Shooting star
Technical analysisA candle with a small body near the bottom and a long upper wick, appearing after an advance.
In plain terms
Buyers ran it up and got sold into. Bearish — after confirmation.
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Inverted hammer
Technical analysisA candle with a small body near the bottom of its range and a long upper wick, appearing after a decline.
In plain terms
The same shape as a shooting star, read the other way because of what came before. Cautiously bullish, and worth nothing until the next candle confirms.