Candlestick Trading - The Language of Japanese Candlesticks
Candlesticks are one of the most important tools we have in the forex and stock market technical analysis. The information that the candlesticks give us are the best and most accurate. If you like to become a good trader and you like to have successful and profitable trades, it is highly recommended to learn to read the candlesticks’ signals.
What are the Japanese Candlesticks?
Candlesticks are the oldest form of technical analysis in the world. Japanese Candlesticks were invented by a Japanese rice trader, Sakata, in 17th century. He spent about ten years of his life in researching and analyzing of the effect of weather, psychology of buyers and sellers and many different conditions on the rice price. Then he made 100 successful trades and retired a rich man and wrote two books about technical analysis.
I highlighted the “psychology of buyers and sellers” because candlesticks are the indicators of the market psychology. This is the first and most important thing you have to know about the candlesticks. Price volatility is the result of nothing but the behavior of the buyers (Bulls) and sellers (Bears).
When there is more buying than selling, the price goes up and visa versa.
Candlesticks are the indicators that reflect the feelings (fear and greed) of the buyers and sellers. Candlesticks has their own language which is very easy to learn. If you learn their language, you will see that they really talk to you and tell you what will happen in the future.
Candlesticks are the only real time indicators that we have and when you combine them with other useful indicators like Bollinger Bands, they will become the best trading tools. All other indicators like Stochastic, MACD and RSI are delayed and produce a lot of false signals. Ignoring the candlesticks and trading based on these indicators is like driving with closed eyes and just by listening to the directions that someone else gives you. It is clear that he can not give you the directions “on time”. Your reflections will not be on time too and you will be delayed which can be too dangerous.
Candlesticks, candlestick trading and the related technical analysis were introduced to the western countries in 1985 and became so popular.
Candlestick is basically a rectangle that gives 4 different information in a special time frame. If you use the daily time frame, for each day we will have one candlestick and if you use a 5 minutes time frame, for each 5 minutes you will have a candlestick and so on.
Each candlestick includes 4 numbers:
1. Open price
2. Close price
3. High price
4. Low price
For example, in the one hour time frame, the open price is the price of the currency pair at the time that the candlestick is started. In the one hour time frame, it takes one hour for each candlestick to be formed completely.
So let’s say when a candlestick is just started in the one hour chart, the price is 1.9825. This is the open price. The prices goes up and down during one hour and finally, when one hour is over, the price is 2.0080. This is the close price.
When the close price is higher than the open price, the candle is Bullish. It means the price has gone up during the formation of the candlestick. If the open price is higher than the close price, the formed candlestick is a Bearish candlestick. It means the price has gone down during the formation of the candlestick.
High price is the maximum price and low price is the minimum price during the formation of the candlesticks.
The shape and color of a candlestick may change several times during its formation and you have to wait for the candlestick to be formed completely and then read the candlestick signal and make your analysis and decision.
Candlesticks have two main parts: 1. Body and 2. Shadows
Psychology of the market:
Candlestick trading means knowing the psychology of the market using the candlesticks shapes and colors. Candlesticks are the indicators of the market psychology. They show us if there is more buying than selling or there is more fear than greed in the market and visa versa. Using this information, you will be able to predict the direction of the price. You will learn about it here.
Different shapes of the candlesticks:
Because of the price changes, candlesticks can have several different shapes. For example the open price and close price can be the same. Or the high price can be the same as the close price.
Lets see how many different shapes the candlesticks can have:
1. Typical candlesticks:
All of the four prices are different from each other. A typical candlestick can be Bullish or Bearish.
Typical Candlesticks
2. Marubozu:
Marubozu means shaven. The candlesticks that have no shadow are called Marubozu.
What does Marubozu mean in the market?
In Bullish Marubozu, the open price is the same as the low price and the close price is the same as the high price. Bullish Marubozu means that Bulls are so strong and didn’t let the Bears take the price down when the candlestick became completed. It means there is a lot of buying activity in the market. The longer the candlestick, the stronger the Bulls.
In Bearish Marubozu, the open price is the same as the high price and the close price is the same as the low price. A Bearish Marubozu means that Bears are strong and there is a lot of sell activity in the market specially when the Bearish Marubozu is longer than the previous candlesticks.
What does it mean in general?
