Complete Candlestick Patterns: 13 Patterns Detected Automatically on the Chart
Not a list to memorize: the 13 patterns below are the ones the CryptoHalley chart engine actually marks on crypto charts, complete with shape, general meaning, and links to see the detection live. Explains shapes, not financial advice.
Single-candle patterns (6)
Read from the proportion of body and wicks within a single period.
A single candle whose open and close are nearly equal, leaving a body as thin as a line.
A doji with a long lower wick and almost no upper wick, forming a T shape.
A doji with a long upper wick and almost no lower wick — the opposite of the dragonfly.
A small body at the top of the range with a lower wick at least twice the body's length.
The mirror image of a hammer: a small body at the bottom with an upper wick at least twice the body's length.
A rejection candle with a dominant wick whose body is too large to be called a hammer or shooting star.
Two-candle patterns (3)
Read from the relationship between one candle and the candle right before it.
Three-candle patterns (4)
A sequence of three consecutive periods; the strictest conditions, the rarest to appear.
Three candles: a big down candle, a small-bodied pause, then a big up candle that closes back inside the first body.
Three candles: a big up candle, a small-bodied pause, then a big down candle that closes back inside the first body.
Three consecutive up candles, each opening inside the previous candle's body and with short upper wicks.
Three consecutive down candles, each opening inside the previous candle's body and with short lower wicks.
Read the candle before reading the pattern
One candle summarizes four numbers for a period: open, high, low, and close. The thick part in the middle is called the body, the distance between open and close. The thin lines extending above and below are called wicks, marking how far price traveled before coming back. A long body means the period ended far from where it started; a long wick means price explored but didn't hold there.
Almost every candlestick pattern is a rule about the proportions of those three parts. Because the proportions are relative, the same thresholds can be applied to a coin worth a fraction of a cent as to Bitcoin, which is why the CryptoHalley engine measures every threshold against ATR 14 and the average candle body in the window being checked, not against a fixed rupiah or dollar amount.
See the detection live on the chart
All the patterns above are marked automatically on CryptoHalley charts with no extra indicator needed. Labels are drawn above the candle that triggered them, and their number is capped so the chart stays readable.
FAQ
- What is a candlestick pattern?
- A candlestick pattern is a shape formed by one candle or several consecutive candles on a price chart. Each candle summarizes four numbers for a period: open, high, low, and close. A pattern appears when the proportion between body and wicks, or the relationship between consecutive candles, meets a specific arrangement that has had a name since the tradition of recording rice prices in Japan.
- Why are there only a dozen or so patterns here, not dozens?
- Because this list is locked to the patterns the CryptoHalley chart engine actually detects, namely 13 patterns. Writing up dozens of patterns that never appear on the chart would just be an article without a tool. If the detection engine grows, this page grows with it.
- How does the engine mark patterns on the chart?
- All thresholds are relative, measured against ATR 14 and the average candle body in the window being checked, so the same rules apply to a coin worth a fraction of a cent as to Bitcoin. A single candle can carry at most one single-candle pattern, plus one multi-candle pattern that completes on that candle.
- Can candlestick patterns predict price?
- No. Candlestick patterns are a way of summarizing what already happened within one or more periods, not a forecasting tool. The same pattern can be followed by continuation or reversal, and on small timeframes most patterns are followed by nothing at all. This page explains shapes and their general meaning; it is not financial advice.
- Where can I see pattern detection live?
- On each coin's chart page. Pattern labels are drawn above the candle that triggered them, and the number of labels is capped so the chart stays readable, the newest labels take priority. The BTC/USDT chart is the entry point with the most patterns.