Bullish Continuation Candlestick Patterns

Japanese Candlestick continuation patterns are displayed below from strongest to weakest. Continuations tend to resolve in the same direction as the prevailing trend:

• Bullish continuations are likely to resolve in an up-trend; and
• Bearish continuations are likely to resolve in a down-trend.

Candlestick pattern strength is described as either strong, reliable, or weak.

• Strong candlestick patterns are at least 3 times as likely to resolve in the indicated direction.
• Reliable patterns at least 2 times as likely.
• Weak patterns are (only) at least 1.5 times as likely to resolve in the indicated direction, meaning that 2 out of 5 patterns are likely to fail.

Deliberation

Strong bullish continuation in an uptrend

Two rising tall white candles, with partial overlap and each close near the high, followed by a short white candle that opens near the preceding close.

Rising Three Methods

Reliable bullish continuation in an uptrend

The first tall white candle is followed by three shorter candles that are bearish in direction and usually filled. Opens and closes (bodies) of the middle three candles all occur within the body of the first candle. A final fifth candle is tall, white (unfilled), and closes above the body of the starting white candle.

Separating Lines

Reliable bullish continuation in an uptrend

A tall black candle in an uptrend followed by a tall white candle that opens near the top of the first candle body.

Doji Star

Reliable bullish continuation in an uptrend

A tall white candle gaps up to a short Doji candle with no overlap between the bodies of the two candles.

Advance Block

Weak bullish continuation in an uptrend

Three white candles with partially overlapping bodies. The bodies grow progressively shorter and the upper shadows progressively larger, ending with a tall upper shadow on the third candle.

Hanging Man

Weak bullish continuation in an uptrend

A single candlestick with a short body, filled or unfilled, near the top of the trading range. The candle has a long tail — at least twice as long as the body.

Matching High

Weak bullish continuation in an uptrend

Two consecutive white candlesticks where the second candle has the same high as the first. Both candles have no upper shadows.

Side by Side White Lines

Weak bullish continuation in an uptrend

A tall white candle gaps up to a second white candle, with no overlap between the bodies. This is followed by a third white candle with a similar open to the second candle.

Upside Gap Two Crows

Weak bullish continuation in an uptrend

A tall white candle gaps up to a second shorter black candle, with no overlap between the bodies. The third, black candle opens above the body of the first candle and engulfs the body of the second candle.