|
Function Name
|
Candles
|
Bull/
Bear
|
Rev/Cont
|
Description
|
  
|
AbandonedBaby
|
3
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Abandoned Baby: A long candle that continues trend, followed by a trend-wick-gap doji followed by a reverse-wick-gap reverse candle.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal" for Doji
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
AboveTheStomach
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Above The Stomach: Down in-trend candle followed by up candle with open above the first candle's midpoint
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
AdvanceBlock
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Advance Block: Three bullish uptrending candles getting shorter and shorter with last two long upper wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShorterPercent
|
20
|
|
each subsequent is that much shorter than previous
|
LongWickPercent
|
75
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
BelowTheStomach
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Below The Stomach: Up in-trend candle followed by down candle with open below the first candle's midpoint
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
BeltHold
|
1
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Belt Hold: A long reverse gap candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
Breakaway
|
5
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Breakaway: A long in-trend candle followed by a gap trend candle, two more in-trend candles, followed by a long reverse candle reaching to the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ClosingMarubozu
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
Closing Marubozu: A candle with almost no wick on the close side and a small (less than body length) wick on the open side
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a "almost no" wick
|
|
|
CollapsingDojiStar
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Collapsing Doji Star: Up trend-following candle followed by gap down doji followed by a gap-down reverse candle
same as EveningStar, but with much shorter middle candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal" for Doji
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ConcealingBabySwallow
|
4
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Concealing Baby Swallow: Two down marubozu candles followed by down candle with big top wick followed by down engulfing marubozu
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "marubozu"
|
LongWickPercent
|
75
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
DarkCloudCover
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Dark Cloud Cover: A reverse down candle that open-gaps above previous long up candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
Deliberation
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Deliberation: Two long up candles followed by a short candle that gaps up from second candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
DescendingHawk
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Descending Hawk: An in-trend long up candle followed by an up candle engulfed by previous candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
Doji
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
Doji: A candle where Open price is almost equal to Close price.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
|
|
DownsideGapThreeMethods
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Downside Gap Three Methods: Two big down candles, second gapping down followed by up candle covering the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
DownsideTasukiGap
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Downside Tasuki Gap: Two down candles, second gapping down followed by up candle opening in second body and closing in the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
DragonflyDoji
|
1
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Dragonfly Doji: A Doji candle with long bottom wick.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
80
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a long wick
|
|
 
|
Engulfing
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Engulfing: Second candle reversed from trend and engulfs the first one
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
Doji detection % limit
|
|
|
EveningDojiStar
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Evening Doji Star: Long trend candle followed by gap doji followed by a reverse candle
same as EveningStar, but with much shorter middle candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal" for Doji
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
EveningStar
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Evening Star: Long trend candle followed by gap short candle followed by a reverse candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
FallingThreeMethods
|
5
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Falling Three Methods: Big down candle followed by 3 short uptrending ones followed by another long down candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
FallingWindow
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Falling Window: Two trend-continuing candles, with a low-to-high downside gap between them
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
FourPriceDoji
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
Four Price Doji: A candle where Open price is almost equal to Close price, with no wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
|
 
|
GravestoneDoji
|
1
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Gravestone Doji: A Doji candle with long upper wick.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
80
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a long wick
|
|
|
Hammer
|
1
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Hammer: Short candle small top wick long bottom wick at the bottom of a down trend
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "short candle"
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
HangingMan
|
1
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Hanging Man: Short candle small top wick long bottom wick at the top of an up trend
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "short candle"
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
Harami
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Harami: First candle in trend and long, second short and engulfed
NOTE: HaramiCross is same as Harami, just with a tiny (2?) ShortPercent
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
ShortPercent
|
50
|
|
percent of range average below which candle is considered short
|
|
 
