Patterns
Documented price-action patterns with historical context and detection notes.
Each pattern includes historical stats, contextual notes, and the conditions that make it worth watching during a session.
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Bearish Evening Star
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Bearish Evening Doji Star
Three-candle bearish top: an up candle, a gapped-up doji that stalls, then a down candle that takes price back.
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Bearish Evening Star
Three-candle bearish reversal: an up candle, a small gapped-up star, then a strong down candle that gives the ground back.
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Bearish Harami
· 2 variantsVariant
Bearish Harami
Two-candle reversal: a small down candle held entirely inside the body of a large prior up candle.
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Bearish Harami Cross
Two-candle bearish reversal: a doji held entirely inside the body of a large prior up candle, a sign the rally has stalled.
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Bullish Harami
· 2 variantsFamily
Bullish Morning Star
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Bullish Morning Doji Star
Three-candle bottom: a down candle, a doji that gaps lower, then an up candle that turns the trend.
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Bullish Morning Star
Three-candle bullish reversal: a down candle, a small gapped-down star, then a strong up candle that reclaims the lost ground.
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Harmonic Patterns
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AB=CD
The building block of every harmonic pattern: two equal-length legs around a partial retracement.
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Bat
A deep 0.886 completion that lands close to the structure's extreme, letting a trade enter near it with a tight stop just beyond.
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Butterfly
An extension pattern that completes beyond the origin, fading exhaustion as price prints a fresh extreme.
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Crab
The deepest extension in the family, completing at a 1.618 projection, built for sharp reversals from overshoots.
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Cypher
A distinct geometry where C pushes past A, then price retraces 0.786 of that whole move to complete at D.
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Deep Crab
A Crab variant with a deeper 0.886 B point, completing at the same 1.618 extension.
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Gartley
The original harmonic pattern: a 0.786 retracement completing an XABCD structure, read as an exhausted pullback turning back with the larger trend.
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Shark
A five-point structure of two strong extensions into a reaction point where the move is expected to stall.
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Three Drives
Three symmetric pushes to a high or low, each separated by a partial pullback, read as a climax.
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Tasuki Gap
· 2 variantsVariant
Bearish Downside Tasuki Gap
Bearish continuation in a downtrend: two down candles gap apart, then an up candle pushes back into the gap but cannot close it.
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Bullish Upside Tasuki Gap
Three-candle continuation in an uptrend: two up candles with a gap up between them, then a down candle that fills part of the gap but leaves it open.
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Three Bar Reversal
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Bearish Three Inside Down
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a long up candle, a small down candle held inside it, then a third down candle that confirms.
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Bearish Three Outside Down
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: an up candle swallowed by a larger down candle, then a third down candle that confirms.
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Bullish Three Inside Up
Three-candle bottom: a bullish harami, then a third up candle that closes above the second, confirming the turn.
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Bullish Three Outside Up
Three-candle bottom: a bullish engulfing, then a third up candle that closes higher, confirming the reversal.
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Three-Bar Reversal
A reversal bar after three bars of run, read as the turn. How much room that turn tends to offer.
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Three Methods
· 4 variantsVariant
Bearish Downside Gap Three Methods
Continuation pattern in a downtrend: two long down candles separated by a clean gap, then an up candle that fills the gap before the slide resumes.
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Bearish Falling Three Methods
Five-candle bearish continuation: a long down candle, three small up candles that drift back inside it, then another long down candle to new lows.
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Bullish Rising Three Methods
Five-candle continuation: a long up candle, three small down candles that drift inside its range, then a long up candle to a new high.
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Bullish Upside Gap Three Methods
Two-candle continuation: two long up candles with a gap between them, then a down candle that fills the gap.
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Year End Seasonality
· 2 variantsStandalone
Other Patterns
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Bearish Abandoned Baby
Three-candle bearish top: an up candle, a doji that gaps fully above with empty space on both sides, then a down candle that gaps below.
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Bearish Advance Block
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: three up candles whose upper wicks grow longer each bar, showing buyers running out of steam.
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Bearish After Top Gap Down
Five-candle bearish reversal: three rising up candles, the third gapping up, then two down candles with a gap down that breaks the trend.
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Bearish Belt Hold
Single-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a candle that gaps up to open and then falls all the way through with no upper wick.
