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# The BEST Candlestick Pattern Guide You'll EVER FIND

> Source: [The BEST Candlestick Pattern Guide You'll EVER FIND](https://youtube.com/watch?v=m4WOwgUMQuc)

## Summary

This video provides a comprehensive guide to candlestick patterns, explaining their anatomy and revealing the top six patterns proven to work. It also teaches how to combine these patterns with price action and key levels to find high win-rate trade entries. The tutorial is suitable for both beginner and intermediate traders looking to improve their technical analysis skills.

### Key Points

- **Candlestick Basics** [00:01] — Candlesticks provide four pieces of information per period: open, high, low, close. They offer more detail than line charts.
- **Candle Anatomy** [04:04] — Candles have bodies (showing strength) and wicks (showing rejection). Big bodies indicate strong momentum; long wicks indicate rejection.
- **Engulfing Pattern** [08:01] — Two-candle pattern: a small candle followed by a larger opposite-colored candle that engulfs the first candle's body. Signals reversal.
- **Pin Bar Pattern** [09:54] — Single candle with long wick on one side and small body. Bullish pin bar has long lower wick; bearish has long upper wick. Signals reversal.
- **Three Bar Continuation Pattern** [11:20] — Three candles: large, small opposite, large same as first. Indicates trend continuation in direction of first and third candles.
- **Three Bar Reversal Pattern** [12:53] — Three candles: two large same color, then a large opposite color that exceeds the first candle's body. Signals trend reversal.
- **Breakout Candles** [14:33] — A series of small consolidation candles followed by a large breakout candle. Signals continuation in breakout direction.
- **Shrinking Candles Pattern** [16:38] — Three consecutive candles of the same color, each smaller, followed by a large opposite-colored candle. Signals reversal.
- **Combining Patterns with Key Levels** [18:36] — Use support/resistance or trend lines. Wait for price to reach a key level, then confirm entry with a candlestick pattern for higher win rate.
- **Trade Execution Example** [19:06] — Enter at close of confirmation candle, stop loss at wick of pattern, take profit at 2x risk. Example with three bar reversal and shrinking candles.

### Conclusion

Master these six candlestick patterns and combine them with key support/resistance levels to significantly improve your trading accuracy. The free guide and community offer additional resources for continued learning.

