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Candlestick PatternsE

Evening Star

A bearish three-candle reversal pattern: a large bullish candle, a small-bodied candle (star), and a large bearish candle. Signals the end of an uptrend.

Example

The trader shorted gold after spotting an evening star pattern on the 4-hour chart at the $2,050 resistance zone, targeting a retracement back to the $2,000 support level.