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Bearish Breakaway
Five-candle bearish reversal: a long up candle, a gap up, two more bars drifting higher, then one down candle that drops back into the gap.
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Bearish Dark Cloud Cover
Two-candle bearish reversal: a down candle opens above a prior up candle but closes back below the middle of its body.
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Bearish Deliberation Block
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: two strong up candles, then a small gapped-up candle where the advance stalls.
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Bearish Descending Hawk
Two-candle bearish reversal: two up candles where the second is small and held entirely inside the first, a fading rally.
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Bearish Doji Star
Two-candle bearish reversal: an up candle followed by a doji that gaps higher and stalls, a sign the rally is losing steam.
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Bearish Engulfing
Two-candle bearish reversal: an up candle swallowed by a larger down candle whose body engulfs the prior one.
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Bearish Hanging Man
Single-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a small body up top with a long lower tail where buyers had to rescue a sharp dip.
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Bearish Identical Three Crows
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: three long down candles in a row, each opening right at the prior candle's close.
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Bearish Kicking
Two-candle bearish reversal: a strong up bar followed by a strong down bar that gaps below it, a sharp flip in control.
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Bearish Ladder Top
Five-candle bearish reversal: three rising up candles, a fourth up candle with a long lower wick, then a long down candle that opens below it.
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Bearish Matching High
Two-candle bearish reversal: two up candles that close at the same price, a ceiling buyers cannot beat.
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Bearish Meeting Line
Two-candle bearish reversal: a down candle gaps up above a prior up candle but closes right back at the same price.
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Bearish On Neck Line
Two-candle pattern: a down candle gaps up but closes right back at the prior up candle's high, a weak bounce that often gives way.
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Bearish One Black Crow
Two-candle bearish reversal: a single down candle that opens inside a prior up candle and closes below its open.
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Bearish Separating Lines
Two-candle continuation pattern in a downtrend: an up candle is undercut by a down candle that gaps below it, and selling resumes.
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Bearish Shooting Star
Single-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a small body with a long upper wick where buyers were rejected.
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Bearish Side By Side White Lines
Bearish continuation in a downtrend: a down candle followed by two matching up candles that both sit in a gap below it.
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Bearish Squeeze Alert
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: each candle's range fits inside the one before it, coiling into a tighter and tighter squeeze.
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Bearish Three Black Crows
Three consecutive long bearish candles, each opening inside the prior body and closing lower, after an uptrend.
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Bearish Three Gap Ups
Four-candle exhaustion pattern: three gaps higher in a row, a run-up so steep it often marks where buyers give out.
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Bearish Three Line Strike
Four-candle pattern in a downtrend: three falling down candles followed by one big up candle that swallows them all.
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Bearish Thrusting Line
Two-candle pattern: a down candle gaps up and pushes into the prior up candle but stalls below its midpoint, a weak bounce.
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Bearish Tri Star
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: three small doji candles in a row, the middle one gapped up, signaling indecision at the top.
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Bearish Two Crows
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a long up candle, then two down candles that gap up but fade back into the first candle's body.
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Bearish Unique Three Mountain Top
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: an up candle, a tall up candle with a long upper wick, then a small down candle gapping above it.
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Bearish Upside Gap Two Crows
Three-candle bearish reversal after a rally: a strong up candle, then two down candles that gap up but fade, the second swallowing the first.
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Bullish Abandoned Baby
Rare three-candle bottom: a doji that gaps fully below a down candle and fully below the up candle that follows, with no overlap.
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Bullish After Bottom Gap Up
Five-candle bottom: three heavy down candles into a gap, then a small up bar and a long up candle that gaps higher as buyers take over.
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Bullish Belt Hold
Single strong up candle after a fall: it gaps below the prior low, opens at its bottom, and rallies with no lower wick.
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Bullish Breakaway
Five-candle bottom: a gapped-down selloff that accelerates, then one strong up candle that rallies back into the gap.
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Bullish Concealing Baby Swallow
Four-candle bottom: two strong down candles, a third that gaps lower with a long upper wick, and a fourth that swallows it whole.
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Bullish Deliberation Block
Three down candles where the third is small and gaps lower, read as sellers hesitating after a long slide.
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Bullish Descent Block
Three falling down candles, each opening inside the last and closing lower, read as selling that is running out of force.
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Bullish Doji Star
Two-candle bottom: a down candle, then a doji that gaps below it, hinting selling has stalled.
