By Stella Goh – Market Data Analyst | 20 June 2018
Candlestick charts are perhaps the most popular financial chart which assists investors to predict the price movement of their securities. Swing traders have internationally used it to understand how the price of the stock has changed over a specified period. There are dozens of bullish reversal candlestick patterns and this time we will focus on few popular bullish candlestick patterns.
Bullish Abandoned Baby
Bullish Abandoned Baby is a type of candlestick which use by technical analyst to signal a reversal in the current trend. It can also be known as a rare form of morning Doji star. There are three distinct of candlesticks to make up this bullish abandoned baby. The first candle will be the red candle which located in a downtrend, followed by a Doji. There is a gap below the two adjacent candle shadows. The following candle will be a white candle which uses to indicate the strong bullish sentiment.
Bullish Engulfing Candlestick
Bullish Engulfing Candlestick chart formed when there is a large white candlestick fully cover the smaller previous black candlestick without regards to the length of the tails shadow. This type of candlestick will usually happen during a downtrend, found some support or buying volume, and then it will be made a bullish move back up by breaking the previous day’s high. It will be indicating that there is a potential reversal and it is also the signal of the beginning of a bullish trend in the security.
When there is a bullish engulfing candle form at the end of a downtrend, the reversal is much more powerful as this will represent a capitulation bottom. The lows of the candle should be the lows of the downtrend. There shall precede by a minimum of 4 consecutive lower low candles which should close near to the candle highs before the bullish engulfing candle.
Three White Soldiers
Three White Soldiers pattern consist of three consecutive large bullish candles that open within the previous candle’s real body and close that exceeds the last candle’s high. There is no gap between the candles, and do not have very long shadows open within the real body of the other candle.
When this frenzy buying continues third days, three white candles will be formed side by side with higher highs and higher lows. It signifies that the increased in the momentum in the ongoing of bullish phase.
Bullish Hammer
Hammer candlestick is just made up of only one candle and it may occur at the bottom of a downtrend. The candle looks like a hammer with an extended lower wick and short body at the top which is a sign of the sellers are driving the prices lower during the trading session and followed by strong buying pressure to end up market close higher or near to opening price.
Morning Doji Star
A Morning Doji Star is formed when the first candlestick is a long and bearish black candle, followed by a Doji that gapped below it, and then the third candle will be a white candle. If the penetration of the third candle is over 50%, it will be indicating that this pattern has much higher success rate. Morning Doji Star is a strong bullish price reversal candlestick pattern which appears at the end of a downtrend which will turn the current downtrend into the upwards direction.
Conclusion
While fundamental analysis helps investors to select the potential stocks, the technical analysis allows investors to determine when is the best time to buy and sell. Candlesticks pattern are an excellent way to read the current market sentiment. Combination of both pieces of knowledge will significantly help investors to survive in the volatile market.