1. When you see a Bullish Marubozu, you should not take a short position because the Bulls are strong and the price can go higher.
2. When you see a Bearish Marubozu, you should not take a long position.
3. When you see a Bullish Marubozu at end of a downtrend, it is a reversal signal. You can just wait for the next candlestick and if it is Bullish too, you can take a long position.
4. When you see a Bearish Marubozu at end of an uptrend, it is a reversal signal. You can just wait for the next candlestick and if it is Bearish too, you can take a short position.
5. If you already have a long position and you see a Bearish Marubozu at the end of the uptrend, you should close your position and take your profit.
6. If you already have a short position and you see a Bullish Marubozu at the end of the downtrend, you should close your position and take your profit.
Of course we will talk about the candlesticks patterns and you will learn more about taking the right decision when you see different kinds of candlesticks but by now, just keep in mind that Bullish/Bearish Marubozu means the Bulls/Bears are strong.
3. Doji:
Doji means unskillfully. These kinds of candlesticks are called Doji or unskillfully because they don’t have a body. Why? When the open price and close price are the same we will have a Doji.
So Doji candlesticks have no color and so they are neither Bullish nor Bearish. What does it mean? It means Both Bulls and Bears have the same power and are matched and the price doesn’t know where to go. It doesn’t know if it goes up or down because Bulls are not able to increase the price and Bears are not able to decrease it. So Doji candlesticks are indecision and uncertainty signals.
All kinds of Doji candlesticks need confirmation. I will tell you what the confirmation means.
There are different types of Doji candlesticks. The most important one is called Rickshaw man. In Rickshaw man the cross bar is roughly central.
Rickshaw man is a strong indecision signal. So you when you see it at the top of an uptrend, it means the price can go higher, or go down or becomes range.
Another kind of Doji is called Gravestone:
This kind of Doji also means indecision and when it is seen at the top of an uptrend it means the prices wants to bounce down.
At the bottom of the market sometimes you see the Inverted Gravestone:
Inverted Gravestone is also known as Dragonfly.
Of course it doesn’t mean that inverted gravestone or gravestone can not be seen at the top or bottom of the market. In both cases they signal indecision.
Doji can be seen in some other different shapes too:
Sometimes Doji has a small body:
What should you do when you see a Doji?
As I said, Doji means indecision and uncertainty. When it is seen at the top of an uptrend or at the bottom of a downtrend, it means the price is uncertain to go up or down or sideways. When you see a Doji, if you already have a position, you have to take your profit and if you don’t have any position, you have to wait for the confirmation to choose a direction and enter to a trade.
What do I mean by confirmation? The next candle sticks can work as a confirmation. For example when you see a Gravestone at the top of an uptrend, you should get ready to go short but first you have to wait for the next candlestick or even next two candlesticks. If they are Bearish, it means the price has changed the direction and you can go short.
Please note that Doji candlesticks that have longer shadows, are stronger.
As you see the Doji is confirmed by the next candlestick and the price went down.
4. Hammer and Hanging Man:
Hammer is kind of candlestick that can be seen at the bottom of a downtrend. Hammer has no or a very small upper shadow. The hammer candlestick which is seen at the top of an uptrend is called Hanging Man.
Hammer and Hanging Man have three identifying features:
1. The body is in the upper third of the price range.
2. The lower shadow is twice of the length of the body.
3. They have no or a very short upper shadow.
Like Doji, Hammer and Hanging man signal indecision and uncertainty and need confirmation.
5. Shooting Star:
It is an inverted hammer at the top of the uptrend. Its color can be Bullish or Bearish. A Shooting Star at the bottom of a downtrend, is called Inverted Hammer. Like Doji and Hammer, Shooting Star and inverted Hammer need confirmation.
A gap between the Shooting Start or Inverted Hammer and the next candlestick is one of the confirmations. A big Bearish candlestick after the Shooting Start is another confirmation. Generally, confirmation is something that confirms that the price has changed the direction.
Combination of CandleSticks:
Candlesticks are important signals individually. However combination of candlesticks can also generate very strong reversal signals.
1. High Wave
A group of candlesticks that have small bodies and long shadows are called High Wave. High Wave is a very strong reversal signal at the top of an uptrend or bottom of a downtrend.