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Bullish Downside Gap Two Rabbits
Three-candle bottom: a down candle, then two small up candles below it, the second reaching back toward the first.
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Bullish Engulfing
Two-candle reversal trigger: a bearish candle followed by a bullish candle whose body engulfs the prior bar's body.
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Bullish Hammer
Single-candle reversal trigger after a downtrend, with a small body and a long lower wick.
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Bullish Homing Pigeon
Two-candle bottom: a large down candle, then a smaller down candle held entirely inside the first body.
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Bullish Inverted Hammer
Two-candle bullish reversal after a fall: a bar with a long upper wick and little or no lower wick, following a down candle.
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Bullish Kicking
Two-candle bullish reversal: a full-bodied down candle, then a gap up into a full-bodied up candle with no overlap.
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Bullish Ladder Bottom
Five-candle bottom: three long down candles, a fourth with an upper wick hinting at a rally, then a strong up candle that gaps higher.
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Bullish Matching Low
Two-candle bullish reversal: two down candles in a row that close at the same price, marking a floor.
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Bullish Meeting Line
Two-candle bullish reversal: a down candle, then an up candle that gaps lower but closes at the same price as the first.
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Bullish On Neck Line
Two-candle pattern: a down candle, then a weak up candle that gaps lower and only claws back to the first candle's low.
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Bullish One White Soldier
Two-candle bottom: a down candle, then a strong up candle that gaps higher and engulfs the prior body.
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Bullish Piercing Line
Two-candle bullish reversal: a down candle, then an up candle that gaps lower but closes back above the midpoint of the first.
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Bullish Separating Lines
Two-candle continuation in an uptrend: a counter down candle, then an up candle that gaps above it and resumes the climb.
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Bullish Side By Side White Lines
Three-candle continuation in an uptrend: an up candle, a gap up to a second up candle, then a matching third up candle beside it.
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Bullish Squeeze Alert
Three-candle bottom: each candle's range tucked inside the last, a tightening coil read as a wind-up before a bounce.
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Bullish Stick Sandwich
Three-candle bottom: a down candle, an up candle above it, then a down candle that closes at the exact same price as the first.
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Bullish Three Gap Downs
Four candles falling with a gap before each of the last three, read as a selling climax stretched too far to last.
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Bullish Three Line Strike
Four-candle shape: three rising up candles, then one big down candle that erases all three in a single bar.
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Bullish Three Stars In The South
Three shrinking down candles after a decline, each making a higher low, read as selling that is fading toward a bottom.
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Bullish Three White Soldiers
Three-candle bullish reversal: three rising up candles in a row, each opening inside the prior body and closing higher.
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Bullish Thrusting Line
Two-candle pattern: a down candle, then an up candle that gaps lower and closes up into the first body but stays below its midpoint.
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Bullish Tri Star
Three-candle bottom: three small dojis in a row after a decline, the middle one gapping down and the last gapping back up.
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Bullish Two Rabbits
Three-candle bottom: a long down candle, an up candle that gaps below it, then an up candle that climbs back into the first candle's body.
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Bullish Unique Three River Bottom
Three-candle bottom: a down candle, a hammer-like down candle that pokes to a new low, then a small up candle holding above.
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Day-of-Week Bias
How RTH close-to-close returns differ by weekday and whether any specific day pulls above or below the all-session average.
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Inside Day
How often a session contained inside the prior session's range produces a directional breakout the next day.
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NR7
How often the narrowest-range session in seven days resolves into a directional breakout the next day.
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Opening Drive Failure
A strong directional move early in the session, traded as a continuation. How much room the drive tends to offer.
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Outside Day
A session that engulfs the prior day's range, read by its close direction. How much room it tends to offer next.
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Pre-Holiday Effect
Whether the session right before a US market holiday produces different RTH returns than a normal day.
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Range Breakout Failure
Price breaks a rolling range, then closes back inside it. How much room fading that false break tends to offer.
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Turn-of-Month Effect
Whether the recurring window around month boundaries produces different RTH returns than the rest of the month.
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Volatility Squeeze Break
A quiet, compressed stretch of price that then breaks out of its channel. How much room the break tends to offer in the break direction.
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Gap Fill Rate
An overnight gap, traded as a fade back toward the prior close. How much room that fade tends to offer.