Stock Market Learning Index
Complete guide to master stock market trading with color-differentiated, structured modules.
Foundation & Technical Analysis
8 ModulesStock Market Basics
What is stock market and how it works?
Market Terms
All important market terminology
Trade Types
Intraday, delivery, BTST & swing
Trading Styles
Scalping, momentum, position trading
Candlestick Patterns
Bullish, Bearish & Continuation patterns
Chart Patterns
Technical chart patterns and breakouts
Support & Resistance
Key price levels & supply-demand zones
Market Analysis
Technical, Fundamental & Price Action
Advanced Concepts & Derivatives (F&O)
6 ModulesFutures & Options
Derivatives ecosystem & F&O overview
Futures Trading
Margin, lot size, expiry & contracts
Options Trading
Calls, Puts & option payoff strategies
Options Buying
Call & Put buying, Greeks, time decay
Options Selling
Premium collection & writing strategies
Smart Money Concept
Order blocks, liquidity pools & fair value
Candlestick Patterns Mastery
Complete guide to understanding and trading with candlestick patterns. Master 51 candlestick formations, price action psychology, and risk management frameworks.
Tactical Candlestick Simulator & Order-Flow Inspector
Inspect real price action dynamics, confirmed entry triggers, and stop-loss invalidation zones.
Bullish Hammer
Sellers aggressively attempted to create new lows, but heavy spot and institutional limit orders absorbed the dump, forcing price back to open.
Execution Rules
Smart Money / Liquidity Trap Note
Retail traders who shorted the breakdown get caught off-guard as their buy stops accelerate the ensuing rally.
The Anatomy of a Candlestick
Deconstructing Open, High, Low, and Close dynamics
Bullish Candlestick (Demand Controlled)
Close > OpenReflects strong buyer initiative. Sellers attempted to drive prices down, but buyers absorbed all supply and closed near the session high.
Bearish Candlestick (Supply Controlled)
Close < OpenReflects aggressive liquidation. Price opened higher, faced steady supply, and closed lower with sellers dictating closing value.
• Real Body: The price range between Open and Close. Large bodies indicate aggressive directional momentum.
• Upper Wick (Shadow): The maximum price rejected by sellers during the session interval.
• Lower Wick (Tail): The minimum price absorbed by buyers; indicates resting institutional liquidity.
All Formations
Showing 51 patterns matching current criteria
1. Hammer Pattern#1
Characterized by a small body near the top of the candle with a long lower shadow (at least 2x body height). Signals strong price rejection at key support.
2. Inverted Hammer Pattern#2
Appears at the bottom of a downtrend with a small lower body, long upper wick, and little to no lower wick.
3. Piercing Line Pattern#3
A two-candle reversal formation. A bearish candle followed by a candle opening lower but closing above the 50% midpoint of the prior candle.
4. Bullish Engulfing Pattern#4
A small red candle followed by a larger green candle whose real body completely engulfs the prior session's body.
5. Bullish Spinning Top#5
Compact body positioned symmetrically between long upper and lower shadows.
6. The Morning Star Pattern#6
A three-candle bottom formation: long red candle, small gapping star candle, and a strong third green candle.
7. Three White Soldiers#7
Three consecutive long-bodied green candles with short wicks, each opening inside the prior body and closing near highs.
8. Three Inside Up Pattern#8
A large red candle, a small green candle inside it, and a third candle closing above the first candle's high.
9. Bullish Harami Pattern#9
A small green candle forms completely within the real body of the preceding large red candle.
10. Tweezer Bottom Pattern#10
Two or more candles sharing the exact same low price point at an established support zone.
11. Bullish Counterattack Pattern#11
A down candle followed by a gap-down open that rallies sharply to close at the prior day's close.
12. Bullish Kicker Pattern#12
A red candle followed immediately by an upward-gapping green candle that never looks back.
13. Bullish Abandoned Baby#13
A long red candle, a doji gapping down with no shadow overlap, and a green candle gapping upward.
14. Morning Star Doji#14
Morning star variation featuring a doji as the pivot candle.
15. Dragonfly Doji Pattern#15
Open, high, and close are equal at the top with an exceptionally long lower shadow.
16. Bullish Tri-Star Pattern#16
Three consecutive dojis appearing at market bottoms, with the middle doji marking the low.
17. Bullish Hikkake Pattern#17
An inside bar breaks down falsely before reversing violently upward to trap sellers.