2. Engulfing Pattern
This pattern is a very strong reversal signal at the end of a trends. Engulfing pattern is formed by two candlesticks with different colors. The body of the second candlestick should completely engulf the first one. The shadows may also be engulfed but it is not necessary. The first candlestick can also be a Doji.
Engulfing pattern is stronger when the first candlestick has a small and the second candlestick has a big body. Also when the second candlestick engulfs more than one candlestick, the pattern is stronger.
3. Dark Cloud Cover
It is a Bearish reversal signal that can be formed at the top of an uptrend by two candlesticks. The first one is Bullish and the second one is Bearish. Dark Cloud Cover is formed when the second candlestick is started above the high price of the first candlestick but goes down and becomes finished above the open price of the first candlestick.
Dark Cloud Cover can be considered as a stronger reversal signal when:
1. The closing price of the bearish candlestick is close to the opening price of the previous candlestick.
2. Both candlesticks are shaven (they have no shadow) and the bearish candlestick is opened at the close of the bullish candlestick and also is closed at the close of the bullish candlestick.
3. When the bearish candlestick is opened above a strong resistance and then goes down.
3. Piercing Line
A Dark Cloud Cover that happens at the bottom of a downtrend is know is as Piercing Line.
When you see a Dark Cloud Cover at the top of an uptrend or a Piercing Line at the bottom of a downtrend you have to wait for the next candlestick.
If the next candlesticks after a Dark Cloud Cover is a Bullish candlestick that keeps on going up and goes higher than the high price of the second candlestick, then you should consider the Dark Cloud Cover as a continuation signal.
But if the next candlesticks after a Dark Cloud Cover is a Bearish candlestick that goes down and preferably lower than the close price of the second candlestick, then the Dark Cloud Cover you have is a reversal signal.
The same thing is correct about the Piercing Line:
If the next candlesticks after a Piercing Line is a Bearish candlestick that goes down and goes lower than the close price of the second candlestick, then the Piercing Line you have is a continuation signal.
But if the next candlesticks after a Piercing Line is a Bullish candlestick that keeps on going up and preferably goes higher than the high price of the second candlestick in the Piercing Line, then the Piercing Line you have is a reversal signal.
4. Harami
Harami means pregnant in Japanese. Harami pattern is formed by two candlesticks. One big (the mother) and one small (the baby). The bigger one covers the whole or at least the real body of the smaller one. Harami can be seen both at the top of an uptrend or at the bottom of a downtrend. The small candle can be formed any where along the length of the big candle but the important thing is that it should be covered by the big candlestick.
The more difference between the size of two candlesticks, the more effective and potent the signal is.
Like the Dark Cloud Cover, Piercing Line and Harami can work as reversal signals but they have to be confirmed by the next candlesticks. These patterns can not be known as reliable and strong reversal signals.
If you already have a position and you have some profit in your hands, when you see any of the above patterns, you have to close your trade or at least tighten your stop loss and wait for the market to go ahead.
If it changes the direction, you will be safe because you already collected your profit or your stop loss will protect your profit and if it keeps on moving to the same direction, you will make more profit.
When the small candlestick in Harami pattern is a Doji, the pattern is called Harami Cross. A long body candlestick followed by a Doji which is covered by the long candlestick should not be ignored at all:
5. Morning and Evening Star and Abandoned Baby:
Morning star becomes formed by three candlesticks. This pattern can be seen at the bottom of a downtrend. It is known as a strong reversal signal.
1. The first candlestick should be a Bearish candlestick with a considerable body.
2. The second candlestick is a small candlestick that is formed lower than the first one. This candlestick can be Bearish or Bullish. In fact Morning star is the second candlestick but we have to have the first and the second candlesticks for a Morning Star signal.
3. The third candlestick is a Bullish candlestick that is formed higher than the second one and its body covers a significant portion of the first candlestick.
This pattern is called Evening Star when formed at the top of an uptrend:
The effectiveness and potency of the Morning Star and Evening Start patterns as reversal signals is dependent on some special factors that you have to considered:
1. The distance (gap) between the morning or evening star with the first and third candlesticks. The bigger gap, the stronger signal.
2. The degree of the coverage of the first candlestick by the third one. The bigger coverage, the stronger signal.
3. The bigger trading volume in the third candlestick than the first one.
Sometimes the Morning or Evening Star is a Doji candlesticks. Again in this case, the most important thing is the gap between the first and third candlestick and the Doji.
