Squat Candlestick Strategy

Squat candlesticks often show a tendency reversal. Usually they tell about uncertainty of a current market direction. The squat candlesticks mostly appear at the price levels. There can be one or some such candlesticks. If you see a candlestick with a small body and long shade you should be prepared for the current tendency reversal.

A procedure after a signal appearance:

1) If you see a squat candlestick has appeared be prepared to open a deal;

2) Wait for appearance of a new candlestick confirming a direction;

3) Open a deal in the engulfing direction after closing a new candlestick.

If you see a tendency continuation after appearance of the squat candlestick you should consider the signal to be canceled. As in a case of engulfing pattern we should wait for closing a new candlestick following the squat candlestick to confirm a reversal.

Remember there can be some squat candlesticks in a raw and all of them will signalize about market uncertainty. You can study many squat candlestick patterns from the books on candlestick analysis.