Doji Candlesticks Pattern and Marubozu Candlesticks Pattern
Stock Indices Trading Doji Consolidation Stock Indices Candlestick Pattern and Stock Indices Trading Marubozu Continuation Stock Indices Candlestick Pattern
Depending on the size and shape of a Stock Indices Trading 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 & sellers.
Long Body Stock Indices Trading Candles
Candlesticks with long bodies show that there were a lot of buyers/sellers, depending on the color of the candlestick.
When stock index price makes a huge move from the opening stock index price to the closing stock index price it shows the strength of buyers/sellers.
Long Blue Candlesticks - Strength of Buyers
Long Red Candlesticks - Strength of Sellers
Long Body Candlesticks
Short Body Candlesticks
Candlesticks with short bodies show that there were not so many buyers/sellers and the stock index price did not move much from the opening stock index price to the closing stock index 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 shown below.
Marubozu Indices Trading Candles
Marubozu are continuing candlestick patterns which show stock index price is going to continue in the same direction as that of the marubozu candle. The marubozu can be white/blue or Black/red depending on the direction of the trend.
Marubozu Indices Trading Candles
White marubozu - the open is also the low and the close is also the high.
Marubozu means there were no retracements during that stock index price period and therefore shows that buyers were in total control of the stock index price.
White Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candlestick is likely to continue in the same upward stock indices trend direction.
Black marubozu - the open is also the high and the close is also low.
Marubozu means there were no retracements and therefore shows that sellers were in total control of the stock index price.
Black Marubozu is a continuation pattern meaning that the next candlestick is likely to continue in the same downward stock indices trend direction.
