Site Guide

This site is a tool to help you identify Japanese candlestick patterns on price charts.

It is designed to fit in a tall, but narrow window no wider than the box above. This leaves the majority of the screen for your charts.

The navigation is all by HTML links, no Java, no CGI, no Perl, just the simplest, fastest and most likely to function over all platforms and speeds. Similarly the graphics are small for quick loading.

The images are fixed in size, but you control the narrative font and size. If this appears too small or too large change the text size. For Internet Explorer users: select VIEW then TEXT SIZE.

Rather than memorize the patterns, we start with what you can see. To find a pattern you first need to identify the overall trend as UP, DOWN or NONE. Then you need to identify the first candle as doji, filled or hollow.

If the number of patterns that fit those criteria are about ten or less you'll be presented with the opportunity to view all. You may optionally refine your search by the second candle type.

If the number of patterns is more than about ten you'll be asked to further refine your selection by identifying the second candle or by identifying the number of candles in the pattern.

Once you have your images, click on the one that matches what you are looking for and you'll get the type, interpretation, other similar and contrary patterns, and recognition guidance.

Try it! Click on Find a Pattern below. Use trend up and first candle hollow. Refine your selection either by second candle doji or by 2 candle formations. You should get a few patterns, among them the Doji Star Bearish Reversal Pattern.


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