Candlestick Pattern Library
Candlestick patterns help you read market psychology (rejection, momentum, indecision). Use them with context: trend, support/resistance, volume, and confirmation.
Bullish Engulfing
A strong bullish reversal pattern where a large green body fully engulfs the prior red body, ideally after a downtrend.
Bearish Engulfing
A strong bearish reversal pattern where a large red body fully engulfs the prior green body, ideally after an uptrend.
Shooting Star
A bearish reversal candle with a small body near the low and a long upper wick showing strong rejection of higher prices.
Hammer
A bullish reversal candle with a small body near the high and a long lower wick showing rejection of lower prices.
Doji
Open and close are very close. Signals indecision. The “signal” is usually the breakout/confirmation after the doji.
Inside Bar
A candle fully inside the prior candle’s high/low. Signals compression and often precedes expansion; trade the break with context.
How to read candles
Open → Close. Bigger bodies often mean stronger momentum.
Rejection tails. Long upper wick = sellers defended highs; long lower wick = buyers defended lows.
Patterns are strongest at key levels + with follow-through (next candle) and/or volume.