18. Concealing Baby Swallow#18
A rare 4-candle bottom formation signaling severe seller depletion.
19. Unique Three Rivers Pattern#19
A long down candle, a lower-shadow hammer, and a small green stabilizing candle.
20. Hanging Man Pattern#20
Appears at the peak of an uptrend with a small body at the top and a long lower tail.
21. Dark Cloud Cover Pattern#21
A strong bullish candle followed by a candle opening higher but closing below the 50% midpoint.
22. Bearish Engulfing Pattern#22
A green candle followed by a larger red candle whose body completely engulfs the prior candle.
23. The Evening Star Pattern#23
A three-candle top formation: long green candle, an isolated star, and a heavy third red candle.
24. Three Black Crows Pattern#24
Three consecutive long-bodied red candles closing at or near lows.
25. Three Inside Down Pattern#25
A tall green candle, a small red candle inside it, and a third red candle closing below candle one.
26. Bearish Harami Pattern#26
A small red candle contained inside the large preceding green candle.
27. Shooting Star Pattern#27
Small lower body with a long upper wick (2x+ body length) and little to no lower wick.
28. Tweezer Top Pattern#28
Two or more candles sharing the exact same high price point at an established resistance level.
29. Bearish Counterattack Pattern#29
A gap up is immediately countered by an aggressive selloff that closes at the prior day's close.
30. Bearish Spinning Top#30
Symmetric long wicks with a tight body following an extended rally.
31. Bearish Kicker Pattern#31
A bullish candle followed immediately by a downward-gapping red candle that plunges lower.
32. Evening Star Doji Pattern#32
An evening star whose middle candle is a Doji.
33. Bearish Abandoned Baby#33
A green candle, an isolated doji gapping up with no shadow overlap, and a red candle plunging down.
34. Gravestone Doji Pattern#34
Open and close are at the low of the session with an exceptionally long upper shadow.
35. Bearish Tri-Star Pattern#35
Three consecutive Dojis at the summit of a bull market.
36. Deliberation Pattern#36
Three green candles where the first two are expansive and the third shrinks into a tiny body.
37. Upside Gap Two Crows#37
A rare bearish reversal formation during an extended uptrend.
38. Advance Block Pattern#38
Three advancing green candles with progressively smaller real bodies and longer upper wicks.
39. Falling Three Methods#39
A long red candle, three small green consolidation candles, and a heavy fifth breakdown candle.
40. Rising Three Methods#40
A long green candle, three small red consolidation candles, and a strong fifth breakout candle.
41. Upside Tasuki Gap#41
In an uptrend, a green candle gaps up, followed by a red candle that tests the gap without closing it.
42. Downside Tasuki Gap#42
In a downtrend, a red candle gaps down, followed by a green candle that retraces into the gap without filling it.
43. Rising Window Pattern#43
A price gap between two green candles with no overlapping shadows.
44. Falling Window Pattern#44
A downward price gap between two consecutive red candles.
45. Three Outside Up Pattern#45
A bullish engulfing pattern followed by a third green candle closing higher.
46. Three Outside Down#46
A bearish engulfing pattern followed by a third red candle closing lower.
47. White Marubozu Pattern#47
A long green candle with zero wicks.
48. Black Marubozu Pattern#48
A long red candle with zero wicks.
49. On-Neck Pattern#49
In a downtrend, a red candle is followed by a green candle that only closes at the prior candle low.
50. Mat-Hold Pattern#50
Similar to rising three methods, but the reaction starts with an upward gap.
51. Long Legged Doji#51
Features long shadows in both directions with open and close identical in the center.
Institutional Caveats & Traps
The mathematics of why candlestick patterns fail without macro confluence
1. Market Regime Alignment
A hammer printed inside a choppy low-volatility range has a win rate under 45%. The same hammer at a major higher-timeframe support zone has a 70%+ win rate.
2. Liquidity Sweep Engineering
Smart money intentionally engineers false wick breakouts past obvious retail highs and lows to harvest resting buy/sell stops before reversing.
3. Volume Climax Verification
Reversal formations lacking an above-average volume bar indicate lack of institutional sponsorship and often lead to continuation of the prior move.
4. Multi-Timeframe Hegemony
A 5-minute bullish pattern will always be invalidated by a dominant 4-hour bearish trendline or resistance zone. Always trade in the direction of the higher timeframe.