The best candlestick breakout patterns are easily identified. The best candlestick breakout patterns reveal the strongest price moves even when the overall market conditions are relatively lethargic. Although the NASDAQ is in a slow uptrend, candlestick breakout patterns provide investors with an opportunity to participate in the strongest profit moves. The market indexes continue to reveal a lack of sentiment either bullish or bearish. There is still a lot of hesitation about interest rates, Russia/China collusion, the bank crisis, etc. The lack of a strong indication of bullish sentiment while the indexes still are maintaining a steady downtrend, not able to get back up above the downtrending resistance level, creates conditions that any negative news can send the market down again. Take advantage of the information built into candlestick analysis. The candlestick breakout patterns produce extra probabilities that a price move not only is going to move in a specific direction but move with great magnitude.

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Did you know what the interest rate results would be from the Fed announcement? Did you know what the interest rate results were going to do to the market? How would we know? But the markets tell you what investor sentiment felt about the interest rates results followed by the Fed comments. The major advantage of candlestick charts reveal exactly what investor sentiment is doing based upon external events. Although the Dow traded positive most of the day, the true investor sentiment was illustrated when the indexes started trading back below the opens. This information produces strong evidence that the downtrend is likely to remain in progress. At best, the markets may be moving sideways. But in either case, having both long and short positions in the portfolio is aviable strate remember, you can listen to dozens of talking heads on the financial news stations, but there is only one true analytical factor. That is the market itself. That is exactly what candlestick analysis produces. Exactly what is occurring in investor sentiment. Join us Saturday, March 25 for a full day training on how to utilize the correct option strategies for the appropriate candlestick signals and patterns. You will gain insights that provide a much more confident trading strategy, greatly reducing the guesswork on establishing trades. Click here to register.

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Stock market fears such as the bank crisis, interest rate concerns, or Russia/China aggression can produce good profits. Stock market fears will be reflected in sectors that act as a hedge, gold stocks, bitcoin stocks. The graphics of candlestick analysis make it very easy for investors to identify which sectors will act bullish during stock market fear situations. The instant identification of where money is moving to and from allows the candlestick investor to apply high probability/high profit option trade strategies. A major advantage of candlestick charts is identifying what investor sentiment is actually doing, not conjecture, not speculation, but what investor sentiment is indicating right now. Join us Saturday, March 25 for a full day training on how to take advantage of this information with the appropriate option strategies. Click here to register. Each candlestick formation reveals what the expected results will be of a price move. This makes assessing the appropriate option strategies that will help maximize profitability while at the same time mitigating risk. You will gain some insights that allow you to move much more quickly into profitable trades.

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A stock market reversal is much more easily identified when utilizing candlestick signals. Today’s stock market reversal was demonstrated after the Dow formed three indecisive trading/Doji days in the oversold condition. Although today’s positive trading in the Dow did not close above the T-line, the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 closed above resistance levels. Gaining a much more accurate perspective of the change of investor sentiment allows the candlestick investor to utilize pattern buildups such as the fry pan bottom pattern. As demonstrated in the AMD chart, the fry pan bottom pattern was enhanced with the stock market reversal. The stock market reversal was likely the relief of a bank crisis expanding. Today’s candlestick signals would imply at least a bounce to the upside. However, the overall market trend is likely to be influenced by additional information regarding the Fed increasing interest rates and inflation expectations. Fortunately, as an investor, you do not have to analyze what each action may do to the market trend. The candlestick charts will reveal what investor sentiment is doing. Join us Saturday, March 18, for a full-day multi-speaker symposium at the candlestick forum. Click here for more information. This allows investors to analyze professional traders’ trading strategies side-by-side to get a more comprehensive analysis of which strategy best fits their trading nature. Also, join us on March 25 for a full training day on the appropriate option strategies with specific candlestick signals and patterns. This will give you insights as to how to utilize option strategies with much more clarity.

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Is there a bank crisis? Could a bank crisis escalate? The answer is not important!. The analysis of what the market thinks the results will be is the important factor.

With the Fed raise interest rates at the same pace, or will they slow down the rate of rate hikes? That is not important! Candlestick analysis reveals what investor sentiment is doing based on all the possibilities. Fortunately for the candlestick investor, candlestick patterns such as the dumpling top provide a precursor for what investor sentiment is likely to be doing. The strength of a downtrend from a dumpling top allows for preparing for the next good trade setup. As an options trader, this information produces a high probability of expected results. Candlestick analysis indicators confirm the current market downtrend. The bearish candlestick patterns remain in effect with the additional confirmation of the indexes continuing to trade below the T line. Take advantage of this information. It allows investors to maximize their profitability by utilizing the appropriate options at the appropriate times.

