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- Belt hold candlestick: opening at the extreme, rules and data The bullish and bearish belt hold explained: the clean-open rule TA-Lib uses, the gap it leaves out, and what 4,514 belt holds actually did next.
- Closing marubozu: a candle that ends at its extreme, tested How a closing marubozu differs from a full marubozu, the one-shadow rule TA-Lib uses, and why a pattern on 13% of all days says little.
- Doji candlestick: meaning, exact rules and what the data shows What a doji candle tells you, the exact body test Finabase uses, why it fires on about one day in seven, and what 4,119 real dojis did next.
- Dragonfly doji: meaning, TA-Lib rules and a 380-case test How to read a dragonfly doji, the three conditions Finabase’s detector checks, how it differs from a hammer and a takuri, and what 380 real cases did next.
- Gravestone doji: meaning, rules and why Finabase files it bullish How to read a gravestone doji, the exact TA-Lib test behind Finabase’s markers, why the scanner lists it as bullish, and what 351 real gravestones did next.
- Hammer candlestick pattern: meaning, rules and reliability How to identify a hammer candle, the exact rules Finabase’s scanner uses, why it needs confirmation, and what 167 real hammers did next.
- Hanging man candlestick: rules, context and what the data shows What separates a hanging man from a hammer, the exact TA-Lib test Finabase runs, why most never confirm, and what 483 real ones did next.
- High-wave candle: what it means, TA-Lib rules and test results How to identify a high-wave candle, the double-shadow rule Finabase’s detector applies, why its label follows body color, and what 3,876 real cases did next.
- Inverted hammer candlestick: TA-Lib rules and real results How an inverted hammer forms after a decline, the body-gap test TA-Lib requires, why confirmation mattered most here, and 352 real cases.
- Long line candle: what TA-Lib’s CDLLONGLINE really measures The long line candle defined precisely, why it fires on about one day in five, how it overlaps other patterns, and what 5,743 cases did next.
- Long-legged doji: rules, the TA-Lib quirk and real results How a long-legged doji differs from a plain doji, why TA-Lib flags exactly the same 4,119 candles for both, and how to find the genuinely wide ones.
- Marubozu candlestick: the shadowless candle, rules and real data What a white or black marubozu shows, how TA-Lib decides a candle has “no shadows”, why every one is also tagged three other ways, and 1,227 tests.
- Rickshaw man candlestick: the centered doji, rules and results How to spot a rickshaw man, the midpoint test TA-Lib applies, why it fires on 10% of trading days, and what 3,133 real cases did next.
- Shooting star candlestick: definition, TA-Lib test and track record Spot a shooting star after a rally, learn the gap-up rule Finabase’s detector applies, and see how 450 real shooting stars performed afterwards.
- Short line candle: a quiet day, the TA-Lib rule and the data What TA-Lib’s short line candle is, how it differs from a doji or spinning top, why its color sets the signal, and what 3,587 short lines did next.
- Spinning top candlestick: meaning, color quirk and real results How to read a spinning top, the TA-Lib test behind Finabase’s markers, why its body color decides the Bullish or Bearish label, and what 6,572 cases did next.
- Takuri line candlestick: definition, TA-Lib test and results What a takuri line is, how TA-Lib’s CDLTAKURI differs from the textbook and from the dragonfly doji, and what 376 detections on large US stocks did next.
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