Bullish Candles
A series of
bullish c
andles
shows bulls (buyers) are in control of the price.
On the other hand, bearish candles are any candles that show a bearish body. So what does the
bearish candle tell you? It tells you that the sellers are in control of the price action in the
market. It tells you that the sellers are currently in control, so buying or a “long” position would
not be a great idea.
Red candles that have this big red body mean the open was at a high and the close was at a low.
This is a good indicator of a bearishness in the market.
Bearish
Candles
A series of
bearish c
andles
shows bears (sellers) are in control of the price.
Just by learning to read candlesticks, you will begin to generate an opinion on the general
attitude for a stock. This is called “price action”. Understanding who is in control of the price is
an extremely important skill in day trading.
A major goal of a serious day trader is to discover the balance of power between bulls and bears
and to bet on the winning group. If bulls are much stronger, you should buy and hold. If bears
are much stronger, you should sell and sell short. If both camps are about equal in strength, wise
traders stand aside. They let the bulls and the bears fight with each other and enter trades only
when they are reasonably certain which side is likely to win.
You never want to be on the wrong side of the trade. It is important therefore to learn how to
read candlesticks and how to constantly interpret the price action while you are trading.
There are hundreds of imaginatively-named chart patterns that you will find with a Google
search including Head-and-Shoulders, Cup-and-Handle, Abandoned Baby, Dark Cloud Cover,
Downside Tasuki Gap, Dragonfly, Morning Star, Evening Star, Falling Three Methods, Harami,
Stick Sandwich, Three Black Crows and Three White Soldiers. Believe me, I did not make any
of these names up. These candlesticks are really out there.
As intriguing as their names might
be, many of them, in my opinion, are useless and confusing. Therefore, I skip discussing most
of them in this book.
In my opinion, trend lines and most charting patterns are quite subjective, and can result from
wishful thinking and self-deception. You can draw a trend line across any prices or zones in a
way that can change its slope and its message. If you’re in a mood to buy, you can draw your
trend line a little steeper. If you feel like shorting and squint at a chart, you’ll “recognize” a
Head-and-Shoulders Pattern. None of those patterns are objective, and I am skeptical of claims
regarding even classical formations, such as Cup-and-Handle and Head-and-Shoulders. The
biggest pitfall with this kind of pattern charting is wishful thinking. Traders will find themselves
identifying bullish or bearish patterns depending on whether they’re in a mood to buy or sell.
In the next section, I’ll give you a quick overview of the two most important patterns for day
trading (spinning tops and Dojis) and then, in Chapter 7, I will explain how you can trade using
these patterns.
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