Forex Candlesticks Patterns - Doji Candles Pattern and Marubozu Candles Pattern
Candles Consolidation Patterns and Candlesticks Continuation Patterns - Doji Consolidation Candle and Marubozu Continuation Candle/h2>
Depending on the size and shape of a Forex candlestick it is possible to determine the strength of buyers or sellers. Likewise, it is also possible to determine the underlying weakness of the buyers and sellers.
Long Body FX Candlesticks
Candlesticks with long bodies show that there were a lot of buyers/sellers, depending on the color of the candle.
When price makes a huge move from the opening price to the closing price it shows the strength of buyers/sellers.
Long Blue Candles - Strength of Buyers
Long Red Candlesticks - Strength of Sellers
Long Body Candlesticks
Short Body Candles
Candlesticks with short bodies show that there were not so many buyers/sellers and the price did not move much from the opening price to the closing price.
These show that the buyers/sellers were not very strong.
Short Body Candlesticks
Marubozu Candlestick
Marubozu are long candlesticks that have no upper or lower shadows, Like the forex trading examples shown below.
Marubozu FX Candles
Marubozu are continuing candle patterns which show price is going to continue in same direction as that of the marubozu candle. The marubozu can be white/blue or Black/red depending on the direction of the trend.
Technical Analysis of Marubozu Candles Pattern
White marubozu - the open is also the low & the close is also the high.
Marubozu means there were no retracements during that price period & therefore shows that buyers were in total control of the price during the time of this marubozu candle.
White Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candlestick is likely to continue in same upward trend direction.
Black marubozu - the open is also the high & the close is also low.
Marubozu means there were no retracements and therefore shows that sellers were in total control of the price during the time of this marubozu candle.
Black Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candle is likely to continue in same downward trend direction.