Sometimes, the Morning or Evening Star is a very small candlestick with small or no shadows. The gap is so big and even none of the candlesticks shadows cover any part of the Morning or Evening Star. This patterns is called Abandoned Baby which is a very strong reversal signal. Because of the high volatility, this pattern is very rare in the forex market and can only be seen in bigger time frames but it can be seen in the stock market in smaller time frames like one hour.
Abandoned baby can be seen both at the top of an uptrend or bottom of a downtrend.
6. Tweezers
Tweezers is made up of two candlesticks that are next or so close to each other. They have identical highs at the top of the market or identical lows at the bottom of the market. The Tweezers usually becomes formed by the candlesticks shadows but it can also be made by the bodies of the shaven candlesticks. The two candlesticks that form Tweezers can have small bodies like Doji and Hammer candlesticks.
Tweezers can not be considered as a strong reversal signals and it needs confirmation but you have to be careful when you see a Tweezers signal. You know what I mean by “be careful”.
Tweezers that are formed right under resistance lines or above the support lines and also under or above the Fibonacci levels that act as resistance or support are important especially when they are made up of two Doji candlesticks. The longer the shadows, the more potent the Tweezers signal.
It is also possible that you see a few or even several candlesticks between the two candlesticks that form the Tweezers pattern. Even in this case you should not ignore the Tweezers as a potential reversal signal.
When there are several candlesticks between the two that make the Tweezers pattern, they may form Double Tops or Double Bottoms patterns that show the levels of resistance or support.
OK!
You learned about the different kinds of Japanese candlesticks and the patterns they make. What next?
I think it is so easy to learn the different kinds of candlesticks and the patterns they make. You can learn all of them in a few hours but something that you have to focus on it more than learning the names and their meanings is the psychological story that each candlestick tells.
At the introduction of this article, I told you that candlesticks are the psychological indicators of the market. They reflect the feeling of the buyers and seller. They tell you if traders are eager to buy or they have stopped buying and are waiting or they have started selling like crazy.
This is the language of the candlesticks that you have to learn.
For example lets see how a Doji candlestick becomes formed. As I already mentioned, Doji candlestick shows that the market is in indecision. It means the price doesn’t know to go up or down. Sometimes Buyers becomes stronger (buy more) and the price goes up and sometimes seller becomes stronger (sell more) and the price goes down.
Finally, the candlestick is finished when the price is exactly the same as the open price and a Doji candlestick becomes formed. So none of the buyers and sellers could take the control of the market. That’s why they say Doji means indecision and you have to wait for the confirmation because it is not clear if the price will go up or down.
If the next candlestick becomes completed as a relatively big Bearish (red) candlestick, it means Bears (sellers) succeeded to take the control and lower the price and if the next candlestick become completed as a relatively big Bullish (green) candlestick, it means Bulls succeeded to take the control and increased the price.
So what does it mean if the next candlestick becomes formed as another Doji?
Yes, it means the market is still in the indecision status and none of the Bulls and Bears have been able to win yet.
Watch a short animation about the formation of the Doji candlestick. It helps you to understand the stages of the formation of a Doji:
So you have to learn to hear and understand the story that each candlestick tells you:
1. When you see a candlestick, first you should find the open, high, low and close prices.
2. Check the previous candlesticks and find out if the market has been Bullish (uptrend) or Bearish (downtrend).
3. Try to understand from the shape of the candlestick that if the buyers (Bulls) are stronger or sellers (Bears) or none of them (indecision).
4. Then try to guess the color of the next candlestick using the above information.
5. If there is any candlestick pattern, like High Wave, Harami and … try to interpret them and predict the direction of the market.
Do Not decide about a forming candlestick. You have to wait for the candlestick to be formed completely. The shape and color of the candlesticks become changed several times during their formation and so they should be analyzed only when they are fully formed.
My bottom line advice for you is that if you can not make any prediction and the market situation looks un-known and unpredictable to you, DO NOT force yourself to make a prediction and take any position. You will be wrong in most cases and you will lose money. It doesn’t matter how long; just wait until you see a clear signal that makes sense to you.
Further Reading:
- Forex Basics:
What Is Forex and How to Make Money with It?