|
HaramiCross
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Harami Cross: First candle in trend and long, second very short and engulfed
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
ShortPercent
|
15
|
|
percent of range average below which candle is considered short
|
|
|
HighPriceGappingPlay
|
5
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
High Price Gapping Play: Big up candle followed by 3 short candles in the upper half of first candle followed by another long up candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "small wick" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
HighWave
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
High Wave: A short candle that has at least one wick that is more than 3 times longer than the body
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
HomingPigeon
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Homing Pigeon: Two down candles, second candle engulfed by first
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
percent of range average below which candle is considered short
|
|
|
IdenticalThreeCrows
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Identical Three Crows: Three big down candles stepping down
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
NearPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when a candle CLOSE is at or near another candle's OPEN
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
InNeck
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
In Neck: First candle down and long, second reversed from new low and finishes at or a bit above first candle's close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
SmallDiff
|
5
|
|
percent that determines the "a bit above" in the description
|
|
 
|
InsideBar
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Inside Bar: First candle in trend, second reversed and contained within first.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
InvertedHammer
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Inverted Hammer: Long down candle followed by short candle small bottom wick long top wick
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "short candle"
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
Kicking
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Kicking: Two no shadow long candles, second is a reverse and anti-trend gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
|
|
LadderBottom
|
5
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Ladder Bottom: Three long down candles that step down followed by a short down candle with big upper wick and a long up candle gapping up
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
50
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
LadderTop
|
5
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Ladder Top: Three long down candles that step down followed by a short down candle with big upper wick and a long up candle gapping up
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
50
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
LastEngulfingBottom
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Last Engulfing Bottom: A down trend followed by an up candle followed by a down candle that engulfs the previous one
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
LastEngulfingTop
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Last Engulfing Top: An up trend followed by a down candle followed by an up candle that engulfs the previous one
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
LongLeggedDoji
|
1
|
Both
|
Continuation
|
Long Legged Doji: Doji that has a long wick
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
50
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
LowPriceGappingPlay
|
5
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Low Price Gapping Play: Big down candle followed by 3 short ones in the lower half of first candle followed by another long down candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
30
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "small wick" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
Marubozu
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
Marubozu: A candle with no wicks or very small wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a "almost no" wick
|
|
|
MatchingHigh
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Matching High: Two closing marubozu candles after up trend, first candle up and long, second up but shorter than previous and close is about the same as the first candle's
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a "almost no" wick
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
SmallDiff
|
5
|
|
percent that determines the "about the same" in the description
|
|
|
MatchingLow
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Matching Low: Two closing marubozu candles after down trend, first candle down and long, second down but shorter than previous and close is about the same as the first candle's
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallWickPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining the size of a "almost no" wick
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
SmallDiff
|
5
|
|
percent that determines the "about the same" in the description
|
|
|
MatHold
|
5
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
Mat Hold: Big up candle followed by a gapping up down candle followed by two short downtrending candles followed by longish up candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
MeetingLines
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Meeting Lines: First candle long, second reverses but close equal to first
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when a two closes match
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
MorningDojiStar
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Morning Doji Star: Long down candle followed by gap down doji followed by a reverse candle
same as MorningStar, but with much shorter middle candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal" for Doji
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
MorningStar
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Morning Star: Long down candle followed by gap down short candle followed by a reverse candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
NorthernDoji
|
1
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Northern Doji: A short candle that has long wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
OnNeck
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
On Neck: First candle down and long, second up candle opens from new low and finishes around first candle's close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when a two closes match
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
PiercingLine
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Piercing Line: First candle down and long, second up candle opens from new low and closes in the upper half of first candle's close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
RickshawMan
|
1
|
Both
|
Continuation
|
Rickshaw Man: Doji that has two long wicks, almost same length
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
50
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
RisingThreeMethods
|
5
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
Rising Three Methods: Big up candle followed by 3 short downtrending ones followed by another long up candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
RisingWindow
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
Rising Window: Two trend-continuing candles, with a high-to-low upside gap between them
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
SeparatingLines
|
2
|
Both
|
Continuation
|
Separating Lines: First candle long, second long, reverses with same open as first, and no wick on open
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
SmallDiff
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when wick is small or opens almost equal
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ShootingStar
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Shooting Star: First candle up, second down and gaps up from first, with a long top and tiny bottom wick
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
ShortWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range averagebody when determining what "short wick" is
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of body height to use when determining what "long wick" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
SideBySideWhiteLines
|
3
|
Both
|
Continuation
|
Side By Side White Lines: Ends with two up candles that gap from first and have same open and about the same size
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when two opens match
|
SameSizePercent
|
5
|
|
highest % difference for "same size" determination
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
SouthernDoji
|
1
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Southern Doji: A short candle that has long wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
SpinningTop
|
1
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Spinning Top: A short candle that has long wicks
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
LongWickRangePercent
|
50
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
StickSandwich
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Stick Sandwich: Down candle followed by up candle with open > prev. close followed by down candle w/close same as first one
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when two closes match
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
StrongLine
|
1
|
Neither
|
Continuation
|
Strong Line: A very long candle with smaller wicks.
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
|
|
TakuriLine
|
1
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Takuri Line: Short candle with small top wick and long bottom wick at the bottom of a down trend
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "short candle"
|
SmallWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "small wick"
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of candle body to use when determining "long wick"
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
TasukiLine
|
2
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Tasuki Line: First candle long, non-gapping and in-trend, followed by a reverse long candle breaking trend
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeBlackCrows
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Three Black Crows: All three candles are down and long, stepping down without gaps
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeInsideDown
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Three Inside Down: First two candles are bearish Harami, third candle is down and its close is lower than prev. close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeInsideUp
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Three Inside Up: First two candles are bullish Harami, third candle is up and its close is higher than prev. close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
ThreeLineStrike
|
4
|
Both
|
Continuation
|
Three Line Strike: Three long candles continuing the trend followed by reversed candle that goes back past the first candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeOutsideDown
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Three Outside Down: First two candles are Engulfing, third candle is down and its close is lower than prev. close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeOutsideUp
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Three Outside Up: First two candles are Engulfing, third candle is up and its close is higher than prev. close
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeStarsInTheSouth
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Three Stars In The South: First down long, with long bottom and tiny top wick, second like first but smaller and lower, third small, down, tiny wicks, closes inside second
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
ShortWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range averagebody when determining what "short wick" is
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of body height to use when determining what "long wick" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
ThreeWhiteSoldiers
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Three White Soldiers: All three candles are up and long, stepping up without gaps
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
Thrusting
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Thrusting: Down candle followed by up candle that opens at new low and closes in lower half of first candle
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
 
