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Pattern Name How to identify Pattern picture

Bearish Dark Cloud Cover

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a bearish candle which opens above the first day's high. 

Second day closes within the first day, but below the midpoint.

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Bearish Doji Star

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a doji day that gaps above the first day.

The doji shadows shouldn't be excessively long.

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Bearish Engulfing

(next candle is bearish)

The color of the first day's body reflects the trend, however could be a doji. 

The second day's real body engulfs the first day's body.

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Bearish Harami

(next candle is bearish)

The first day is a long bullish candle. 

The second day is a short day whose body is engulfed by the first day's body.

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Bearish Kicking

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a bullish marubozu. 

Second day is a bearish marubozu and gaps open below the first day's open.

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Bearish Shooting Star

(next candle is bearish)

Price gap open to the upside. 

Small real body formed near the bottom of the price range. 

The upper shadow at least three times as long as the body. 

The lower shadow is small or nonexistent.

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Pattern name Identification method Pattern

Bullish Morning Star

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle. 

Second day gaps below the first day's close.

Third day is a long bullish candle.

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Bullish Engulfing

(next candle is bullish)

The first day's body's direction reflects the trend, however could be a doji. 

The second day's real body engulfs the first day's body.

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Bullish Harami

(next candle is bullish)

The first day is a long bearish candle. 

The second day is a short day whose body is engulfed by the first day's body.

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Bullish Kicking

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a black marubozu. 

Second day is a white marubozu and gaps open above the first day's close.

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Bullish Piercing Line

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle. 

Second day is a bullish candle which opens below the low of the first day. 

Second day closes within, but above the midpoint of the first day's body.

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Bullish Hammer

(next candle is bullish)

Small real body at the upper trading range. Color of the body is not important.

Long lower shadow at least twice the length of the body. 

Little or no upper shadow. 

Previous trend should be bearish.

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 Pattern name Identification method Pattern

Bullish Mat Hold

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bullish candle. 

Second day is a bearish candle that gaps above the First day. 

The next two days are small body candles which trend lower and stay within the range of the first day. 

The last day is a bullish candle which closes above the previous four day's range.

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Bullish Rising Three Methods

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bullish candle. 

Three small body candlesticks follow the first day. Each trends downward and closes within the range of the first day. 

The last day is a long bullish candley and closes above the first day's close.

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Bullish Three-Line Strike

(next candle is bullish)

First three days make up the Three bullish Soldiers formation. 

The last day is a bearish candle that opens above the third day and closes below the first day's open.

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Bullish Side-by-Side bullish Lines

(next candle is bullish)

First two days are bullish candles with an up gap between the 1st and 2nd day.

Third day is a bullish candle about the same size as the second day, opening at about the same price.

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Bullish Upside Gap Three Methods

(next candle is bullish)

First two day are long bullish candles with a gap between them. 

Third day is a bearish day that fills the gap of the first two days.

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Bullish Upside Tasuki Gap

(next candle is bullish)

First two days are bullish candles with an up gap between the first and second day. 

Third day is a bearish candle which opens within the body of the second day and closes within the gap between the first and second days.

Third day should not fully close the gap.

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Bullish Separating Lines

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle. 

Second day is a bullish candle that opens at the opening price of the first day.

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Pattern name Identification method Pattern

Bullish Breakaway

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle. 

Second day is a bearish candle whose body gaps down. 

Third and fourth days close lower each day. 

5th day is a long bullish candle that closes inside the gap created by the 1st and 2nd day.

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Bullish Ladder Bottom

(next candle is bullish)

First three days are long bearish candles with lower opens and closes each day. 

Fourth day is a bearish candle with an upper shadow.

The last day is a bullish candle that opens above the body of the fourth day.

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Bullish Concealing Baby Swallow

(next candle is bullish)

First two days are bearish marubozu candles. 

Third day is a bearish candle and opens with a gap down as well as a long upper shadow that trades into the body of the second day. 

Fourth day is a bearish candle and completely engulfs the third day.

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Bullish Abandoned Baby

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a bearish candle. 

Second day is a doji whose shadows gaps below the first day's close. 

Third day is a bullish candle with no overlapping shadows.

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Bullish Morning Doji Star

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish day. 

Second day is a doji which gaps below the first day's close. 

Third day is a bullish candle.

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Bullish Stick Sandwich

(next candle is bullish)

 

First day is a bearish candle. 

Second day is a bullish candle and trades above the close of the first day. 

Third day is a bearish candle with a close equal to the first day.

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Bullish Three Inside Up

(next candle is bullish)

First two days form a bullish harami.

Third day closes higher than the second day.

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Bullish Three Outside Up

(next candle is bullish)

First two days create a bullish engulfing formation.

Third day closes higher than the second day.

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Bullish Three Stars in the South

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle with a long lower shadow. 

Second day is a small version of the first day with a lower above the first day's low. 

Third day is a small black Marubozu which opens and closes inside the second day's range (high-low).

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Pattern name Identification method Pattern

Bullish 3 White Soldiers

(next candle is bullish)

Three consecutive long bullish candles with higher closes each day. 

Each day opens within the previous body.

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Bullish Tri-Star

(next candle is bullish)

All three days are doji days. 

Second day gaps below the the first and the third days.

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Bullish Unique 3 River Bottom

(next candle is bullish)

First days is a long bearish candle. 

Second day is a bearish candle forming a harami. Second days's low sets a new low. 

