Reblog: Candlestick patterns – 21 easy patterns (and what they mean) Part 1 of 3


Here’s the deal, learning just a few key candlestick patterns WILL improve your ability to recognize trading opportunities and enter better trades! The Japanese have been using these patterns for centuries, to trade rice of all things! So, there is a rich history to the art of candlestick trading. Candlestick patterns are an integral part of technical analysis, candlestick patterns emerge because human actions and reactions are patterned and constantly replicate and are captured in the formation of the candles. So, by recognising these patterns and applying the lessons that the patterns teach, can and does yield results in your trading!

And isn’t that the aim of trading?

Now I know what your thinking!

BUT!

Don’t think of this as a list to memorize.

Think of this as a guide that you jump in and out of, whenever you need to jog your memory!

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Reblog: How to Trade with Candlestick Charts Like a Pro


WHILE everyone is used to seeing the conventional line charts found in everyday life, the candlestick chart is a chart variant that has been used for around 300 years and discloses more information than your conventional line chart.

The candlestick is a thin vertical line showing the period’s trading range.

A wide bar on the vertical line illustrates the difference between the open and close.

Note: The daily candlestick line contains the currency’s value at open, high, low and close of a specific day.

The candlestick has a wide part, which is called the “real body“.

This real body represents the range between the open and close of that day’s trading.

When the real body is filled in or black, it means the close was lower than the open.

If the real body is empty, it means the opposite: the close was higher than the open.

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