## Transcript

important Concepts when it comes to trading profitably yet you'd be surprised that most Traders still use them incorrectly the most confusing part about trading Candlestick patterns is figuring out which ones actually work
since there are a lot of them but here's the truth 99% of these patterns don't actually work and I know this because I've tested all of them throughout my trading career however I found that a handful of them worked extremely well
and to this day have made me a lot of profit in this video I'll reveal the top six Candlestick patterns proven to work as well as everything you need to know about them as a bonus I'll also reveal how to combine these patterns with price
action to find High win rate trade entries and by the way I've created a free guide which compiles all the high win rate patterns into one document inside I show real trade examples of these patterns along with some tips and
tricks to increase their win rate you can use this guide as a reference whenever you're Trading so if you want access to it you can pick it up inside my free telegram Community Link is in the description now let's begin the
video first what are candlesticks candlesticks are a simple way to look at Price history each Candlestick represents a price move of an asset for a particular period of time for example
if you're on the 1hour time frame each candle represents the price history for 1 hour if you're on the daily time frame then each candle represents price history for one day a common question I hear from beginner
Traders is why shouldn't we just use LINE charts to look at Price wouldn't it be simpler the answer is that Candlestick charts actually give us significantly more information about the market compared to a line chart and let
me show you an example so let's use this Euro doll pair as an example on the left we have the line chart and on the right we're using the Candlestick chart as you can see both charts move in a similar shape which is expected since they both
display the price however notice that the line chart only shows us one piece of information the closing price for each period in contrast the Candlestick chart provides four pieces of information for the same time period
first there's the open which is the opening price for that period next is the high which shows the highest price reached within that period then there's the low which is the lowest price reached during that period and finally
the close which is the closing price if you were to use only the line chart the closing price would be the only information you'd get to see this more clearly here's a comparison between a line chart and a Candlestick chart
forming as you can see the line chart only displays the closing price for each period while the Candlestick chart shows more information about price movements during the same period so what makes these extra information so
important as Traders these these information gives us a better understanding of the market allowing us to make more informed decisions for example let's say that price hits a support level and bounces if we're only
we know is that the price dropped to this point and then bounced off however when we switch to a Candlestick chart it tells a different story The Candlestick chart shows that at one point the price actually dipped below the support level
as indicated by the long Wick before moving back up and eventually closing at the key level if we were using only a line chart we wouldn't know this information details like these are crucial for Price action Traders because
they can hint at where the price might go next there are two types of candlesticks green candles and red candles a green Candlestick forms when the candle closes above its opening price showing that buyers were stronger
price showing that buyers were stronger than sellers similarly a red Candlestick forms when the closing price is below the opening price showing that sellers were stronger than buyers a single Candlestick consists of
two parts the wick also called the shadows and the body the end of the upper Wick shows the highest price reached during that period while the end of the lower Wick shows the lowest price reached during that period for the
candle's body however things are a bit different on a green candle the bottom that period and the top shows the closing price for a red candle it's the the opposite the top shows the opening price and the bottom shows the closing
notice that candlesticks come in various shapes some have larger bodies others have longer Wicks on one side and some have small bodies with short Wicks each of these shapes gives us unique information about price movements and
Price action traders to analyze the market more accurately the first type is candles with big versus small bodies the body of strength or weakness of buyers and sellers for example let's look at a
green candle with a big body this type of candle shows that buyers were much more dominant this is because price opened at a lower level but because the buying pressure was so high and sellers were weaker buyers were able to push the
price up significantly without much resistance from sellers this is why the candle closes in this shape similarly a red candle with a big body shows that sellers were much more dominant the price opened at a higher
level but since sellers were stronger they managed to push it down moving the price sharply downwards before the candle closes a candle with a small body tells
a different story a green candle with a small body shows that although buyers were in control they weren't very dominant as sellers also put up a lot of resistance the price opened lower and buyers tried to pushing it up but since
sellers were almost as strong the price didn't move much and ended near the opening price this is why the candle has a small body similarly a red candle with a small body shows that sellers were in control but not
dominant the price opened at a point above and sellers pushed it down however due to either a lack of selling pressure or strong resistance from buyers they significantly which is why the candle closes in this
shape second type is candles with large Wicks the size of a candle's Wick also price action for example a candle with a long
wick on the bottom side indicates significant buying pressure this is because for a wick to be long on the bottom the price must have moved down significantly at one point however before the candle closed buyers were
strong enough to push the price back up considerably this is why a long Wick below indicates strong buying pressure for the complete opposite a candle with a long wick on the upper side indicates strong selling pressure this is because
for the wick to be long on the upper side the price must have moved up significantly at one point reaching a high level however before the candle closed sellers managed to reject this upward move and push the price back down
considerably this is why a long upper Wick indicates strong selling pressure the third type is candles with a small body and equal Wix if a candle has a small body and equal Wix it indicates that neither buyers nor sellers are in