Third day is a short bullish candle which is below the second day.

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Bullish Separating Lines

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is bullish candle that opens at the opening price of the 1st day.

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Bullish Matching Low

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a bearish candle with a close equal to the first day.

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Bullish Meeting Lines

(next candle is bullish)

 

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a long bullish candle and closes at the first day's close.

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Bullish Belt Hold

(next candle is bullish)

Long bullish candle where the open is equal to the low. No lower shadow.

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Bullish Harami Cross

(next candle is bullish)

First days is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a doji candle that is engulfed by the first day's body.

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Bullish Homing Pigeon

(next candle is bullish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a short bearish candle which is engulfed by the first day's range.

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Bullish Inverted Hammer

(next candle is bullish)

Small real body formed near the bootom of the price range.

The upper shadow is no more than two times as long as the body.

The lower shadow is small or nonexistent.

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Pattern Name Identification method Pattern

Bearish Falling Three Methods

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Three small body candlesticks follow the first day. Each trends upward and closes within the range of the first day.

The last day is a long bearish day and closes below the first day's close

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Bearish Three Line Strike

(next candle is bearish)

First three days make up the Three bearish Crows formation.

The last day is a bullish candle that opens below the third day and closes above the fir-st day's open.

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Bearish Downside Gap Three Methods

(next candle is bearish)

First two day are long bearish days with a gap between them.

Third day is a bullish candle that fills the gap of the first two days.

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Bearish Downside Tasuki Gap

(next candle is bearish)

First two days are bearish candles with a down gap between the first and second day.

Third day is a bullish candle which opens within the body of the second day and closes within the gap between the first and second days.

Third day should not fully close the gap.

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Bearish Side-by-Side bullish Lines

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a bearish candle.

Second day is a bullish candle which gaps below the first day's open.

Third day is a bullish candle about the same size as the second day, opening at about the same price.

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Bearish In Neck

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a bullish candle which opens below the low of the first day.

Second day closes barely into the body of the first day.

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Bearish On Neck

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bearish candle.

Second day is a bullish candle which opens below and closes at the low of the first day.

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Bearish Separating Lines

(next candle si bearish)

First day is a bullish candle day.

Second day is a bearish candle that opens at the opening price of the 1st day.

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Bearish Thrusting

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a bearish candle. 

Second day is a bullish candle which opens well below the low of the first day. 

Second day closes well into the body of the first day, but below the midpoint.

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Pattern Name How to identify Pattern picture

Bearish Tri Star

(next candle is bearish)

All three days are doji days.

Second day gaps above the first and third days.

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Bearish Two Crows

(next candle si bearish)

First day is a long bullish candle.

Second day gaps up and is bearish.

Third day is bearish and opens inside the body of the second day, then closes inside the body of the first day.

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Bearish Upside Gap Two Crows

(next candle is bearish)

first day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is bearish and gaps above the first day.

Third day is bearish and opens above and engulfs the second day. 

Third day closes above the close of the first day.

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Bearish Doji Star

(next candle is bearish)

first day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a doji day that gaps above the first day.

The doji shadows shouldn't be excessively long.

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Bearish Harami Cross

(next candle is bearish)

The first day is a long bullish candle.

The second day is a doji day that is engulfed by the first day's body.

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Bearish Meeting Lines

(next candle is bearish)

first day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a long bearish candle and closes at the first day's close.

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Bearish Belt Hold

(next candle is bearish)

Long bearish candle where the open is equal to the high.

No upper shadow.

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Bearish Hanging Man

(next candle is bearish)

Small real body at the upper trading range. Color of the body is not important.

Long lower shadow at least twice the length of the body.

Little or no upper shadow.

Previous trend should be bullish.

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Bearish Tweezer Top

(next candle is bearish)

first day consists of a long body candle.

Second day consists of a short body candle that has a high equal to the prior day's high.

The color of each candle body is not considered in the matching of this pattern.

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Pattern Name How to identify Pattern picture

Bearish Breakaway

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a bullish candle whose body gaps up.

Third & fourth days close higher each day.

Fifth day is a long bearish candle that closes inside the gap created by the first and Second days.

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Bearish Abandoned Baby

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a bullish candle.

Second day is a doji whose shadows gaps above the first day's close.

Third day is a bearish candle that gaps down and contains no overlapping shadows.

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Bearish Advance Block

(next candle is bearish)

Three consecutive bullish candles with higher closes each day.

Each day opens within the previous body.

Each day displays deterioration of the upward move as shown with the long upper shadows on the second and third days.

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Bearish Evening Doji Star

(next candle is bearish)

First day is a long bullish candle.

Second day is a doji which gaps above the first day's close. 

Third day is a bearish candle.

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Bearish Evening Star

(next candle is bearish)

first day is a long bullish candle.

Second day gaps above the first day's close.

Third day is a long bearish candle.

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Bearish Identical Three Crows

(next candle is bearish)

Three consecutive long bearish candles with lower closes each day.

Each day opens at the previous day's close.

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Bearish Three bearish Crows

(next candle is bearish)

Three consecutive bearish candles with lower closes each day.

Each day opens within the body of the previous day.

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Bearish Three Inside Down

(next candle is bearish)

First two days form a bearish harami.

Third day closes lower than the second day.

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Bearish Three Outside Down

(next candle is bearish)

Bearish Engulfing formation occurs making up the first two days.

The third day closes lower than the second day.

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