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146 chart and candlestick patterns, named live
WickSpeak recognises 146 patterns and names each one on the candles that made it: 70 candlestick patterns, 28 price action patterns, 30 chart patterns and 18 harmonic patterns. Each says what it is, how to trade it and what proves it wrong.
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Candlestick patterns 57 pages
Abandoned baby (bullish and bearish)An abandoned baby is a rare three candle reversal where a doji gaps clear of the candles either side.Advance blockAn advance block is three up candles in a rise with shrinking bodies and growing upper wicks: the buyers are tiring.Belt hold (bullish and bearish)A belt hold is one long candle that opens on its extreme and runs the other way: after a fall, a long up candle opening...Bullish deliberationBullish deliberation is two long down candles in a fall, then a small candle that barely makes progress: the fall is...Bullish in-neckA bullish in-neck is a two candle continuation pattern in a rise: a long up candle, then a down candle that closes just...Bullish on-neckA bullish on-neck is a two candle continuation pattern in a rise: a long up candle, then a small down candle that...Bullish thrustingBullish thrusting is a two candle continuation pattern in a rise: a long up candle, then a down candle that closes...Counterattack (bullish and bearish)A counterattack is a long candle followed by a long candle the other way that opens much further on and climbs or falls...Dark cloud coverDark cloud cover is an up candle followed by a down candle that opens at or above the up candle's close and closes...Deliberation (bearish)Deliberation (also called the stalled pattern) is two long up candles in a rise, then a small candle that barely makes...Descending hawkA descending hawk is a two candle pattern after a rise: a long up candle, then a smaller up candle whose body sits...Descent blockA descent block is three down candles in a fall with shrinking bodies and growing lower wicks: the sellers are tiring.DojiA doji is a candle that opens and closes at almost the same price, so nobody won the candle.Downside tasuki gapA downside tasuki gap is two down candles with a gap between them, then an up candle that rises into the gap without...Dragonfly dojiA dragonfly doji opens and closes at or very near its high, with a long lower wick: sellers took price down and lost...Engulfing pattern (bullish and bearish)An engulfing pattern is two candles where the second body completely swallows the first body in the other direction...Evening doji starAn evening doji star is a three candle pattern after a rise: a long up candle, a doji above it, then a down candle that...Evening starAn evening star is a three candle pattern after a rise: a long up candle, a small candle above it, then a down candle...Falling three methodsFalling three methods is a continuation pattern: a long down candle, three small candles drifting back inside its...Gravestone dojiA gravestone doji opens and closes at or very near its low, with a long upper wick: buyers took price up and lost all...HammerA hammer is a single candle that forms after a fall, with a long lower wick and a small body at the top: sellers pushed...Hanging manA hanging man forms after a rise: a candle with a long lower wick and a small body at the top, a warning that sellers...Harami (bullish and bearish)A harami is a long candle followed by a small candle that sits inside its body: after a long down candle it is bullish...Harami cross (bullish and bearish)A harami cross is a long candle followed by a doji (open and close almost equal) that sits inside its body, a stronger...High waveA high wave candle has a tiny body and very long wicks both ways on a big candle, showing confusion after a big swing...Homing pigeonA homing pigeon is a two candle pattern after a fall: a long down candle, then a smaller down candle whose body sits...In-neckAn in-neck is a two candle continuation pattern in a fall: a long down candle, then an up candle that closes just...Inside barAn inside bar is a candle that sits entirely inside the range of the one before it, showing the market pausing.Inverted hammerAn inverted hammer forms after a fall: a candle with a long upper wick and a small body at the bottom, the first sign...Kicker (bullish and bearish)A kicker is two candles where the second opens at or beyond the first candle's open and runs hard the other way: a...Long-legged dojiA long-legged doji is a doji with long wicks both above and below a tiny body: a real fight that ended level.Marubozu (bullish and bearish)A marubozu is a long candle with almost no wicks: buyers (bullish) or sellers (bearish) were in charge from open to...Matching highA matching high is two up candles in a rise that close at the same price: the rise has found a ceiling.Matching lowA matching low is two down candles in a fall that close at the same price: the fall has found a floor.Morning doji starA morning doji star is a three candle pattern after a fall: a long down candle, a doji below it, then an up candle that...Morning starA morning star is a three candle pattern after a fall: a long down candle, a small candle below it, then an up candle...On-neckAn on-neck is a two candle continuation pattern in a fall: a long down candle, then a small up candle that closes at...Outside barAn outside bar is a candle that goes both above the high and below the low of the one before it: a burst of activity...Piercing lineA piercing line is a down candle followed by an up candle that opens at or below the down candle's close and closes...Pin bar (bullish and bearish)A pin bar is a candle with one long wick that sticks out