The Complete Candlestick Pattern Library

Open and close are almost equal, leaving a tiny body with wicks on both sides. It signals a balance of power between buyers and sellers — indecision. After a strong trend it warns momentum is stalling, but it always needs a confirmation candle before you act.

A small body near the top with a long lower wick (at least twice the body) and little to no upper wick. It shows sellers drove price down but buyers absorbed the supply and pushed it back up. Appearing at the bottom of a downtrend, it's a classic bullish reversal signal.

A small body near the low with a long upper wick, occurring after a downtrend. Buyers tested higher prices before sellers pushed back, but the attempt hints that downside momentum is fading. It needs a strong bullish confirmation candle to validate the reversal.

The same shape as the inverted hammer — small body near the low, long upper wick — but appearing at the top of an uptrend. Buyers pushed to new highs and were firmly rejected, leaving a long upper shadow. It's a bearish reversal warning that demand is exhausted.

Identical in shape to the hammer — small body, long lower wick — but it forms at the top of an uptrend. The long lower wick shows sellers were active even as price made highs. Location is everything: this is a bearish reversal signal, the mirror of the hammer.

A small red candle is completely engulfed by a larger green candle that opens below the prior close and closes above the prior open. Buyers have overwhelmed sellers in a single session. At the end of a downtrend it's one of the most reliable bullish reversal patterns.

A small green candle is engulfed by a larger red candle that opens above the prior close and closes below the prior open. Sellers have seized control in one session. At the top of an uptrend it's a strong bearish reversal signal.

A long red candle is followed by a green candle that gaps down on the open but closes back above the midpoint of the red body. Buyers rejected the lower prices aggressively. It's a two-candle bullish reversal — slightly weaker than a full engulfing.

The bearish mirror of the piercing pattern: a long green candle followed by a red candle that gaps up but closes below the midpoint of the green body. Sellers rejected the higher prices. At the top of an uptrend it warns of a bearish reversal.

Two candles with matching lows back to back — first red, then green — after a downtrend. The identical lows show a price floor that sellers couldn't break twice. It's a bullish reversal signal marking strong support.

Two candles with matching highs — first green, then red — after an uptrend. The identical highs reveal a ceiling buyers couldn't break twice. It's a bearish reversal signal marking strong resistance.

A three-candle bottom: a large red candle, a small-bodied 'star' that gaps down (indecision), then a large green candle that closes well into the first candle's body. It maps the handover from sellers to buyers and is a powerful bullish reversal.

The bearish mirror of the morning star: a large green candle, a small 'star' that gaps up, then a large red candle closing deep into the first body. It marks the handover from buyers to sellers at a top — a strong bearish reversal.

Three consecutive long green candles, each opening within the prior body and closing at a new high with small upper wicks. It shows steady, building accumulation. Emerging from a base it's a strong bullish reversal — but beware if it appears already extended.

Three consecutive long red candles, each opening within the prior body and closing at a new low with small lower wicks. It signals sustained distribution and selling pressure. At the top of an uptrend it confirms a bearish reversal.