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Thu, Mar 12th, 2026
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Candlestick Patterns

A list of 17 common candlestick patterns that traders can use to find trade setups.
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Today’s experienced trader understands that stock prices can often be influenced by emotions and sentiment. Candlestick patterns are a technical analysis tool that captures that emotion and sentiment into a quick and easily understood picture. Candlestick patterns can help in identifying trend reversals, often giving a trader a more reliable and effective signal with just one candle. Barchart’s Candlestick Patterns page can be used as a starting point to find stocks with bullish and bearish patterns. Each of the following pages allows you to run a screen and/or view them in flipcharts. To learn more about candlestick patterns, please watch our webinar.

Pattern # Stocks Description
Doji 90 Stocks One candle, where the opening and closing prices for today are the same.
Doji Yesterday 71 Stocks One candle, where the opening and closing prices for yesterday were the same.
Doji and Near Doji 614 Stocks One candle, where the opening and closing prices for today are nearly the same.
Bullish Engulfing 166 Stocks This signal is a strong reversal signal when it appears at the bottom.
Bearish Engulfing 132 Stocks This signal is a strong reversal signal when it appears at the top.
Hammer 155 Stocks Hammers occur in a downtrend and are considered bullish signals.
Inverted Hammer 60 Stocks A red or a green candlestick found at the bottom of a downtrend.
Hanging Man 855 Stocks This signal occurs in an uptrend and is considered a bearish pattern.
Piercing Line 5 Stocks A two-candle reversal signal formation that indicates a bullish pattern when it appears at bottom.
Dark Cloud 3 Stocks The dark cloud cover is a bearish reversal pattern that occurs during an uptrend.
Bullish Harami 173 Stocks Indicates that the market is at a point of indecision and a trend change, or a reversal, is possible.
Bearish Harami 252 Stocks Indicates that the market is at a point of indecision and a trend change, or a reversal, is possible.
Morning Star 7 Stocks The morning star pattern is a signal of a potential bottom in the market.
Evening Star 43 Stocks The evening star pattern is a signal of a potential top in the market.
Bullish Kicker 20 Stocks A two candle signal, indicating a radical change in investor sentiment towards the bullish side.
Bearish Kicker 48 Stocks A two candle signal, indicating a radical change in investor sentiment towards the bearish side.
Shooting Star 12 Stocks The shooting star is a bearish signal that occurs at short-term tops in the market.
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