Candles - The WhaleThe strategy is based on candle patterns, with confluence indicators. Note some of the candles are rare, they can be found only a specific timeframe, or within specific stocks.
The added patterns are as follows:
- Bullish Engulfing
It is formed by two candles, the second candlestick engulfing the first candlestick. The first candle is a bearish candle that indicates the continuation of the downtrend.
The second candlestick is a long bullish candle that completely engulfs the first candle and shows that the bulls are back in the market.
- Bullish Harami
It consists of two candlestick charts, the first candlestick being a tall bearish candle, and the second, being a small bullish candle which should be in the range of the first candlestick.
The first bearish candle shows the continuation of the bearish trend and the second candle shows that the bulls are back in the market.
- Piercing Line
Two candles from it, the first candle being a bearish candle which indicates the continuation of the downtrend.
The second candle is a bullish candle that opens the gap down but closes more than 50% of the real body of the previous candle, which shows that the bulls are back in the market and a bullish reversal is going to take place.
- Bullish Belt
A Bullish Belt Hold, known as “yorikiri” in Japanese, is a single Japanese candlestick pattern that suggests a possible reversal of the current downtrend.
- Bullish Kicker
A bullish kicker is a two candlestick pattern that’s usually formed after a significant downtrend, but could also appear after an uptrend.
- Abandoned Baby
The abandoned baby candlestick pattern is a three-bar reversal pattern. It is similar to the morning and evening star formations and is a very reliable reversal signal when it occurs after a sharp rise or drop.
- Homing Pigeon
The bullish homing pigeon is a two-candle bullish reversal pattern that occurs at the end of a bearish trend. Both candles are negative, but the second candle is confined within the range of the previous candle.
- Breakaway
Breakaway patterns are multi-candle formations found on Japanese candlestick charts that suggest a market reversal may be in the offing. An actual breakaway is a five candlestick formation that occurs in either an upward or downward trend.
- Concealing Baby Swallow
The Concealing Baby Swallow candlestick pattern is a four-candlestick pattern that can signal a bullish reversal price movement or a bearish continuation move, depending on where it occurs in the overall market structure. However, the pattern is quite rare, and you may not encounter it in your trading.
- Doji Dragonfly
A dragonfly doji can be an indicator of a reversal in price. When the price of a security has shown a downward trend, it might signal an upcoming price increase.
- Doji Gravestone
The Gravestone Doji forms when the price closes at relatively the same level where it opened, providing that the open coincides with the low or at least the two are very close
- Doji Star
Consists of a long bullish candle, followed by a Doji that gaps up, then a third bearish candle that gaps down and closes well within the body of the first candle. An Evening Doji Star is a three-candle bearish reversal pattern similar to the Evening Star.
- Kicker
A kicker pattern is a two-bar candlestick pattern that predicts a change in the direction of an asset's price trend. This pattern is characterized by a sharp reversal in price over the span of two candlesticks. Traders use it to determine which group of market participants is in control of the direction.
- Ladder Bottom
Is a five-candle bullish reversal pattern that occurs at the end of a bullish trend. The four first candles are bearish and followed by a positive candle that starts with a positive gap.
- MatHold
A bullish pattern begins with a large bullish candle followed by a gap higher and three smaller candles which move lower.
- Matching Low
A matching low is a bullish two-candle reversal pattern that forms in an ongoing downtrend. As to its appearance, a matching low consists of two candlesticks that are negative, but the close at or around the same price.
- Meeting Lines
Bullish meeting lines are a two-candle bullish reversal pattern that occurs in a downtrend and signals a reversal of the trend. The first candle of the bullish meeting lines is bearish, and followed by a positive candle that closes very near the close of the previous candle.
- Morning Doji Star
It is made of 3 candlesticks, the first being a bearish candle, the second, a Doji, and the third being a bullish candle.
The first candle shows the continuation of the downtrend. The second candle being a doji indicates indecision in the market. The third bullish candle shows that the bulls are back in the market and a reversal will take place. The second candle should be completely out of the real bodies of the first and third candles.
- Rising Three Method1
Rising three methods is a bullish continuation pattern that appears in an ongoing uptrend. The Rising three methods pattern consists of five candles. where the first and last candles are long and bullish, with three small bearish candles in between.
- Rising Three Method2
It is the same as "Rising Three Method1" but with a different calculation
- Upside Tasuki Gap1
Is a bullish continuation candlestick pattern that forms in an ongoing uptrend. It consists of three candles, where the two first are bullish with a positive gap in-between, and followed by a negative candle that closes in the gap formed between the first two candles.
- Upside Tasuki Gap2
It is the same as "Upside Tasuki Gap1" but with a different calculation
- Three Line Strike1
Is a four-candle bullish continuation candlestick pattern. It forms a bullish trend and is believed to signal the continuation of the bullish trend.
- Three Line Strike2
It is the same as "Three Line Strike2" but with a different calculation
The confluence indicators:
Movement Averages: multi options checks, you can select what to check to open a position, and the description of each open is in the strategy.
Volume Oscillator: positive signal if the volume is above zero.
EMA: positive signal if the candle source is above EMA.
VWAP: positive signal if the candle source is above VWAP.
BTC Trend: it is an equation to track the BTC price movement
The profit is based on TSL, while the stop loss is based on ATR, or lowest candle.
The recommended time frame is 4 hours.
