September 28, 2009
Forex Candlesticks and Trend lines
Doji Forex candlestick, like I mentioned is one of the most prominent candlesticks patterns out there in forex market. This was very visible when a doji was seen on the eur/usd daily chart few days ago. This made the traders stop the bull run that was going on very aggresively.
As soon as a doji was seen, quite a few traders closed their position the next day. This resulted in a good sized bearish candlestick the following day.
But, personally I feel that there is still enough strength remining in the market as the trend was very strong. so, even though forex doji was visible which was followed by a bearish red candle, I feel that the market will get good support at 38% or may be 50% retracement level and will rebound from there.
When you are using candlesticks, you must also see what are the other indicators pointing. Do they complement the candlestick or do they still represent good strength or continuation of the chart trend.
But, nevertheless, this certainly proves how strong a doji candlestick pattern is and how accurate are the forex candlesticks.
Hanging man candlestick pattern in Forex charts is typically seen during the uptrend. This pattern is very similar to doji like, it has a very short body and long lower wick.
But hanging man doesn’t has any upper wick and also it is seen only during uptrends where it means that the steam of the forex bullish run is over and the bearish run is about to start.
Where as a doji can be seen in both uptrend as well as downtrend. 
As you can see in the image, how after the hanging man, the market reversed leaving all the buyers hanging.
Thats how this candlestick pattern got its name.
So, needless to say, this is one of the very important patterns that is extremely reliable.
Thats all in this post on forex candlesticks