Hammer / Inv. Hammer
Small body + long wick (2×+ body). Price rejected from extremes. Bullish at support, bearish at resistance.
Engulfing Pattern
2-candle. Second body completely swallows first. Bullish engulfing at support = classic buy signal.
Morning / Evening Star
3-candle. Strong trend → small indecision star → strong reversal. High-probability turn signal.
Bull / Bear Flag
Sharp pole move + tight consolidation flag. Breakout candle above flag = trend resuming. Enter on breakout.
Inside Bar
Candle fully inside prior candle's range. Coiled spring — break above/below prior high/low = momentum trigger.
Three White Soldiers
3 consecutive large-bodied bullish candles, small wicks. Strong sustained conviction. Bearish = Three Black Crows.
Doji
Open ≈ Close. Looks like a cross. Neutral alone — but Doji + strong follow-through candle = high-probability entry.
Shooting Star / Pin Bar
Long upper wick at rally top. Buyers failed at resistance. Often leads to sharp reversal. Strongest at key levels.
- Patterns at key levels = higher probability
- Volume spike on breakout = confirmation
- VWAP acts as intraday support/resistance
- Always define your invalidation before entry
Tweezer Top / Bottom
Two candles with equal highs (top) or equal lows (bottom). Price tested a level twice and failed — strong rejection signal.
Dark Cloud / Piercing Line
Dark Cloud: bear candle opens above prior high, closes past midpoint↓. Piercing Line: inverse. Both signal reversals at extremes.
Bull / Bear Harami
Small candle body inside prior large candle. "Inside mother bar" — momentum slowing. Potential reversal, needs confirmation.
Marubozu ↑ / ↓
Full body candle, no wicks. Pure conviction — bulls or bears controlled the entire bar. Strongest momentum signal.
