Understanding how to read a candlestick chart can be a real asset during your investment journey. With that in mind, we'll break down the basics for you here.

Kicking pattern is a two-candle reversal pattern. On the chart, it seems as if price is kicking away the current trend, hence the name, Kicking. Ladder Top is a bearish reversal pattern and it ...

The hammer is a bullish reversal candlestick pattern characterized by a small body near the top, a long lower wick, and little to no upper shadow. It signals a shift from selling to buying pressure.

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