strong control this is because both buyers and sellers tried to push the price up and down during this period but neither side was significantly dominant so the candle closed near its opening price in this example buyers had a
slight Advantage as the candle closes green however their strength is still nearly equal to the sellers understanding the concepts of body and Wix is essential as we begin learning about basic Candlestick
patterns so keep them in mind as we move forward now I'm going to show you my top six Candlestick patterns that I found to be the most effective number one is the engulfing pattern an engulfing pattern is a
Candlestick pattern made up of two candles a smaller first candle followed by a larger candle of the opposite color the key point is that the body of the second candle needs to fully cover the body of the first
candle there are two types of engulfing patterns bullish engulfing pattern which when the smaller candle is red and the larger candle is green and bearish engulfing pattern which when the smaller candle is green and the larger candle is
red when you see an engulfing pattern on a price chart it could signal a potential Trend reversal for example if the price is in a downtrend and a bullish engulfing pattern forms it may signal an upward reversal meaning the
this is because the pattern shows that buyers have grown stronger as seen by the large green candle pushing the price higher than the previous red candle indicating a possible reversal the bigger the second candle the greater the
chance of a price reversal to trade this pattern we should confirm other factors to support our bias which we'll discuss later however if you see a valid bullish engulfing pattern form you can enter a buy position at the close of the large
candle with your stop loss set at the bottom Wick of the green engulfing patterns when a bearish engulfing pattern forms it could signal
a possible downward reversal as the large red candle indicates that sellers have gained strength over buyers if you spot a bearish engulfing pattern you can enter a sell position at the candle's close with your stoploss set at the top
Wick of the red candle pattern number two is the pin bar a pin bar is a Candlestick pattern made up of just one candle characterized by a up of just one candle characterized by a large wick on one side and a small body
there are two types of pin bar patterns a bullish pin bar is when the candle is green with a longer wick on the bottom and a bearish pin bar which is when the candle is red with a longer wick on the top when you see a pin bar candle
forming in on a chart it means that sellers initially took control pushing the price down to a low point but then buyers stepped in rejected that move and pushed the price back up before the candle closed this shows that while both
sides were active buyers ultimately came out stronger some Traders might enter a buy position as soon as they see a bullish pin bar but I prefer to wait for another green candle to form confirming the trend once the trend is confirmed
you can take a buy position after the candle closes and place a stop loss at candle closes and place a stop loss at the bottom of the pin Bar's wig bars if you see one forming it means that buyers initially took control and
pushed the price up but sellers ultimately rejected this move and drove the price back down before the candle closed you could wait for an additional red candle to form for extra confirmation then you can look for a
sell opportunity with the stop loss placed at the top of the pin Bar's three which is the three bar continuation pattern this pattern
consists of three consecutive candles that need to form in sequence the first candle should have a large body and be bigger than the average candle the second candle is a smaller opposite colored candle that ideally shouldn't be
more than half the size of the first candle's body the third candle should be another large candle that closes higher than the second candle's close there are two types of three bar continuation patterns a bullet bullish pattern where
the first and third candles are large green candles with a small red candle in the middle and a bearish pattern where the first and third candles are large red candles with a small green candle in the middle whenever you see this type of
pattern on a chart it could indicate a possible continuation of the current trend for example if the price is in an uptrend and a bullish three bar continuation pattern forms it suggests the price may continue Rising this can
be a good opportunity to enter a long position if you miss the initial uptrend with a stop loss at the bottom Wick of the second candle it's the opposite for bearish three bar continuation patterns When You
See It forming in the middle of a downtrend it may suggest that the downtrend it may suggest that the downtrend will continue in this case you could enter a sell position at the close of the third candle with a stop loss at
the top Wick of the second candle moving on to pattern number four which is the three bar reversal pattern this pattern consists of a sequence of three candles the first candle is large with a nearly full body the second
candle is smaller has the same color as the first and has a small body the third candle is a large full-bodied candle of the opposite color to the first two the size of the third candle's body affects the success rate of this pattern if the
third candle's body is equal to or larger than the first candle it suggests a higher success rate and is considered a strong entry signal if the third candle is smaller than the first this suggests a lower chance of success and
is considered a weaker entry signal there are two types of three bar reversal patterns the bullish three bar reversal where the first two candles are red and the third is green and the bearish three bar reversal where the
first two candles are green and the third is red as the name suggests whenever you see this type of pattern on a chart it signals a possible reversal a chart it signals a possible reversal of the existing trend for example during
a downtrend if you see a bullish three bar reversal pattern forming it signals that the trend might reverse upward to trade this you can enter a buy position at the closing price of the third candle and place your stop loss at the lows of
and place your stop loss at the lows of the second bar reversal pattern it's the opposite during an uptrend if this pattern appears it it signals that the trend May reverse downward in this case you can
enter a short position at the closing price of the third candle and stop loss price of the third candle and stop loss placed at the highs of the second which is breakout candles this is a type of Candlestick pattern where we have
multiple small candles with small bodies forming followed by a large-bodied candle this pattern shows that the price was stagnant for a while with no clear Direction until one side buyers in this example push the price significantly
