Doji
Open and close are virtually equal — a tug-of-war between bulls and bears. Signals indecision, often a reversal at the end of a trend.
Clean view of the doji in isolation.
Appears at the end of a trend — wait for confirmation.
Wait for the NEXT candle to close in the reversal direction. A doji on its own is just indecision.
Most powerful at the top of an uptrend (bearish reversal) or bottom of a downtrend (bullish reversal).
The psychology behind it
Buyers and sellers exhausted each other. After a strong trend, this often marks a turning point.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Doji is a probabilistic signal — not a guarantee. The strongest setups appear at clear support / resistance levels, with a directional bias from higher timeframes, and ideally with volume confirmation. Always combine candlestick reads with structure and trend context.
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