Shooting Star (unconfirmed)
An inverted-hammer candle after a rally, before a confirmation candle has closed.
Bearish
Reversal
5 candles
What it means
An inverted-hammer candle after a rally, before a confirmation candle has closed.
How it's detected
- Five candles. The first four closes are an uptrend: average gain is greater than average loss.
- The fifth candle is a bullish or bearish inverted hammer.
- No confirmation candle is required.
Recent matches
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Related patterns
Gravestone Doji
Bearish
Reversal
1 candle
Price rallied and failed, closing back at the low. The long upper wick shows sellers rejected the high.
Bearish Hammer
Bearish
Reversal
1 candle
A single red hammer: a small body at the high and a long lower wick. This check is the candle shape only.
Bearish Inverted Hammer
Bearish
Reversal
1 candle
A single red inverted hammer: a small body at the low and a long upper wick. This is the shooting-star candle shape.