Forex Trading Patterns Guide
Candlestick Patterns (Detailed)
1. Bullish Engulfing: A small red candle followed by a larger green candle that completely 'engulfs'
the red one - indicates reversal to the upside.
2. Bearish Engulfing: A small green candle followed by a larger red candle - indicates reversal to the
downside.
3. Doji: Open and close prices are nearly equal. Signals market indecision.
4. Hammer: Small body, long lower wick. Appears at the bottom of downtrends - bullish signal.
5. Shooting Star: Small body, long upper wick. Appears at the top of uptrends - bearish signal.
6. Morning Star: A three-candle pattern - bearish candle, small candle (can be bullish or bearish),
and a strong bullish candle - indicates bullish reversal.
7. Evening Star: The opposite of a Morning Star - indicates bearish reversal.
8. Spinning Top: Small body, long upper and lower wicks - shows indecision.
9. Tweezer Bottom/Top: Two or more candles with similar highs/lows - indicates potential reversal.
10. Marubozu: A long candle with no wicks - shows strong trend in the direction of the candle.
Chart Patterns (Detailed)
1. Head and Shoulders: A peak (shoulder), followed by a higher peak (head), and another lower
peak (shoulder) - bearish reversal pattern.
2. Inverse Head and Shoulders: Opposite of above - bullish reversal pattern.
3. Double Top: Two peaks at the same level - bearish reversal.
4. Double Bottom: Two troughs at the same level - bullish reversal.
5. Ascending Triangle: Flat top and rising bottom - bullish continuation.
6. Descending Triangle: Flat bottom and falling top - bearish continuation.
7. Symmetrical Triangle: Converging trendlines - breakout can be in either direction.
8. Flag: Small rectangle formed after a strong move - signals continuation in the same direction.
9. Pennant: Small symmetrical triangle - continuation pattern.
10. Wedges (Rising/Falling): Can be either reversal or continuation depending on context.