Kicking Candlestick Pattern

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bullish kicking

For a better understanding of this article, you should already know what Japanese Candlesticks are and all their features; for this reason, we suggest you to read this introductory article to Japanese Candlesticks: Japanese Candlestick Chart ( So that you can understand also the Ratings given to the Candlestick Patterns for the “quality” of the signal and for their frequency to “appear” on Charts).

Let’s analyse now the following Candlestick Pattern: “Kicking Candlestick Pattern”.

 

Kicking Candlestick Pattern

 

– Normally it should be a signal of reversal of the current Trend.

– You can find it in the variants: Bullish and Bearish, depending on the Trend in which is located.

– It is a rare Pattern, and not so reliable.

 

Bullish Kicking Candlestick Pattern

 

 

bullish kicking

– It occurs during a Downtrend; confirmation is required by the candles that follow the Pattern.

– The First Candle is a long and black Marubozu.

– Then there is a Gap Up between the First Candle and the Second Candle.

– The Second Candle is a long and white Marubozu.

– The longer the Candles are, the more reliable will be the Pattern.

Bearish Kicking Candlestick Pattern

 

 

bearish kicking

– It occurs during an Uptrend; confirmation is required by the candles that follow the Pattern.

– The First Candle is a long and white Marubozu.

– Then there is a Gap Down between the First Candle and the Second Candle.

– The Second Candle is a long and black Marubozu.

– The longer the Candles are, the more reliable will be the Pattern.

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