Shooting Star
Small body at the bottom, long upper wick. Mirror image of a hammer, appearing at a top.
Clean view of the shooting star in isolation.
After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.
Bearish close below the shooting star's low.
Bearish reversal at the top of an uptrend.
The psychology behind it
Bulls tried to push higher but were swatted down hard. Supply zone confirmed above.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Shooting Star 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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