upward in this setup the series of small candles is called consolidation candles and the large candle is known as the breakout candle for this to be a valid pattern there need to be at least three consolidation candles however the more
consolidation Candles there are the higher the chance of a successful breakout there are two types of breakout patterns a bullish breakout pattern where the breakout candle is green and a bearish breakout pattern where the
breakout candle is red note that for both bullish and bearish patterns the color of the consolidation candles is unimportant what matters is that they're small in size whenever you see this set up on a chart you'll usually observe a
continuation in the direction of the breakout candle let's look at an example here the price formed a series of small candles before a large green candle appeared forming a bullish breakout pattern this signals that the trend will
likely continue upward to trade this setup you can enter a buy position at the close of the breakout candle with a stoploss placed breakout candle with a stoploss placed at the opening price of the breakout
candle the same principle applies to short entries for instance if you see multiple small candles forming as the price moves sideways followed by a large red candle this would count as a bearish breakout pattern you can open a short
position at the close of the breakout candle with a stoploss placed at the candle with a stoploss placed at the opening price of the breakout candles this is a Candlestick pattern that consists of at least three
consecutive candles of the same color each getting smaller followed by a large candle of the opposite color this pattern suggests that the trend is gradually weakening as indicated by the shrinking candles then
a large candle appears confirming the reversal the size of the four candle affects the likelihood of a successful reversal larger candles show stronger momentum increasing the probability of a reversal I recommend looking for a
pattern where the fourth candle closes above the second candle there are two types of shrinking candles a bullish shrinking candle pattern where the three shrinking candles are red and the fourth candle is green and a bearish shrinking
candle pattern where the three shrinking candles are green and the fourth candle is red whenever you see this type of pattern on a chart it signals a possible reversal of the current trend for example if the price is in a downtrend
and you spot three consecutive red candles each smaller than the last this signals that the previous downtrend is losing momentum after that a large green candle forms showing that buyers are now more dominant and signaling a potential
reversal to the upside if you see this setup on a chart you can enter a long position at the close of the green candle with a stop loss at the below of candle with a stop loss at the below of the previous
bearish shrinking candles for instance if the price is in an uptrend and you notice three green candles getting progressively smaller this shows that the uptrend is weakening then a large red candle forms ideally closing below
the second candle indicating that sellers are now in control and confirming a reversal to the downside in this case you can enter a short position at the close of the red candle with a stop loss at the high of the previous
patterns that I've found to work now keep in mind when traded on their own these patterns may not always be as effective however if you combine them with other forms of analysis like key levels they can become much more
powerful so now I'm going to introduce an advanced price action strategy that you can use alongside these patterns this is the same strategy I use to achieve strong returns to start you'll want to prioritize higher time frames
any time frame at or above the 1hour chart is better this is because Candlestick patterns are generally much less effective on Lower time frames so the first step of the strategy is to identify a key level on a chart there
are many types of key levels like support and resistance Dynamic key support and resistance Dynamic key levels trend lines Fibonacci levels and more I won't discuss all of them in this video because it would take too long but
to keep things simple for this tutorial we can start by finding support and resistance levels or trend lines here's an example in this chart we can see the price has formed a downtrend and reversed twice at a specific area making
it a level of support now that we've identified our key level the next step is to wait for the price to interact with it once again at this third retracement we're expecting the price to bounce once more but we'll need extra
confirmation from a Candlestick pattern that supports our uptrend bias in this example we see a large red candle followed by a smaller red candle and then a large green candle which closes above the body of the first candle if
you remember from the patterns we've learned this matches the characteristics of a bullish three bar reversal pattern suggesting that the price May reverse to the upside you can enter a buy position at the high of the third candle place a
stop loss at the low of the second candle and set a take-profit Target at twice the size of the stock loss as you can see after our entry the price moved up hitting our take-profit Target here's another example in this
chart we see that the price is in a downtrend and it has formed a support- turned resistance level this happens because the price initially formed a support level as price rejected it once but then price broke below it and is now
approaching it again from the bottom making this an area of resistance however we also see that the price has made two lower high points creating a strong trend line this area where the trend line and resistance level
intersect is called a Confluence level an area where multiple key levels meet price is more likely to reverse at a Confluence level now we wait for the price to reach this Confluence level once it does we anticipate a reversal
but we still need confirmation looking closely we see three green candles each getting smaller in size followed by a large red candle this pattern shows that as the price approached our Confluence level buying
pressure was fading giving sellers the opportunity to step in this is the characteristic of a shrinking candle pattern which strengthens our expectation that the price will reverse downward from this level this setup
provides a good opportunity to enter short then you can place a stop loss above the high of the previous candle and set a take-profit at twice the size of the stop-loss as you can see the price moved down and reached our profit
Target shortly after entry now if you've watched the tutorial this far I assume truly serious about learning how to trade so if you feel like you got value from this video and want to learn even more I've created a free guide that
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