If you’ve ever looked at a trading platform and seen a chart filled with rectangles and vertical lines, you’ve already encountered a candlestick chart — even if you didn’t realize it. These colorful ...

What is a Japanese Candlestick? A Japanese candlestick chart displays a security's opening, closing, high and low prices for a given period. The central part of the candlestick, or the body, ...

The first type of triple candlestick pattern that we'll talk about is morning and evening stars. Both morning and evening stars occur during a trend and can signal a reversal in momentum. The first ...

A bullish engulfing candle is a dual candlestick pattern, which might signal an upcoming uptrend. The pattern applies after there's been a period of consolidation or downtrend. The two-candlestick ...

There are simple bearish Japanese candlestick patterns that every Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trader should know — here are 5 of them. As discussed in a previous article on bullish candlestick patterns ...

Candlestick reversal patterns are some of the most exciting patterns to trade. In fact, they’ve proven to come with a high level of predictability. Patterns like the Three Line Strike and Three Black ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). A piercing pattern is a two-day candlestick pattern that signals a potential ...

Japanese candlesticks are a popular charting technique used by many traders. Today, we are looking at the shooting star reversal pattern which is a popular Japanese candlestick formation and how to ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...