The best trade entries are produced by candlestick signals and patterns. The best trade entries utilize pattern setups followed by individual candlestick signal confirmation. Currently, the market downtrend was easily recognized by the evening star failure of the indexes at the resistance levels, the Dow failed at the 50-day moving average, and the NASDAQ failed at a down-trending resistance level. The visual graphics of candlesticks allow an investor to identify when the market is merely bouncing versus having a full-scale reversal signal. The bearish J-hook pattern formed in the indexes could also be witnessed in individual stock charts. This allows for optimal entries for short positions. The graphics of candlestick signals and patterns dramatically improve an investor’s trend analysis. Join us tonight for the candlestick forum free training session. Discover which short positions should have the most substantial downside potential. Quick survey – we have been approached by a hedge fund manager to set up a candlestick trading hedge fund, going both long and short. These usually require qualified investors with $250,000 to invest in the fund and will accept $100,000 investments. If there is any interest, please email steve@candlestickforum.com for more details.

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Swing trades setups are straightforward to identify using candlestick signals and patterns. The market reversal of the past few days has provided some very logical and high-probability swing trade setups. As illustrated in the Dow, a reversal occurred utilizing a MorningStar signal and a close above the T-line. The NASDAQ formed a bullish engulfing signal followed by confirmation with a close above the T line. Today’s trading took the indexes to resistance levels that everybody else was probably watching. The Dow sold off once it hit the 50-day moving average. The NASDAQ sold off once it hit the down-trending resistance level. This does not necessarily mean the uptrend is over. Stochastics are still heading up in the indexes are trading above the T-line. But this would imply there might be some profit-taking. Utilizing the unique candlestick formations allows the candlestick investor to get a much more concise analysis of what the current market trend and individual stock prices will be doing. Simple candlestick scanning techniques identify the moving sectors with the most bullish emphasis. Taking scanning one step further allows for determining which stocks in those sectors are producing the strongest signals and patterns. The artificial intelligence sector continues to act very bullish. Solar stocks are acting bullish. You gain valuable insights into which trades produce the most substantial results based on the information built into candlestick signals.

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Market reversal signals may be showing up from today’s trading. However, market reversal signals require one additional piece of confirmation – a close above the T line. This will make tomorrow’s trading very important. A change of investor sentiment requires a candlestick reversal signal and a close above the T line. Until that happens, the probabilities remain that the current downtrend remains in progress. The T line acts as a significant indicator of investor sentiment. These market conditions allow the candlestick investor to gain a strong profitable perspective. There will be bearish trades continuing lower and new bullish trades being established. Knowing the strong bullish and bearish signals and patterns allows the candlestick investor to maintain good profitability when the overall market is transitioning stage. For example, RIVN has the prospect of forming a strong downside move based upon a lower open, producing a bearish Doji sandwich, and confirming a Dumpling Top downdraft.

Strong earning reports are producing good profit trades in the current market environment. The best friend signal is producing good profit potential. Knowing the direction of a price move allows an investor to choose the appropriate options trading strategy based on where the current price/trend exists. Join us Saturday, March 4, for a Mini spotlight training on the proper bullish or bearish option strategies based upon the direction of the overall market. You will gain a lot of insights that will be useful for the rest of your investment career.

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Option trade setups are sipmle to be identified when accurately analyzing the market trend with candlestick analysis. Option trade setups utilize the high profit/high probability candlestick very signals and patterns. The same simple logic applied to the analysis of a candlestick chart can then be applied to the appropriate option strategy. The current market direction is bearish, as illustrated by the indexes continuing to trade below the T line. Although the markets traded bullish on the open today, the candlestick investor has the ability/patience to wait to see what the markets will do by the end of the day. The assumption remains that the downtrend is still in progress until you see a bullish reversal signal and a close above the T line. The strong candlestick sell signals, such as bearish best friend signals and bearish kicker signals, provide high-probability trades as well as high-profit trades. The logic is simple! If the market is in a downtrend and strong bearish signals and patterns can be identified, the probabilities are significantly in our favor that the bearish trades will work with a high degree of probability. Join us this Saturday, March 4, for a Mini spotlight training on utilizing the appropriate option trade strategies at the appropriate times of a bearish downtrend. You will gain some valuable insights into the basic logic of candlestick analysis.

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Market trend analysis is greatly simplified using candlestick signals. The market trend analysis can be refined for short-term trading as well as long-term investment holds. Although the Dow formed a hammered/Doji today, it still trades below the T line. However, the distance between the trading and the T line creates the probabilities that positive trading tomorrow is likely to bring the Dow back up to test the T line, a bounce. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 did a hammer/Doji’s off the major support levels but not quite yet in the oversold area. This puts the Doji rule into effect. The markets are likely to trade in the direction of how they open after today’s Doji’s/hammers. Positive trading would imply a bounce back up to the T line. A lower open would indicate the downtrend was still in progress based upon the Dow reaching the lower support level of the wedge formation and the NASDAQ and S&P 500 forming bearish flutter kicker signals, strong sell signals. Knowing how to use the information built into individual candlestick signals allow traders to get in and out of positions at the most appropriate times.SHOP illustrates the possibility of support at the 50-day moving average. But the Doji rule will indicate how it will trade based upon how it opens tomorrow. This type of candlestick analysis allows a trader to maximize their profitability. Learn the logic built into candlestick analysis.

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