Neutral Candlestick Patterns

Stars Neutral

A small real body (white or black) that gaps away from the large real body preceding it. A star in a downtrend has
the Japanese candlestick charting nickname raindrop.

Candlestick Line

The open and close range are represented by rectangle called the real body (black for a close under the open,
white for a close over the open). The lines above and below the real body are called shadows. The top of the
upper shadow is the session high and the bottom of the lower shadow is the session low.

Doji

A session in which the open and close on a Japanese candlestick are the same (or almost the same). There are
different varieties of doji lines (gravestone, dragonfly, and long-legged doji) depending on where the opening and
closing are in relation to the entire range. Doji lines are among the most important individual candlestick patterns.
They are also components of candlestick patterns. Northern doji are doji that appear during a rally. Southern doji
are doji during declines.
High Waves

A candlestick with very long upper and lower shadows and a small real body on a Japanese candlestick chart. It
shows that the market is losing its direction bias that it had before this candle appeared. If the real body is a doji
instead of a small real body, it is a long-legged doji.

Spinning Tops

The Japanese candlestick charting nickname for candle lines with small real bodies.