This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.

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Candlestick Anatomy

Body: The real body shows the range from opening to closing prices. Think of it as the glow-up span of the candle.

Color:

  • White/Green: The price said, "Imma head out," closing higher than it opened (bullish vibes).
  • Black/Red: The price went full "it’s not me, it’s you," closing lower than it opened (bearish mood).

Wicks (Shadows): The wicks spill the tea on the highest and lowest price points during the sesh.

Candlestick Patterns

Single Candlestick Patterns

Number of Bars Candlestick Name Bullish or Bearish? What It Looks Like? Description Potential Signal
Single Spinning Top Neutral Candlestick Pattern: Spinning Tops Tiny body, long drama wicks It's kinda like, "IDK?!"
Doji Neutral Candlestick Pattern: Dojis Open and close basically twinsies Even the candlestick’s saying: "plot twist pending!"
White Marubozu Bullish Candlestick Pattern: White Marubozu Flexing with a long body, zero wicks Bull squad in the house
Black Marubozu Bearish Candlestick Pattern: Black Marubozu Serving long body realness, no wicks No chill, just sell feels
Hammer Bullish Candlestick Pattern: Hammer Top small body, bottom thicc wick Plot twist: it's an up-vote for the bulls from a downtrend
Hanging Man Bearish Candlestick Pattern: Hanging Man Chilling at top, long wick down low, showing out in an uptrend Bear squad creeping in disguised as a Hammer
Inverted Hammer Bullish Candlestick Pattern: Inverted Hammer Grounded small body, big deal upper wick, starting from the bottom Bulls pulling a card, flipping the downtrend like the Shooting Star's lil bro
Shooting Star Bearish Candlestick Pattern: Shooting Star Real teeny tiny body bottom, high-fivin' its tall wick Bear gang detour from the upper vibe wave

Multiple Candlestick Patterns

Number of Bars Candlestick Name Bullish or Bearish? What it Looks Like? Description Potential Signal
Double Bullish Engulfing Bullish Dual Candlestick Pattern: Bullish Engulfing Sad candle being smothered by a happy, thicc one Major glow-up to bullish vibes
Bearish Engulfing Bearish Dual Candlestick Pattern: Bearish Engulfing Happy candle gets eaten by a taller grumpy one Cue the sneak attack by bearish vibes
Tweezer Tops Bearish Dual Candlestick Pattern: Tweezer Tops Twinsies showing matching high hairdos Swipe left for bearish descent
Tweezer Bottoms Bullish Dual Candlestick Pattern: Tweezer Bottoms Two BFFs with matching low sneakers Say bye to downward drama, enter bullish chic
Triple Morning Star Bullish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Morning Star Long sad, neutral break, then pumpy thicc candle Morning ka-ching from bearish dims
Evening Star Bearish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Evening Star Pumpy candle, chillin’, then long sad Sunset vibes on bullish highs
Three White Soldiers Bullish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Three White Soldiers Three solid white/green besties with minor flicks Stay fly, uptrend’s on fire
Three Black Crows Bearish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Three Black Crows Three moody black/red rooks, slick wicks Straight facts, a downtrend's plot twist
Three Inside Up Bullish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Three Inside Up Two matchy-match low lows then pumping lower Bulls ready to boom
Three Inside Down Bearish Triple Candlestick Pattern: Three Inside Down A smiley candle is overshadowed by a smaller grump before the drop Time to hit the brakes, trend’s trippin'