Absorption
Technical analysisHeavy selling met by a buyer large enough to prevent the price falling.
In plain terms
High volume, narrow range, close near the high after a decline. The candle looks boring, which is why it is missed.
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Three black crows
Technical analysisThree consecutive long red candles, each opening inside the previous body and closing near its own low.
In plain terms
Supply on three separate sessions with no meaningful absorption on any of them. The repetition is the signal, not the size — and after an already extended decline it is as likely to mark exhaustion as continuation.