Doji candlestick patterns can be very useful to pinpoint entry signals in both trending and flat markets.
I hope you see how trading the spinning top and
doji candlestick pattern can be useful to you.
In this article, I will show you how to identify the spinning top and
doji candlestick pattern, and how to trade them successfully.
In the example below we can see how the market was rising but then changed direction after
a Doji candlestick materialised.
Doji candlesticks are those who's opening and closing price is the same.
Doji candlesticks have the same open and close price or at least their bodies are extremely short.
Not exact matches
Ethereum is still under pressure and is formed a gravestone
doji which is a bearish
candlestick formation which suggests we could hit new trend lows below $ 350.
To trade the dragonfly
doji as an entry trigger, you would go through the same steps, except you would wait for a dragonfly
doji to appear after a downtrend, and you would wait for a bullish confirming
candlestick.
Such a
candlestick is known as a
doji.
The long - tailed
doji is, however, a bullish signal for a couple of reasons: 1, the long lower wick is bullish; and 2, the size of this candle is very large relative to any other
candlestick in the image.
There was a bearish
candlestick (second candle after the gravestone
doji).
Unlike many of the other
candlestick signals that we have learned about, the dragonfly and gravestone
dojis can have varying degrees of significance, depending on where they appear in the overall price action of the market.
We have circled the
candlestick patterns in the «Heiken - Ashi
doji zones».
Consequently, the second
candlestick in a Forex morning star pattern should be slightly bearish or a
doji.
However, the second
candlestick in this three - candle formation must be a low range candle, like a spinning top or
doji (not required in a regular engulfing pattern).
Dojis and spinning tops can be used to prepare for a possible entry, and you can use them to note areas of support and resistance; however, you should never make a trade decision based on a
doji formation or spinning top
candlestick alone.
So when the prices move above the upper Bollinger Band, are coupled with a bearish
candlestick read (gravestone
doji, for example), and an extreme overbought W % R read is present, we expect a reversal at the top.
Look for
Doji patterns forming near resistance in a downtrend market Go short when the
candlestick has closed below the
Doji pattern.
Go long when the
candlestick has closed above the
Doji pattern.
Above the
candlestick high, long triggers usually form with a trail stop directly under the
doji low.
If a
Doji forms after a series of
candlesticks with long filled bodies (like Black Marubozus), the
Doji signals that sellers are becoming exhausted and weak.
If a
Doji forms after a series of
candlesticks with long hollow bodies (like White Marubozus), the
Doji signals that the buyers are becoming exhausted and weakening.
Evening Star,
Doji, Hanging Man: Discovering
candlestick patterns can be a difficult but essential part in your trading analysis.
NEOUSD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Yesterday's
candlestick closed as a
doji in the sense that there was clear buying pressure after that long lower wick.