Is Forex a Suitable Business for Everybody?
When You Will Be A Professional Forex Trader?
Currency Pairs Explained - Understanding the Currency Pairs in Forex Trading
Currency Pairs Correlation in Forex Market: Cross Currency Pairs
How to Choose the Best Currency pairs for Forex Trading
What Thomas Edison Can Teach You about Trading Forex!
A
Letter from God to Forex Traders!
Ten
Important Forex Trading Tips
- Money Management:
Money Management is a Critical Part of Forex Trading
Risk/Reward Ratio in Forex Trading
How to Make $53,000 per Month through Forex Trading
Where Is the Best Place for Stop Loss and Limit Orders?
When Should You Get Out of a Bad Position?
- Candlesticks:
The Language of Japanese CandleSticks - The Only Real Time Indicators
Doji Candlestick - Doji Star - How to Trade Using Doji Candlestick and Bollinger Bands
What Is Heikin-Ashi and How to Trade with It?
- Price Chart:
Forex Charts - How to Use Different Types of Charts in Forex Trading
Renko Chart - How to Trade Using Renko Charts
- Technical Analysis:
How to Use Technical Analysis in Forex and Stock Trading?
How to Trade Using Trendlines, Head and Shoulders, Triangles, Double Tops and Bottoms, Flags, Pennants, Wedges...
How to Use Moving Averages in Forex Trading
How to Use Pivot Points in Forex and Stock Trading?
How to Use Bollinger Bands in Forex and Stock Trading
How to Use MACD or Moving Average Convergence / Divergence in Forex and Stock Trading
How to Trade Forex During the News Time
- Fibonacci:
How To Use Fibonacci Numbers in Forex and Stock Trading
More About Using Fibonacci in Forex Trading
How the Forex Market Reacts to Fibonacci Levels
- Tools, Indicators and Templates to Download:
Download Heikin Ashi and Smoothed Heikin Ashi Indicator and Template for MetaTrader
Have All timeframes on One Single Chart in Your MetaTrader Platform (MT4)
Hi Vahid,
What a great article and so well written and easy to understand - thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
I am gradually building up my knowledge although still seem to have problems placing my fib lines to match yours? Any advice?
Best regards and with much thanks
Paul
Paul,
It is just important to find the beginning and the end of the trend to draw the Fib levels. I have mentioned the exact beginning and end point of the Fib levels that I have plotted.
Hi Vahid,
Thanks for a very informative article. You are doing a great job!
Regards
Talita
wow, before this i never know its really important to know about candlestik, yes i know but not much detail like your expalantion.thank you vahid,now i know why u said trade and understand using candlestik is important, its a good combination candlestik with the BB.
ps; not many people can teach difficult thing become more easy like FOREX thanx GURU. and your word make it easy to understand combine with the picture, hehehe actually now im trade with my wife (b4 this she afraid to trade)but know we are compet to get many pips, thanx again vahid the article very important
good for candlesticks technical analysis beginners as well as for anaysts.
Great intro to Candlestick Charting, nice job. Here is another intro by Steve Nison, who introduced Candlestick Charting to the western world:
http://www.traderslog.com/candle-charting-basics.htm
Danny,
Thanks for the link. I will read it definitely and will subscribe for your weblog feed.
I ‘m quite new into the forex business, still reading and researching and this is one of the greatest articles i have ever read. very easy to comprehend about candlesticks. thanks a lot for this you have increased my knowledge about candlestucsks.
hi vahid,
thanks for the mail i had gone through the teaching and its very understandable. but i encouter some little difficulty in the course of the teaching i could not see the following image in the chart they do not appear at all: Engulfing pattern
Dark cloud cover
piercing line
harami
morning and evening and abandoned baby
tweezers
thanks a lot
Oyebayo,
I checked the page and all the photos can be loaded. Please try again.
If anyone else has problem with the photos, please kindly let me know.
hi
i am novice in making use of forex pivot. pls i want u to explain to me on how to make use it
pls I want it in a simplier way so that I cajn understander
hi
pls iwant u to do me a favour . i will like to know the GMT which i can trade in Nigeria using the pivot
Thank you. I can’t believe I just read thru that valuable article for free. May God bless you and you as cos I can see that you are willing to help reduce the “95% traders”. Vahid, you are a good man.
