Doji Stock Candles Pattern and Marubozu Candlesticks Pattern
Indices Doji Consolidation Candle Pattern and Indices Marubozu Continuation Candle Pattern
Depending on the size & shape of a candle it is possible to determine the strength of buyers or sellers. Likewise it is also possible to determine underlying weakness of the buyers and sellers.
Long Body Candlesticks
Candlesticks with long bodies show that there were a lot of buyers/sellers, depending on the color of the candle.
When price makes a large move from the opening price to the closing price it shows the strength of buyers/sellers.
Long Blue Candles - Strength of Buyers
Long Red Candlesticks - Strength of Sellers
Long Body Candlesticks
Short Body Candlesticks
Candlesticks with short bodies show that there were not so many buyers/sellers and the price did not move much from the opening price to the closing price.
These show that the buyers/sellers were not very strong.
Short Body Candlesticks
Marubozu Candlestick
Marubozu are long candlesticks that have no upper or lower shadows, Like shown and shown below.
Marubozu Candlesticks
Marubozu are continuing candlestick patterns that show stock trading price is going to continue in same direction as that of the marubozu candle. The marubozu can be white/blue or Black/red depending on the direction of the trend.
Marubozu Candlesticks
White marubozu - the open is also the low and the close is also the high.
Marubozu means there were no retracements during that stock trading price period & hence shows that buyers were in full control of the trading price.
White Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candle is likely to continue in same upwards trend direction.
Black marubozu - the open is also the high and the close is also low.
Marubozu means there were no retracements and therefore shows that sellers were in total control of the trading price.
Black Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candle is likely to continue in same downwards trend direction.
