A candlestick shows four prices for one period — open, high, low, close — in a single shape. The body shows where the session opened and closed; the wicks show how far price travelled beyond that. Green (or white) means it closed higher than it opened; red means lower.
Hammers, engulfing patterns, morning stars — the vocabulary is enormous, and most of it tests poorly as standalone signals. What consistently matters is where a pattern appears and who showed up:
Treat candles as the market's body language, not its promises. They describe the last session's psychology precisely — hesitation, rejection, conviction — but they predict little by themselves. Let the trend and levels decide the plan; let candles fine-tune the timing.
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