Thanks Valx!
Hi
I agree you explain very detailed about candlesticks. Do you have more information and demo to show about candlesticks. ?
Please advise.
Best Regards
Vincent Ignatius Joseph
SINGAPORE
hi,i like all of your explanation..so clearly..thank.
TQ 4 the information,I liked the explanations.
Hi Vahid,
Thanks for responding to my mail. I’ve been very tied up and could not attend to my mails for some time now but I’m back now.
I have gone through most of your teaching on Learning Forex and I’m gradually beginning to get a clearer picture of the whole business.
Thank you so much for your time and for having such a BIG heart and willingness to share your wealth of knowledge free of charge.
You are deeply appreciated.
I’ll be communicating with you should I encounter any challenge. (I’m stil on the demo)
God bless you.
Bye for now
Hi Tosin,
Thanks for your comment and your attentions. I am glad that my efforts could be any of help for you.
So how do your work with the demo? Can you double a demo account in one or two months? What is the ratio of your bad trades to your good and profitable trades? Do you feel confidence or you still have fear when you want to place the orders?
By answering these questions you can make the self-assessment. If you think it is the time, you can open a mini account and start trading with small amount of money.
Please let me know if you have any other question.
Best regards,
Vahid
Your information tested the validity and displayed clear picture of trading senerio. It is a wonderful work that you had shared on this site.
Its a great and wonderful piece of work.
please sir, thank you your generosity, and kindness in sharing with traders your knowlede free without asking for mastercard number. I am not fully understood with the best time frame for intraday trading, and also combination of bb and candlestick.
you ve not replied my mail.
however,i thank you for candlestick explanation you share with me ,but i do not understand pivot point explanation and breakout
please tel me where to get pivot point site, that can be used for my trading like actionforex.com
please i need automated software and signal to boost my trading
do you say that fundamental news can not influence Japanese candlesticks technical analysis? How can i know up trend and down trend
I want to know more on how to make millions in forex
MY REGARD TO YOU
Thanx GOD
Finally found a good site about forex.Good work.
Excellent job.
GOODDAY SIR, I MUST COMMEND YOUR GENEROSITY, HUMBLE AND INTELLIGENCE IN THIS FINANCIAL BIZ. MAY GOD REWARD . I HAVE LOOSE ALOT OF MONEY IN FOREX BUT SINCE I READ YOUR CANDLESTICKS ARTICLE, SO SIMPLY TO UNDERSTAND , I CAN NOW BE A BET OKEY. SIR , I WANT KNOW HOW I WILL TAKE MY PROFIT, WITH 5M, 15M AND 60M TIMEFRAME AN USING FOR DAYTRADING. I ALSO USE BOLLINGER BAND. SHOULD I ENTER WHEN ALL THE CANDLESTICKS IN DIFFRENCE THREE TIMEFRAMES ARE BEARISH AND ALSO BELOW OR AT LOWER BAND OF BOLLINGER BAND OR OTHERWISE.
Your article was well writen and easy to understand , I am kind of new to the market and came across the HEIKEN ASHI could you do an article one those candles or recommend where i could find the information.
Very good information
This is very important for trader
How about combination with BB….
I’ll be back Vivid for u’r information………..
PLEASE SIR, I HAVE A PROBLEM IN MY INTRADAY TRADING, AND UR THE ONLY WHOM CAN EXPLAINI IT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND EASLY. WHICH CANDLESTICK TIMEFRAME WILL I BE USING TO PREDICT THE MARKET FOR DAY TRADING? AM USING BB AND CANDLESTICKS ONLY. ALSO HOW WILL KNOW UPTREND AND DOWN TREND? HOW WILL USE BB EFFECTIVE IN TRADING? PLEASE TELL WHEN I WILL ENTER A TRADE, AM USING PIVOT BUT I WANT TO START MY LIVE TRADING SOON.
this is really wonderful.i have lost my hard earned money but i am not giving up.i have being looking for material on candlestick but of all i have read this is simply amazing and helpful.Thank you
Thanks for a job well done.
I quite appreciate this.
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You have a typographical error.
at the beginning of hammer and hanging man (sec.4)
you state ” … a downtrend. Hammer has no or a very small lower shadow. The hammer …”
I believe u mean no or a very small UPPER shadow.
nice informative page, thank you
Hi Arthur,
Thousands of thanks! You are absolutely right. I fixed the error.
