CLEO scans your charts for these candlestick patterns in real time. Each pattern signals a potential shift in momentum, a continuation of the current trend, or market indecision. Use them alongside volume, other indicators and structure, not in isolation.
| Indicator Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Abandoned Baby | A rare three-candle reversal pattern. A doji gaps away from the prior candle and the next candle gaps back in the opposite direction, leaving the doji isolated. Signals a strong reversal. |
| Advance Block | A bullish-looking three-candle run that loses steam. Each candle closes higher but with shrinking bodies and longer upper wicks, warning that upward momentum is fading. |
| ARC | A curved reversal formation where price decelerates, flattens, and then turns, tracing an arc-like shape across several candles rather than a sharp V or spike. |
| Belt-hold | A single strong candle that opens at or near its low (bullish) or high (bearish) and closes near the opposite extreme, with little to no wick on the open side. Signals a potential reversal. |
| Breakaway | A five-candle pattern that starts with a strong trend candle, continues with a gap in the same direction, then reverses over the final candles, closing back into the gap. Marks a trend reversal. |
| Closing Marubozu | A candle that closes exactly at its high (bullish) or low (bearish), with no wick on the closing side. Shows strong conviction from buyers or sellers through to the close. |
| Concealing Baby Swallow | A rare bearish continuation pattern made of four candles, where two black marubozu candles are followed by a candle that gaps down and a final candle that engulfs the prior one’s range. Confirms downside continuation. |
| Counterattack | A two-candle pattern where opposing-color candles close at nearly the same price after opening with a gap, showing a stalemate that often precedes a reversal. |
| Dark Cloud Cover | A bearish two-candle reversal. A strong bullish candle is followed by a bearish candle that opens above the prior high and closes below its midpoint, signaling sellers taking control. |
| Doji | A candle where open and close are virtually equal, producing a thin cross or plus shape. Reflects indecision between buyers and sellers. |
| Doji Star | A doji that gaps away from the prior trending candle, often the first sign of a reversal, typically confirmed by the next candle. |
| Dragonfly Doji | A doji with a long lower wick and little to no upper wick, resembling a “T”. Forms when sellers push price down but buyers reclaim the open by the close, often signaling a bottom. |
| Engulfing | A two-candle reversal where the second candle’s body fully engulfs the body of the first, opposite-colored candle. Shows a decisive shift in control between buyers and sellers. |
| Evening Doji Star | A bearish three-candle reversal: a strong bullish candle, a doji that gaps up, and a bearish candle that closes deep into the first candle’s body. Signals a top forming. |
| Evening Star | A bearish three-candle reversal similar to the Evening Doji Star, but the middle candle is a small-bodied candle rather than a strict doji. Marks exhaustion at the top of an uptrend. |
| Gravestone Doji | A doji with a long upper wick and little to no lower wick, resembling an inverted “T”. Forms when buyers push price up but sellers drag it back to the open, often signaling a top. |
| Hammer | A bullish reversal candle with a small body near the top of the range and a long lower wick at least twice the body’s length. Shows sellers pushed price down but buyers regained control by the close. |
| Hanging Man | Same shape as a Hammer, small body with a long lower wick, but forms after an uptrend instead of a downtrend. Warns that selling pressure is creeping in at the top. |
| Harami | A two-candle pattern where a small candle sits entirely within the body of the larger prior candle, in the opposite color. Signals a slowdown in momentum and possible reversal. |
| Harami Cross | A Harami where the second, smaller candle is a doji. The added indecision strengthens the reversal signal compared to a standard Harami. |
| High-Wave Candle | A candle with a small body and long upper and lower wicks on both sides, showing high volatility and strong disagreement between buyers and sellers within the period. |
| Hikkake | A false breakout pattern. Price briefly breaks out of a prior Harami-style range, then reverses back inside it, trapping breakout traders and signaling a move in the opposite direction. |
| Homing Pigeon | A bearish continuation-looking two-candle pattern where a small black candle forms inside the body of the prior, larger black candle. Signals weakening downside momentum and a possible pause or reversal. |
| Identical Three Crows | Three consecutive bearish candles of similar size, each opening near the prior candle’s close and closing near its low. A strong, steady bearish continuation signal. |
| In-Neck | A bearish continuation pattern where a bullish candle closes just above the prior bearish candle’s close, barely penetrating its body. Shows sellers still in control despite the small pushback. |
| Inverted Hammer | A bullish reversal candle with a small body near the bottom of the range and a long upper wick. Appears after a downtrend and hints buyers are starting to test higher prices. |
| Kicking | A powerful two-candle reversal made of two opposite-colored marubozu candles separated by a gap, with no overlap between their ranges. Signals an abrupt shift in sentiment. |
| Kicking (by length) | A variation of the Kicking pattern where the pattern’s strength is measured by comparing the length of the two marubozu candles, giving more weight to the longer one. |
| Ladder Bottom | A five-candle bullish reversal where three falling candles are followed by a small-bodied candle and then a strong bullish candle that opens with a gap up. Marks a bottom after sustained selling. |
| Long Line Candle | A candle with an unusually long body relative to recent price action, showing a strong, decisive move by either buyers or sellers within that period. |
| Long-Legged Doji | A doji with long upper and lower wicks of roughly equal length, showing price swung significantly in both directions before closing near the open. Reflects heightened indecision. |
