Single Candle Patterns
12 patterns
Bullish candle
BullishCommon
Bearish candle
BearishCommon
Doji
NeutralCommon
Gravestone doji
BearishRare
Dragonfly doji
BullishRare
Hammer
BullishCommon
Hanging man
BearishModerate
Inverted hammer
BullishModerate
Shooting star
BearishCommon
Spinning top
NeutralCommon
Bullish marubozu
BullishRare
Bearish marubozu
BearishRare
Two Candle Patterns
8 patterns
Bullish engulfing
BullishCommon
Bearish engulfing
BearishCommon
Piercing line
BullishModerate
Dark cloud cover
BearishModerate
Tweezer bottom
BullishModerate
Tweezer top
BearishModerate
Bullish harami
BullishCommon
Bearish harami
BearishCommon
Three Candle Patterns
8 patterns
Morning star
BullishRare
Evening star
BearishRare
Three white soldiers
BullishRare
Three black crows
BearishRare
Three inside up
BullishModerate
Three inside down
BearishModerate
Three outside up
BullishModerate
Three outside down
BearishModerate
Multi-Candle Patterns
2 patterns
Rising three methods
BullishRare
Falling three methods
BearishRare
Candlestick Cheat Sheet
▲ Bullish Signals
- Long lower wick = buyers defended lows
- Body closing near high = strong buying
- Small upper wick = little resistance above
- Series of higher closes = trend strength
- Gap up + hold = conviction
▼ Bearish Signals
- Long upper wick = sellers rejected highs
- Body closing near low = strong selling
- Small lower wick = little support below
- Series of lower closes = downtrend strength
- Gap down + hold = conviction
◆ Indecision Signals
- Tiny body = neither side won
- Equal wicks = balanced battle
- Doji after trend = exhaustion warning
- Spinning tops in row = consolidation
- Always needs confirmation
✓ Confirmation Rules
- Never trade a single candle alone
- Wait for the next candle to confirm
- Volume spike confirms significance
- Higher timeframe = stronger signal
- Pattern at S/R > pattern in range
■ Body Size = Strength
- Large body = high conviction
- Small body = low conviction
- Shrinking bodies = losing momentum
- Body > wicks = continuation likely
- Wicks > body = reversal forming
◎ Context Rules
- Hammer in downtrend = reversal signal
- Same hammer mid-range = noise
- Multi-candle patterns outweigh single
- Higher timeframes carry more weight
- Never trade a pattern alone
Candlestick patterns tell you what happened in a single session — for the bigger structures they form part of, see the Chart Pattern Guide (head and shoulders, triangles, flags, and more).