If you've ever wondered how to make sense of the ups and downs in the forex market, here's a clue: breakout patterns. Think of them as signs that tell you when the currency price might go up, keep ...

Spotting breakouts above prior-day highs is an essential professional day trading skill. The challenge is to be able to quickly avoid false breakouts, while getting in on trades that continue up once ...

Candlestick charts are a fundamental tool for crypto traders, offering a visual representation of price action over time.

From Tokyo rice markets to Wall Street trading floors, candlestick patterns have stood the test of time. Now, in the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency trading, where government policies can shift ...

Candlestick reversal patterns are some of the most exciting patterns to trade. In fact, they’ve proven to come with a high level of predictability. Patterns like the Three Line Strike and Three Black ...

Candlestick charts are the gold standard, providing a visual map of price movement through open, high, low, and close data ...

Candlestick patterns are useful when trading in securities, derivatives, commodities, or currencies. The patterns display market trends at a glance. Japanese candlestick patterns identify bullish or ...

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The first type of triple candlestick pattern that we'll talk about is morning and evening stars. Both morning and evening stars occur during a trend and can signal a reversal in momentum. The first ...

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Candles can show the net buying and selling “story over time” of accumulation vs. distribution (buying vs selling), as it relates to price action. When it comes to spotting the strongest patterns, ...