• Shooting Star

  • Type: Reversal
  • Relevance: Bearish
  • Prior Trend: Bullish
  • Reliability: Low
  • # of Sticks: 2

Definition:

The Shooting Star patters starts with an uptrend that after a long up candle gaps higher and continues to rally.  At some point during the candle, sentiment reverses and the stock drifts lower creating a small body (can be up or down) with a long shadow.

 

Opposite: Hammer