|
TriStar
|
3
|
Both
|
Reversal
|
Tri Star: Three Doji candles, second gapping from first, third reverse-gapping from second
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
DojiPercent
|
10
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining "almost equal" for Doji
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
TweezerBottom
|
2
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Tweezer Bottom: Up and down candle next to each other, both with nearly the same low
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when the two highs are nearly the same
|
|
|
TweezerTop
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Tweezer Top: Up and down candle next to each other, both with nearly the same high
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
NearPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining when the two highs are nearly the same
|
|
|
TwoBlackGapping
|
2
|
Bearish
|
Continuation
|
Two Black Gapping: Two trend-continuing down candles, first one gapping down, second lower but not gapping
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
TwoCrows
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Two Crows: Long up candle followed by gap up down candle followed by down candle that opens inside second and closes inside first
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
UniqueThreeRiverBottom
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Reversal
|
Unique Three River Bottom: Long down candle, followed by engulfed down no top, long bottom wick candle, followed by short up candle w/close lower than second candle's
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
ShortPercent
|
25
|
|
% of base range average to use when determining what "short candle" is
|
ShortWickPercent
|
5
|
|
% of base range averagebody when determining what "short wick" is
|
LongWickPercent
|
150
|
|
% of body height to use when determining what "long wick" is
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
UpsideGapThreeMethods
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
Upside Gap Three Methods: Two big up candles, second gapping up followed by down candle covering the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
|
|
period for determining base range average
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
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UpsideGapTwoCrows
|
3
|
Bearish
|
Reversal
|
Upside Gap Two Crows: Long up candle followed by gap up down candle followed by down candle that opens above second open and closes inside the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
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|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
RangeAveragePeriod
|
10
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|
period for determining base range average
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TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
|
UpsideTasukiGap
|
3
|
Bullish
|
Continuation
|
Upside Tasuki Gap: Two up candles, second gapping up followed by down candle opening in second body and closing in the gap
Optional Parameters
Name
|
Def
|
|
Description
|
Ago
|
0
|
|
Number of candles back to look at. Default 0 - current candle
|
TrendLength
|
2
|
|
length of trend preceding pattern
|
|
