Candlestick shapes and chart formations

92 candlestick shapes and 18 chart formations, each with the rule the detector applies and the numbers it applies it with.

QuantZ does not claim this shape has predictive value. The detector reports that the bars met a definition; it says nothing about what follows. Every rule on these pages is the detector’s own catalogue entry (src/lib/candlePatterns.ts and src/lib/chartPatterns.ts), and every threshold is the default the code reads, printed at render. A direction is the textbook’s label for a shape — the chart draws it as a glyph, never as an instruction.

Indicators are documented separately: the indicator registry.

Candlestick shapes · 92

ShapeTextbook labelBarsPrior trend
Doji● neutral1none
Dragonfly doji▲ bullish1labels-direction
Gravestone doji▼ bearish1labels-direction
Long-legged doji● neutral1none
Rickshaw man● neutral1none
Takuri▲ bullish1labels-direction
Spinning top● neutral1none
High-wave candle● neutral1none
Long lower shadow▲ bullish1labels-direction
Long upper shadow▼ bearish1labels-direction
Bullish marubozu▲ bullish1none
Bearish marubozu▼ bearish1none
Bullish closing marubozu▲ bullish1none
Bearish closing marubozu▼ bearish1none
Long white line▲ bullish1none
Long black line▼ bearish1none
Short white line▲ bullish1none
Short black line▼ bearish1none
Hammer▲ bullish1required
Hanging man▼ bearish1required
Inverted hammer▲ bullish1required
Shooting star▼ bearish1required
Bullish belt hold▲ bullish1required
Bearish belt hold▼ bearish1required
Bullish engulfing▲ bullish2none
Bearish engulfing▼ bearish2none
Bullish harami▲ bullish2none
Bearish harami▼ bearish2none
Bullish harami cross▲ bullish2none
Bearish harami cross▼ bearish2none
Piercing line▲ bullish2none
Dark cloud cover▼ bearish2none
Tweezer top▼ bearish2none
Tweezer bottom▲ bullish2none
Rising window▲ bullish2none
Falling window▼ bearish2none
Bullish kicking▲ bullish2none
Bearish kicking▼ bearish2none
Bullish kicking by length▲ bullish2none
Bearish kicking by length▼ bearish2none
Bullish counterattack▲ bullish2required
Bearish counterattack▼ bearish2required
Matching low▲ bullish2required
Homing pigeon▲ bullish2required
Bullish separating lines▲ bullish2required
Bearish separating lines▼ bearish2required
On-neck▼ bearish2required
In-neck▼ bearish2required
Thrusting▼ bearish2required
Bullish doji star▲ bullish2required
Bearish doji star▼ bearish2required
Morning star▲ bullish3required
Evening star▼ bearish3required
Morning doji star▲ bullish3none
Evening doji star▼ bearish3none
Bullish abandoned baby▲ bullish3none
Bearish abandoned baby▼ bearish3none
Bullish tristar▲ bullish3required
Bearish tristar▼ bearish3required
Three white soldiers▲ bullish3required
Three black crows▼ bearish3required
Identical three crows▼ bearish3required
Three inside up▲ bullish3none
Three inside down▼ bearish3none
Three outside up▲ bullish3none
Three outside down▼ bearish3none
Three stars in the south▲ bullish3required
Two crows▼ bearish3required
Upside gap two crows▼ bearish3required
Unique three river▲ bullish3required
Advance block▼ bearish3required
Stalled pattern▼ bearish3required
Bullish three-line strike▲ bullish4none
Bearish three-line strike▼ bearish4none
Concealing baby swallow▲ bullish4required
Ladder bottom▲ bullish5none
Rising three methods▲ bullish5none
Falling three methods▼ bearish5none
Mat hold▲ bullish5none
Bullish breakaway▲ bullish5none
Bearish breakaway▼ bearish5none
Upside tasuki gap▲ bullish3none
Downside tasuki gap▼ bearish3none
Upside gap side-by-side white lines▲ bullish3none
Downside gap side-by-side white lines▼ bearish3none
Upside gap three methods▲ bullish3none
Downside gap three methods▼ bearish3none
Stick sandwich▲ bullish3none
Bullish hikkake▲ bullish4none
Bearish hikkake▼ bearish4none
Bullish modified hikkake▲ bullish4none
Bearish modified hikkake▼ bearish4none

Chart formations · 18

ShapeTextbook labelPrior trend
Double top▼ bearishnone
Double bottom▲ bullishnone
Triple top▼ bearishnone
Triple bottom▲ bullishnone
Head and shoulders▼ bearishnone
Inverse head and shoulders▲ bullishnone
Ascending triangle▲ bullishnone
Descending triangle▼ bearishnone
Symmetrical triangle● neutralnone
Rising wedge▼ bearishnone
Falling wedge▲ bullishnone
Rectangle● neutralnone
Bullish flag▲ bullishrequired
Bearish flag▼ bearishrequired
Bullish pennant▲ bullishrequired
Bearish pennant▼ bearishrequired
Cup and handle▲ bullishnone
Inverted cup and handle▼ bearishnone