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Shooting Star Candlestick

A Shooting Star is a Japanese Candlestick Chart pattern signaling a bearish reversal. This is a single candle pattern that appears in an uptrend. It opens higher, trades even higher, then closes near its open, usually below. It looks like an Inverted Hammer.

Shooting Star Candlestick

Properties of a Shooting Star:

  • Open, Low, and Closing price are near to each other.
  • Happens in an uptrend.