| Marubozu | A candle with no wicks (or negligible ones), where the open equals the high or low and the close equals the opposite extreme. Shows one side, buyers or sellers, in full control for the entire period. |
| Mat Hold | A bullish continuation pattern where a strong bullish candle is followed by a small gap up and a few minor pullback candles, then another strong bullish candle resuming the uptrend. |
| Matching Low | A two-candle bullish pattern where two consecutive bearish candles close at nearly the same low price, suggesting sellers are failing to push price any lower. |
| Modified Hikkake | A variation of the Hikkake pattern with an extended confirmation window, allowing more candles to pass before the false breakout and reversal are confirmed. |
| Morning Doji Star | A bullish three-candle reversal: a strong bearish candle, a doji that gaps down, and a bullish candle that closes deep into the first candle’s body. Signals a bottom forming. |
| Morning Star | A bullish three-candle reversal similar to the Morning Doji Star, but the middle candle is a small-bodied candle rather than a strict doji. Marks exhaustion at the bottom of a downtrend. |
| On-Neck | A bearish continuation pattern where a bullish candle closes at or very near the prior bearish candle’s low. Shows sellers regaining control after a minor pushback. |
| Piercing | A bullish two-candle reversal. A strong bearish candle is followed by a bullish candle that opens below the prior low and closes above its midpoint, signaling buyers stepping in. |
| Rickshaw Man | A long-legged doji where the body sits roughly in the middle of the candle’s full range, rather than skewed to one side. Signals strong indecision, often at turning points. |
| Rising/Falling Three Methods | A five-candle continuation pattern. A strong trend candle is followed by three small counter-trend candles contained within its range, then a final candle that resumes the original trend. |
| Separating Lines | A two-candle continuation pattern where a candle in one direction is followed by an opposite-colored candle that opens at the same price and moves back in the original trend direction. |
| Shooting Star | A bearish reversal candle with a small body near the bottom of the range and a long upper wick. Appears after an uptrend and shows buyers were pushed back by sellers. |
| Short Line Candle | A candle with an unusually short body relative to recent price action, showing limited conviction and a narrow trading range for that period. |
| Spinning Top | A candle with a small body and wicks of similar length on both sides. Reflects a balanced tug-of-war between buyers and sellers, often signaling a pause in trend. |
| Stalled Pattern | A bullish three-candle setup that resembles a continuation but shows a shrinking final candle with a small body gapping into the prior candle’s range, warning that the uptrend is losing steam. |
| Stick Sandwich | A three-candle pattern where a bullish candle is sandwiched between two bearish candles that close at nearly the same price, hinting at a support level and possible reversal. |
| Takuri | A variant of the Dragonfly Doji with an extremely long lower wick, showing an aggressive rejection of lower prices within a single period. Often marks a bottom. |
| Tasuki Gap | A three-candle continuation pattern. A trend candle gaps in the trend direction, followed by an opposite-colored candle that partially fills the gap but doesn’t close it, signaling the trend will resume. |
| Three Advancing White Soldiers | Three consecutive bullish candles, each opening within the prior candle’s body and closing near its high. A strong, steady bullish continuation or reversal signal. |
| Three Black Crows | Three consecutive bearish candles, each opening within the prior candle’s body and closing near its low. A strong, steady bearish reversal signal after an uptrend. |
| Three Inside Up/Down | A Harami pattern confirmed by a third candle that closes beyond the first candle’s open, validating the reversal signaled by the Harami. |
| Three Outside Up/Down | An Engulfing pattern confirmed by a third candle that closes further in the direction of the reversal, adding conviction to the signal. |
| Three Stars In The South | A rare bullish reversal pattern of three bearish candles with shrinking ranges and lower wicks, showing selling pressure steadily weakening within a downtrend. |
| Three-Line Strike | A four-candle continuation pattern. Three candles move steadily in the trend direction, then a fourth candle opens below (or above) and closes beyond the range of all three, before the trend resumes. |
| Thrusting | A bearish continuation pattern where a bullish candle closes inside the prior bearish candle’s body but below its midpoint, showing sellers still hold the edge. |
| Tristar | A rare three-doji reversal pattern where the middle doji gaps away from the two surrounding dojis, signaling extreme indecision followed by a sharp turn. |
| Two Crows | A bearish reversal pattern where a strong bullish candle is followed by two bearish candles, the second closing inside the body of the first bullish candle, undermining the prior uptrend. |
| Unique Three River | A three-candle bullish reversal where a long bearish candle is followed by a hammer-like candle with a lower low, then a small bullish candle that fails to reach the second candle’s high. |
| Up/Down-gap Side-by-side White Lines | A continuation pattern where two same-colored candles of similar size form after a gap, both closing near their highs (or lows), reinforcing the direction of the gap. |
| Upside Gap Two Crows | A bearish pattern where a strong bullish candle gaps up, followed by two bearish candles that gradually fill the gap, warning that the uptrend may be topping out. |
| Upside/Downside Gap Three Methods | A five-candle continuation pattern where a gap forms mid-trend and is fully closed by a later candle, after which the original trend resumes. |
How to use this list: these patterns work best as confirmation tools, not standalone signals. Combine them with support/resistance levels, trend direction, and volume before acting. A bullish reversal pattern forming at a known resistance level carries far less weight than the same pattern forming at established support.