As of 05/30/2023
  Indus: 33,043 -50.56 -0.2%  
  Trans: 13,966 +62.22 +0.4%  
  Utils: 892 -1.41 -0.2%  
  Nasdaq: 13,017 +41.74 +0.3%  
  S&P 500: 4,206 +0.07 +0.0%  
YTD
-0.3%  
 +4.3%  
-7.8%  
 +24.4%  
 +9.5%  
  Targets    Overview: 05/30/2023  
  Up arrow33,950 or 32,000 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow14,600 or 13,350 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow935 or 880 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow13,600 or 12,200 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow4,350 or 4,000 by 06/15/2023
As of 05/30/2023
  Indus: 33,043 -50.56 -0.2%  
  Trans: 13,966 +62.22 +0.4%  
  Utils: 892 -1.41 -0.2%  
  Nasdaq: 13,017 +41.74 +0.3%  
  S&P 500: 4,206 +0.07 +0.0%  
YTD
-0.3%  
 +4.3%  
-7.8%  
 +24.4%  
 +9.5%  
  Targets    Overview: 05/30/2023  
  Up arrow33,950 or 32,000 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow14,600 or 13,350 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow935 or 880 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow13,600 or 12,200 by 06/15/2023
  Up arrow4,350 or 4,000 by 06/15/2023

Bulkowski's Tall Candle Setup

Tall Candle Setup: Summary

Research shows that a tall price bar (candle line) indicates that the stock will reverse direction between 67% (uptrends) to 72% (downtrends) of the time, plus or minus one day. This finding is invaluable for swing traders, and other traders can profit from the knowledge as well.

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Details
Recognition Rules
Trading Minor Highs
Trading Minor Lows
See Also

Tall Candle Setup: Details

Research I conducted shows that tall candles (price bars) often, but not always, indicate a short-term trend change, that is, they tell when a minor high or minor low is forming. Traders can use this information to help time their trades. The method will not detect all trend changes nor will it signal perfectly. Nevertheless, knowing when price may form a minor high or minor low can help prevent you from trading just before a reversal.

Here are the recognition rules:

Tall Candle Setup: Recognition Rules

  1. Look for price trending upward (for minor highs) or downward (for minor lows).
  2. Determine if today shows a tall candle by computing the average height of the preceding 22 trading days (do not include today's candle). That is, subtract the low price from the high for each of the past 22 days and average the result. This is the average candle height. I tested the 22 day period and found it worked best among 3-5, 10, and 22 days. Verify the 22 day look back period works best for your security.
  3. Compare today's candle height (high-low range) with the average candle height. If today's height is more than 146% above the average candle height, then you have a tall candle. Tall candles are more likely to appear within a day of minor highs and minor lows (that is, one day before to one day after the tall candle). The 146% number is the median height of all tall candles found by research. You might want to test different values.

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Tall Candle Setup: Trading Minor Highs

Tall Candle Setup: Trading Minor Lows

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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