Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts

by Thomas N. Bulkowski

Overview

Following in the footsteps of author Thomas Bulkowski’s bestselling Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns—and structured in the same way—this easy-to-read and -use resource takes an in-depth look at 103 candlestick formations, from identification guidelines and statistical analysis of their behavior to detailed trading tactics. Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts also includes chapters that contain important discoveries and statistical summaries, as well as a glossary of relevant terms and a visual index to make candlestick identification easy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470182017
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/07/2008
Series:	Wiley Trading , #332
Pages:	960
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 7.24(h) x 1.65(d)

About the Author

Thomas N. Bulkowski (Keller, TX) is a successful full-time investor, the author of Trading Classic Chart Patterns and Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, First Edition. He is also a contributor to Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, SFO, and Active Trader magazines. Before earning enough from his investments to "retire" from his day job at age 36, Bulkowski was a hardware design engineer with Raytheon and a senior software engineer for Tandy Corporation.

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Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction 1

1 Findings 8

2 Statistics Summary 20

3 8 New Price Lines 27

4 10 New Price Lines 38

5 12 New Price Lines 49

6 13 New Price Lines 60

7 Abandoned Baby, Bearish 70

8 Abandoned Baby, Bullish 80

9 Above the Stomach 89

10 Advance Block 98

11 Below the Stomach 108

12 Belt Hold, Bearish 118

13 Belt Hold, Bullish 127

14 Breakaway, Bearish 137

15 Breakaway, Bullish 141

16 Candle, Black 146

17 Candle, Short Black 154

18 Candle, Short White 162

19 Candle, White 170

20 Concealing Baby Swallow 178

21 Dark Cloud Cover 182

22 Deliberation 191

23 Doji, Dragonfly 202

24 Doji, Gapping Down 211

25 Doji, Gapping Up 221

26 Doji, Gravestone 230

27 Doji, Long-Legged 239

28 Doji, Northern 248

29 Doji, Southern 257

30 Doji Star, Bearish 266

31 Doji Star, Bullish 276

32 Doji Star, Collapsing 285

33 Downside Gap Three Methods 289

34 Downside Tasuki Gap 299

35 Engulfing, Bearish 308

36 Engulfing, Bullish 317

37 EveningDojiStar 326

38 Evening Star 335

39 Falling Three Methods 344

40 Hammer 348

41 Hammer, Inverted 356

42 Hanging Man 365

43 Harami, Bearish 374

44 Harami, Bullish 383

45 Harami Cross, Bearish 392

46 Harami Cross, Bullish 400

47 High Wave 409

48 Homing Pigeon 418

49 Identical Three Crows 427

50 In Neck 436

51 Kicking, Bearish 444

52 Kicking, Bullish 452

53 Ladder Bottom 459

54 Last Engulfing Bottom 470

55 Last Engulfing Top 479

56 Long Black Day 488

57 Long White Day 496

58 Marubozu, Black 504

59 Marubozu, Closing Black 512

60 Marubozu, Closing White 520

61 Marubozu, Opening Black 528

62 Marubozu, Opening White 536

63 Marubozu, White 544

64 Mat Hold 552

65 Matching Low 561

66 Meeting Lines, Bearish 570

67 Meeting Lines, Bullish 579

68 Morning Doji Star 588

69 Morning Star 598

70 On Neck 607

71 Piercing Pattern 616

72 Rickshaw Man 625

73 Rising Three Methods 633

74 Separating Lines, Bearish 642

75 Separating Lines, Bullish 651

76 Shooting Star, One-Candle 660

77 Shooting Star, Two-Candle 668

78 Side-by-Side White Lines, Bearish 676

79 Side-by-Side White Lines, Bullish 685

80 Spinning Top, Black 694

81 Spinning Top, White 702

82 Stick Sandwich 710

83 Takuri Line 720

84 Three Black Crows 728

85 Three Inside Down 738

86 Three Inside Up 747

87 Three-Line Strike, Bearish 756

88 Three-Line Strike, Bullish 765

89 Three Outside Down 774

90 Three Outside Up 782

91 Three Stars in the South 790

92 Three White Soldiers 794

93 Thrusting 803

94 Tri-Star, Bearish 812

95 Tri-Star, Bullish 820

96 Tweezers Bottom 829

97 Tweezers Top 837

98 Two Black Gapping Candles 845

99 Two Crows 853

100 Unique Three-River Bottom 861

101 Upside Gap Three Methods 870

102 Upside Gap Two Crows 879

103 Upside Tasuki Gap 888

104 Window, Falling 898

105 Window, Rising 903

Bibliography 907

Glossary and Methodology 909

Visual Index 919

Subject Index 929

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a handy reference for beginners to advanced Technical Analysts. It contains statistical data for the performance of over 100 Candlestick patterns in both bull and bear markets, offers identification guidelines, and explores the performance of tall versus short candles and shadows. Of particular interest are the chapters which delve into important discoveries and those which explain each Table entry in detail and discuss the methodologies behind them. A useful addition it the visual index. Overall the easy to read makes this book a welcome addition to most Technical Analysis bookcases."
—IFTA Journal

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