Generally, Japanese candlesticks are used to determine when to enter or exit a trade. They can also be used to decide whether to hold on to or liquidate a position. This section describes the basics of what Japanese candlesticks are and how to trade them.
Click on the following link for an introduction to Japanese candlesticks.
List of Japanese candlesticks and patterns:
- 3 black crows
- 3 white soldiers
- Bearish advance block
- Bearish breakaway
- Bearish deliberation
- Bearish downside gap three methods
- Bearish engulfing
- Bearish falling three methods
- Bearish kicker
- Bearish mat hold
- Bearish meeting lines
- Bearish separating lines
- Bearish side by side white lines
- Bearish three inside down
- Bearish three line strike
- Bearish three outside down
- Bearish thrusting
- Bearish tri-star
- Bearish two crows
- Bearish upside gap two crows
- Bullish belt hold
- Bullish concealing baby swallow
- Bullish engulfing
- Bullish harami
- Bullish kicker
- Bullish ladder bottom
- Bullish mat hold
- Bullish meeting lines
- Bullish rising three methods
- Bullish separating lines
- Bullish side by side white lines
- Bullish stick sandwich
- Bullish three inside up
- Bullish three line strike
- Bullish three outside up
- Bullish three stars in the south
- Bullish tri-star
- Bullish unique three river bottom
- Bullish upside gap three methods
- Dark cloud cover
- Doji
- Evening star
- Hammer
- Hanging man
- Inverted hammer
- Morning star
- Shooting star