Best regards,
Vahid
please which strategy do you think is the best for scalping?
Hi Jonathan,
Scalping needs a lot of experience and speed in finding the signals and taking the positions and closing them. About the strategy, for me it is only the candlesticks and technical analysis but when I want to scalp I use small time frames like 5min and 1min.
I do not suggest new traders to do scalping because you will have a lot more emotions when you work with the small time frames.
Best regards,
Vahid
hi,what book can u recommend for a beginner in forex.
thanks for your wonderful works.
i want to say thanks for the clear understanding of candlestick partern
Hi,
Thanks a lot for the very informative article! I enjoyed it very much, it’s very enlightening.
lanie
you are indeed so good and generous to have given this info free. i wish i had seen this info before i started trading live. i just lost all my 200usd. but i will not give up. thanks.
Dear Vahid.
You deserve not only appreciation but blessings from the almighty. You are the master.
Thank you.
Salaam Vahid!
Something I was looking for long time.
God Bless,
Adnan
Thanks for the info, found it really useful & easy to read.
My question is: I use Heiken Ashi to trade on the 5 min. chart. I’ve noticed quite a difference with candlestick pattenr recognition when I switch to traditional candlesticks. Would I be better off using traditional candlesticks? Also, would I be better off trading on the traditional candlestick 15 min. chart with respect to having a better opportunity to recognize the patterns mentioned in your article?
Rob K
You truly help to make the world a better place. Thank you very much!!!
Calvon
Thanks Calvon
Thank you for your good and valuable material.
Just to add a point with candlesticks I find hammers, shooting stars , engulfings are more powerful as reversal signals when they reach for a previous Resistance or Support Line.
thanks for your help sir.
Sir,
if i learn only about Japanese Candlesticks ,is it possible trading on forex .?can i be a professional trader by learning only Japanese Candlesticks..?
please help me to be a professional forex trader.
Hi Monir,
Candlesticks are very important, but you still need to know many other things to become a professional trader.
thank you very much.
i am going to learn your given all information right now..
God bless you
For those of you who are undecided on what time frame chart to use, Vahid said he was using the five and one minute charts. You need to try different charts and choose the one that helps you to understand the price behavior the best. Before I even came to this particular page about the candlesticks, I spend a great deal of time trying different indicators and found that none of the them are good predictors. My best tools so far are the bollinger bands and candlesticks. I had studied the candlesticks and didn’t know the terminology for all of them but I saw a pattern that was consistent for entering a trade and had an 80% success rate on the trades. The main thing is to keep the chart simple and easy to read so as to give you a good signal to enter a trade.
Hi Robert
just found this website one week ago…and eager to join..
You have a mechanical entry setup? 80% of successful trades regardless market conditions?
This is what I want to reach… If stop light tells me is green I just press the pedal…
I have switched from 15 min to 1 hour but still I have false triggers.. Are you in H4, Daily?
Congratulations anyway… Hope you can help us too along with Vahid…
hello Vahid,
thank you for nteresting and useful information. i have just one question - what is the best timeframe for candlestick chart analyzing? 1M, 5M, 10M, 1H, etc?
thank you.
Hi Vahid, thanks for this amazing article. I have a question. You never mention the time frames where the candlestick formation take place. Does this mean that the patterns have same value for al the time frames? Or like s/r, to a bigger timeframe correspond a stronger candlestick formation?
Thanks a lot
Max
Hi Max,
Signals and patterns are the same on all time frames, however bigger times frames’ signals are stronger and more reliable.
Nice article. I’m going to implement what i have learnt and see how it works. Thanks
Hello Vahid,
What a wonderful article VAHID, am a rookie in FOREX and had always dreaded studying Candlesticks, i rely mainly on Indicators and trends rather than candlesticks, but with this, you have succeeded in opening my eyes and helping become a better trader.
i studied your article on Candlestick trading and understood it pretty well. I must say you are doing a great job,
i have gone through and am still going through your other articles and i have never found a place to get the TOPICS broken down the way you have done.
May God continue to bless you and increase your knowledge, i hope to join your program soon if am given the privilege.
Tunde
great job vahid, very good article.
thx