past the candles around it, with the body at the other end: a...Rising three methodsRising three methods is a continuation pattern: a long up candle, three small candles drifting back inside its range...Separating lines (bullish and bearish)Separating lines is a two candle continuation pattern: in a trend, a candle against the trend is followed by a long...Shooting starA shooting star is a single candle that forms after a rise, with a long upper wick and a small body at the bottom...Spinning topA spinning top is a candle with a small body in the middle and a wick on each side, showing indecision.Stick sandwich pattern (bullish and bearish)A stick sandwich is three candles where the first and third close at the same price, with an opposite coloured candle...Three black crowsThree black crows are three down candles in a row, each opening inside the last and closing lower near its low.Three inside downThree inside down is a bearish harami followed by a down candle that closes below the first candle.Three inside upThree inside up is a bullish harami followed by an up candle that closes above the first candle.Three line strike (bullish and bearish)A three line strike is three candles in the trend's direction, then one opposite candle that wipes out all three.Three outside downThree outside down is a bearish engulfing followed by another down candle that closes lower.Three outside upThree outside up is a bullish engulfing followed by another up candle that closes higher.Three white soldiersThree white soldiers are three up candles in a row, each opening inside the last and closing higher near its high.ThrustingThrusting is a two candle continuation pattern in a fall: a long down candle, then an up candle that closes inside its...Tri-star pattern (bullish and bearish)A tri-star is three dojis in a row (candles that open and close at almost the same price) after a move, with the middle...Tweezer bottomA tweezer bottom forms after a fall: a down candle, then an up candle with the same low, so the level held twice.Tweezer topA tweezer top forms after a rise: an up candle, then a down candle with the same high, so the level held twice.Upside tasuki gapAn upside tasuki gap is two up candles with a gap between them, then a down candle that dips into the gap without...
Price action patterns 24 pages
1-2-3 bottomA 1-2-3 bottom is a low (point 1), a bounce (point 2), a higher low (point 3), then a close above the bounce.1-2-3 topA 1-2-3 top is a high (point 1), a dip (point 2), a lower high (point 3), then a close below the dip.Bear trap (failed breakdown)A bear trap is a close below the low of the last 20 candles that is back above that low within three candles, so the...Break and retest (bullish and bearish)A break and retest is when price breaks through a swing high or swing low, comes back to touch that same level from the...Break of structure down (bearish BOS)A bearish break of structure (BOS) is when a market already making lower lows closes below its last swing low: the...Break of structure up (bullish BOS)A bullish break of structure (BOS) is when a market already making higher highs closes above its last swing high: the...Bull trap (failed breakout)A bull trap is a close above the high of the last 20 candles that is back below that high within three candles, so the...Change of character down (bearish CHoCH)A bearish change of character (CHoCH) is when a market making higher lows closes below its last swing low for the first...Change of character up (bullish CHoCH)A bullish change of character (CHoCH) is when a market making lower highs closes above its last swing high for the...Equal highsEqual highs are two swing highs at almost the same price, with a pool of stop orders sitting just above.Equal lowsEqual lows are two swing lows at almost the same price, with a pool of stop orders sitting just underneath.Fair value gap (bullish and bearish)A fair value gap (FVG) is the space left when a strong candle moves so fast that the candle before it and the candle...Fakey pattern (bullish and bearish)A fakey is an inside bar that breaks out one way, traps the traders who followed it, and then closes back on the other...Gap downA gap down is a candle that opens clear below the low of the candle before it, which only happens in markets that close...Gap upA gap up is a candle that opens clear above the high of the candle before it, which only happens in markets that close...H patternAn H pattern is a sharp drop, a weak bounce that gets back less than half of it, then a close below the bottom of the...Inside bar breakout downAn inside bar breakout down is a small candle that sits entirely inside the candle before it, followed by a close below...Inside bar breakout upAn inside bar breakout up is a small candle that sits entirely inside the candle before it, followed by a close above...Inverted H patternAn inverted H pattern is a sharp rise, a weak dip that gives back less than half of it, then a close above the top of...Liquidity sweep of a high (stop hunt)A liquidity sweep of a high is when price pokes over the last swing high, where stop orders sit, and closes back below...Liquidity sweep of a low (stop hunt)A liquidity sweep of a low is when price dips under the last swing low, where stop orders sit, and closes back above...NR4 (narrowest of 4)NR4 means the narrowest of four: the candle with the smallest range (high to low) of the last four, a quiet moment that...NR7 (narrowest of 7)NR7 means the narrowest of seven: the candle with the smallest range (high to low) of the last seven, a very quiet...Order block retest (bullish and bearish)An order block is the last opposite candle before a move that broke the market's structure; an order block retest is...
