downside reversal.

A harami-style setup followed by a bullish breakout candle confirms upside reversal.

Three candles extend a move and a fourth larger candle fully reverses them, often treated as a trend change signal.

A bearish engulfing pattern followed by another bearish candle confirms downside follow-through.

A bullish engulfing pattern followed by another bullish candle confirms upside follow-through.

A sequence of shrinking bearish candles can indicate that sellers are running out of pressure.

Three strong bullish candles in sequence show persistent upside control.

A countertrend bullish candle that pushes into a bearish body but fails to reverse it can support continuation lower.

Three consecutive doji candles can highlight extreme indecision and possible reversal risk.

Two candles testing a similar low can hint that support is holding.

Two candles testing a similar high can hint that resistance is holding.

A sharp bearish candle, a probing second candle, and stabilization on the third can hint at a bottom.

An upside gap that remains effective after a brief counter candle can support further advance.

A bullish gap up followed by two bearish candles can warn that upward momentum is failing.

Price narrows between converging trend lines before a likely breakout decision.