Candlestick Patterns
Sortefi detects candlestick shapes from OHLC data. Patterns identify the candle formation; combine them with trend, volume, or support/resistance filters for confirmation.
Pattern context
A bullish pattern does not guarantee price will rise, and a bearish pattern does not guarantee price will fall. Bias describes the traditional interpretation of the candle shape, not a trading recommendation.
Showing 44 of 44 pattern entries.
Doji
Single CandleNeutralOpen and close are nearly equal, showing indecision.
Long Legged Doji
Single CandleNeutralA doji with long upper and lower wicks, showing wide indecision.
Dragonfly Doji
Single CandleBullishA doji with a long lower wick and little upper wick, showing rejection of lows.
Gravestone Doji
Single CandleBearishA doji with a long upper wick and little lower wick, showing rejection of highs.
Hammer
Single CandleBullishSmall body near the high with a long lower wick.
Inverted Hammer
Single CandleMixedSmall body near the low with a long upper wick.
Marubozu
Single CandleMixedLarge candle body with very small or no wicks.
Spinning Top
Single CandleNeutralSmall body with upper and lower wicks, showing hesitation.
Belt Hold
Single CandleMixedOpens near one extreme and closes strongly toward the other.
High Wave
Single CandleNeutralSmall body with very long upper and lower wicks.
Bullish Engulfing
Two CandleBullishA bullish body fully engulfs the prior bearish body.
Bearish Engulfing
Two CandleBearishA bearish body fully engulfs the prior bullish body.
Bullish Harami
Two CandleBullishSmall bullish candle inside the prior bearish body.
Bearish Harami
Two CandleBearishSmall bearish candle inside the prior bullish body.
Harami Cross
Two CandleMixedA doji inside the prior candle body.
Dark Cloud Cover
Two CandleBearishBearish candle opens high and closes below the prior body midpoint.
Piercing
Two CandleBullishBullish candle opens low and closes above the prior body midpoint.
Tweezer Top
Two CandleBearishTwo candles with matching highs near resistance.
Tweezer Bottom
Two CandleBullishTwo candles with matching lows near support.
Kicking
Two CandleMixedOpposite marubozu candles with a gap between them.
Rising Window
Two CandleBullishA gap up where the current low is above the prior high.
Falling Window
Two CandleBearishA gap down where the current high is below the prior low.
Meeting Lines
Two CandleMixedOpposite candles that close at nearly the same level.
Separating Lines
Two CandleMixedOpposite candles opening at the same level, usually continuation.
On Neck / In Neck / Thrusting
Two CandleBearishBearish continuation patterns after a down move.
Homing Pigeon / Matching Low
Two CandleBullishTwo-candle patterns showing slowing selling pressure.
Morning Star
Three CandleBullishBearish candle, small indecision candle, then bullish confirmation.
Evening Star
Three CandleBearishBullish candle, small indecision candle, then bearish confirmation.
Morning Doji Star
Three CandleBullishMorning star with a doji as the middle candle.
Evening Doji Star
Three CandleBearishEvening star with a doji as the middle candle.
Three White Soldiers
Three CandleBullishThree strong bullish candles closing progressively higher.
Three Black Crows
Three CandleBearishThree strong bearish candles closing progressively lower.
Three Inside Up / Down
Three CandleMixedHarami pattern followed by confirmation in the reversal direction.
Three Outside Up / Down
Three CandleMixedEngulfing pattern followed by confirmation in the reversal direction.
Abandoned Baby
Three CandleMixedA rare gap-isolated doji followed by reversal confirmation.
Tri-Star
Three CandleMixedThree consecutive dojis, often signaling exhaustion.
Advance Block / Deliberation
Three CandleBearishBullish candles weaken over three bars, warning of upside exhaustion.
Stick Sandwich
Three CandleBullishRepeated close level around a bearish-bullish-bearish sequence.
Upside Gap Two Crows
Three CandleBearishTwo bearish candles gap above a bullish candle, warning of reversal.
Three Line Strike
Multi CandleMixedThree directional candles followed by a large opposite candle.
Rising Three Methods
Multi CandleBullishBullish continuation pattern with small pullback candles inside the first candle range.
Falling Three Methods
Multi CandleBearishBearish continuation pattern with small bounce candles inside the first candle range.
Ladder Bottom
Multi CandleBullishA multi-candle bearish exhaustion pattern followed by bullish response.
Hikkake
Multi CandleMixedA failed inside-bar breakout or breakdown trap.