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Marubozu

A candlestick pattern with a long body and little to no wicks, indicating strong buying or selling pressure. A bullish marubozu has no upper or lower shadow; a bearish marubozu indicates dominant selling throughout the session.

Example

A bullish marubozu candle appeared on the daily chart of SOL with an open at $95 and close at $110 with virtually no wicks, showing buyers dominated the entire session.