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The pattern library

Chart patterns and candlestick patterns, all 49 explained.

Every pattern in Chartle, drawn from a real chart rather than a textbook sketch. Each page covers how the pattern forms, what to check before trusting it, when it tends to fail, and a few real examples to practice on.

Candlestick patterns 30

One to three bars that show a shift between buyers and sellers.

Reversal patterns 6

Larger shapes that form as a trend runs out of steam.

Continuation patterns 9

Pauses inside a trend that often resolve in the trend's direction.

Breakout patterns 4

Price meeting a line it has respected before, and either holding or breaking it.

Chart pattern cheat sheet

All 49 patterns on one page, with the one line worth remembering for each.

PatternTypeSignalRemember
Bearish Belt HoldCandlestickBearishAn open-at-high candle shows distribution starting at the first trade.
Bearish EngulfingCandlestickBearishA bearish engulfing at a swing high is worth noticing, but like every pattern here, it fails more often than it works.
Bearish HaramiCandlestickBearishWatch for a close below the harami to confirm the trend change.
Bearish KickerCandlestickBearishA bearish kicker often follows news; the gap rarely fills quickly.
Bearish MarubozuCandlestickBearishA marubozu through a level shows the level was not defended at all.
Bullish Belt HoldCandlestickBullishAn open-at-low candle shows urgency; the open itself is the level to watch.
Bullish EngulfingCandlestickBullishThe bigger the engulfing body, the clearer the shift in control.
Bullish HaramiCandlestickBullishThe harami is a pause, not a turn. The confirmation candle is what matters.
Bullish KickerCandlestickBullishThe gap shows that sentiment changed between sessions, not during one.
Bullish MarubozuCandlestickBullishWith no wicks, the candle shows that nobody defended the other side during the session.
Dark Cloud CoverCandlestickBearishThe gap up that fails is what makes this different from an ordinary red day.
Dragonfly DojiCandlestickBullishThe whole session's range was rejected. That is a lot of information in one bar.
Evening Doji StarCandlestickBearishA doji at the top is a warning; the red candle after it is the trigger.
Evening StarCandlestickBearishThe deeper the third candle closes into the first, the cleaner the signal.
Gravestone DojiCandlestickBearishAfter an uptrend, a gravestone marks a rally that nobody was willing to hold.
HammerCandlestickBullishThe longer the lower wick relative to the body, the more decisive the rejection.
Hanging ManCandlestickBearishIt has the same shape as a hammer, but the preceding trend changes its meaning.
Inverted HammerCandlestickBullishIt needs the next candle to confirm; alone it is only an attempt.
Morning Doji StarCandlestickBullishThe doji marks the exhaustion; the green candle is the confirmation.
Morning StarCandlestickBullishThe middle candle is the pause; the third is the answer.
Piercing LineCandlestickBullishClosing past the halfway mark is the whole point. Anything less is a weak bounce.
Shooting StarCandlestickBearishA shooting star into a known resistance level is where the shape means most.
Three Black CrowsCandlestickBearishThree decisive closes near the lows say the selling is deliberate, not panic.
Three Inside DownCandlestickBearishThe close below the first green body is the confirmation the harami was missing.
Three Inside UpCandlestickBullishThe third candle's close above the first body is what separates this from a plain harami.
Three Outside DownCandlestickBearishEngulfing plus follow-through is a stronger read than either alone.
Three Outside UpCandlestickBullishThe follow-through candle is what separates a signal from noise.
Three White SoldiersCandlestickBullishSteady closes near the highs show buying that is not in a hurry.
Tweezer BottomCandlestickBullishA level defended twice in a row is a level worth marking.
Tweezer TopCandlestickBearishMatching highs mark where sellers are waiting. The level matters more than the candles.
Double BottomReversalBullishTwo failures to break lower say sellers are spent; wait for the neckline to give way before believing it.
Double TopReversalBearishThe pattern only completes on a close below the neckline. Two peaks alone are just a range.
Head and ShouldersReversalBearishThe head makes a higher high, but the shoulders do not. This shows momentum building and then fading.
Inverse Head and ShouldersReversalBullishA right shoulder that stays well above the head shows sellers running out of conviction.
Triple BottomReversalBullishThe more times a level holds, the more violent the break when it finally goes.
Triple TopReversalBearishEach retest that fails leaves fewer buyers willing to try again.
Ascending TriangleContinuationBullishBuyers paying up sooner every time is what eventually cracks the ceiling.
Bear FlagContinuationBearishA bounce that cannot reclaim much of the drop is a rest, not a recovery.
Bull FlagContinuationBullishA flag is a pause, not a reversal. The giveaway is how little ground price gives back.
Descending TriangleContinuationBearishThe floor looks solid right up until the moment it isn't.
Downside Tasuki GapContinuationBearishThe bounce that cannot fill the gap tells you how little demand there is.
Falling Three MethodsContinuationBearishA bounce that stays inside the red candle's range never really challenged it.
Rising Three MethodsContinuationBullishThe shallow pullback shows sellers too weak to reverse anything.
Symmetrical TriangleContinuationNeutralThis one takes its direction from the break, not from the shape. The triangle itself is neutral.
Upside Tasuki GapContinuationBullishAn unfilled gap is the thing to watch. While it holds, the trend has not been questioned.
Resistance RejectionBreakoutBearishRejection wicks at a known level mark where the sellers are waiting.
Support BounceBreakoutBullishSupport holds only while buyers defend it. Watch whether they show up before the close.
Trendline BreakdownBreakoutBearishThe line that supported every dip becomes the ceiling on the way back up.
Trendline BreakoutBreakoutBullishThe break has to be a close, not a wick. A touch through the line proves nothing.

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