BEGINNERS GUIDE          

           (CANDLESTICKS PATTERNS THAT EVERY TRADER SHOULD KNOW) 

                                                                            DOJI'S

                                                                           

                                                             

 

1)  A Common doji :

              represents an equilibrium between supply and demand, a tug of war that neither the bulls nor bears are winning. In the case of an uptrend, the bulls have by definition won previous battles because prices have moved higher. Now, the outcome of the latest skirmish is in doubt. After a long downtrend, the opposite is true. The bears have been victorious in previous battles, forcing prices down. Now the bulls have found courage to buy, and the tide may be ready to turn.

2) Long-legged” doji is a far more dramatic candle. It says that prices moved far higher on the day, but then profit taking kicked in. Typically, a very large upper shadow is left. A close below the midpoint of the candle shows a lot of weakness. Here’s an example of a long-legged doji.

3) “Dragonfly” doji depicts a day on which prices opened high, sold off, and then returned to the opening price. Dragonflies are fairly infrequent. When they do occur, however, they often resolve bullishly (provided the stock is not already overbought as show by Bollinger bands and indicators such as stochastic)

4)A “gravestone doji” as the name implies, is probably the most ominous candle of all, on that day, price rallied, but could not stand the altitude they achieved. By the end of the day. They came back and closed at the same level. Here ’s an example of a gravestone doji.

                                                         HANGING MAN 

                                                  The hangman candle, so named because it looks like a person who has been executed with legs swinging beneath, always occurs after an extended uptrend The hangman occurs because traders, seeing a sell-off in the shares, rush in to grab the stock a bargain price. In order for the Hanging Man signal to be valid, the following conditions must exist: • The stock must have been in a definite uptrend before this signal occurs. This can be visually seen on the chart. • The lower shadow must be at least twice the size of the body. • The day after the Hanging Man is formed, one should witness continued selling. • There should be no upper shadow or a very small upper shadow. The colour of the body does not matter, but a black body would be more positive than a white body

                                                                        

                                                         THE HAMMER

The hammer puts in its appearance after prolonged downtrend. On the day of the hammer candle, there is strong selling, often beginning at the opening bell. As the day goes on, however, the market recovers and closes near the unchanged mark, or in some cased even higher. In these cases the market potentially is “hammering” out a bottom.

In order for the Hammer signal to be valid, the following conditions must exist: •

•  The stock must have been in a definite downtrend before this signal occurs. This can be visually seen on the chart. • The lower shadow must be at least twice the size of the body. 
•  The day after the Hammer is formed, one should witness continued buying. 
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•  There should be no upper shadow or a very small upper shadow. The colour of the body does not matter, but a white body would be more positive than a black body.  

A BULLISH ENGULFING CANDLE 

A bullish engulfing candle occurs after a significant downtrend. Note that the engulfing candle must encompass the real body of the previous candle, but need not surround the shadow. In order for the Bullish Engulfing signal to be valid, the following conditions must exist: • The stock must have been in a definite downtrend before this signal occurs. This can be visually seen on the chart. • The second day of the signal should be a white candle opening below the Close of the previous day and closing above

the Open of the previous day’s black candle 

A BEARISH ENGULFING CANDLE 

A bearish engulfing candle occurs after a significant uptrend. Again, the shadows need not be surrounded. In order for the Bullish Engulfing signal to be valid, the following conditions must exist: • The stock must have been in a definite downtrend before this signal occurs. This can be visually seen on the chart. • The second day of the signal should be a white candle opening below the Close of the previous day and closing above the Open of the previous day’s black candle

 MARUBOZU

Marubozu means “close-cropped” Typically, the marubozu is a long candle that implies the day’s trading range has been large. A marubozu candle lacks either an upper or lower shadow. On rare occasions it can lack both a upper or lower shadow. When a full marubozu occurs, or one that is very close to full, it is very well worth noting. If it is a white candle, then it signals extreme conviction among buyers. Conversely, if it is a dark candle, then it indicates sellers were eager to flee. AS always, you should pay careful attention to the nex day’s trading to see if there is follow through. A full or nearly full marubozu implies that there is strong buying or selling interest depending on the color. If there is follow through early the next day, the stock is likely to trend in that same direction for the next few sessions. That awareness can be important for the trader.

INVERTED HAMMER 

The inverted hammer can only occur after a sustained downtrend, the stock is in all probability already oversold. Therefore, the inverted hammer signifies that traders who have held long positions in the security, most of whom are now showing large losses, often are quick to dump their shares by selling into strength