Chart patterns 28 pages
Ascending triangle breakoutAn ascending triangle is a flat ceiling with rising lows pressing up into it, completed by a close above the ceiling.Bear flagA bear flag is a sharp drop (the pole), a few candles drifting gently back up, then a close back below them.Broadening breakdownA broadening breakdown is higher highs and lower lows, the range growing like a megaphone, followed by a close below...Broadening breakout upA broadening breakout up is higher highs and lower lows, the range growing like a megaphone, followed by a close above...Bull flagA bull flag is a sharp rise (the pole), a few candles drifting gently back, then a close back above them.Cup and handleA cup and handle is a long rounded dip that climbs back to its starting price (the cup), a small pullback (the handle)...Descending triangle breakdownA descending triangle is a flat floor with falling highs pressing down into it, completed by a close below the floor.Double bottomA double bottom is two lows at about the same price with a bounce between them, completed by a close above the high of...Double topA double top is two highs at about the same price with a dip between them, completed by a close below the low of that...Downtrend line breakA downtrend line break is a close above a line drawn through the last two falling swing highs.Falling wedge breakoutA falling wedge is highs and lows both falling, the highs faster, so the range narrows, followed by a close above the...Head and shouldersA head and shoulders is three highs, the middle one highest and the outer two about level, completed by a close below...Inverse head and shouldersAn inverse head and shoulders is three lows, the middle one deepest and the outer two about level, completed by a close...Inverted cup and handleAn inverted cup and handle is a long rounded rise that falls back to its starting price, a small bounce (the handle)...Island bottomAn island bottom is when price gaps down, trades for a few candles, then gaps back up, leaving those candles stranded...Island topAn island top is when price gaps up, trades for a few candles, then gaps back down, leaving those candles stranded with...Pennant pattern (bullish and bearish)A pennant is a sharp move followed by a small tightening triangle of candles, then a close beyond that triangle in the...Quasimodo pattern (bullish and bearish)A Quasimodo is a failed push that breaks structure, followed by a return to the level where that push began.Rectangle breakdownA rectangle breakdown is when price bounces between a flat ceiling and a flat floor at least twice each, then closes...Rectangle breakout upA rectangle breakout up is when price bounces between a flat ceiling and a flat floor at least twice each, then closes...Rising wedge breakdownA rising wedge is highs and lows both rising, the lows faster, so the range narrows, followed by a close below the line...Symmetrical triangle breakdownA symmetrical triangle breakdown is lower highs and higher lows squeezing together, followed by a close below the...Symmetrical triangle breakout upA symmetrical triangle breakout up is lower highs and higher lows squeezing together, followed by a close above the...Triple bottomA triple bottom is three lows at about the same price followed by a close above the bounces between them.Triple topA triple top is three highs at about the same price followed by a close below the dips between them.Uptrend line breakAn uptrend line break is a close below a line drawn through the last two rising swing lows.V bottomA V bottom is a sharp drop and an equally sharp recovery of most of it, with no base in between.V topA V top is a sharp rise and an equally sharp loss of most of it, with no top formed in between.
Harmonic patterns 10 pages
ABCD pattern (bullish and bearish)An ABCD is two legs of the same size with a pullback of about two thirds between them: AB, then BC, then CD equal to AB.Bat pattern (bullish and bearish)The Bat is a five point harmonic pattern where B pulls back 38 to 50% of the first leg XA and D ends deep, at 88.6% of...Butterfly pattern (bullish and bearish)The Butterfly is a five point harmonic pattern where B pulls back 78.6% of the first leg XA and D stretches beyond the...Crab pattern (bullish and bearish)The Crab is a five point harmonic pattern where B pulls back 38 to 62% of the first leg XA and D stretches to 161.8% of...Cypher pattern (bullish and bearish)The Cypher is a five point harmonic pattern where C pushes beyond the first leg to 127 to 141%, then D pulls back 78.6%...Deep Crab pattern (bullish and bearish)The Deep Crab is a five point harmonic pattern like the Crab, but B pulls back a deep 88.6% of the first leg XA before...Gartley pattern (bullish and bearish)The Gartley is a five point harmonic pattern (X, A, B, C, D) where B pulls back 61.8% of the first leg XA and D ends at...Shark pattern (bullish and bearish)The Shark is a five swing harmonic pattern where B overshoots the start of the first leg and D then snaps back 88 to...Three drives bottomA three drives bottom is three pushes to lower lows, each stretching 127 to 162% of the bounce before it, which marks...Three drives topA three drives top is three pushes to higher highs, each stretching 127 to 162% of the dip before it, which marks an...
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