Dojis: Simple, Shooting Star, and Hammer
Dojis are another important candlestick pattern and come in different shapes and forms but are
all characterized by having either no body or a very small body. A Doji is also an indecision
candlestick that is similar to a spinning top. When you see a Doji on your chart, it means there
is a strong fight occurring between the bears and the bulls. Nobody has won the fight yet.
Examples of Doji candlesticks.
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the picture above, a Doji tells us the same story as a spinning top does. In fact, most
indecision (reversal) candles tell you basically the same thing. This will be discussed in greater
detail in the next section.
At times Dojis have unequal top and bottom wicks. If the top wick is longer, it means that the
buyers tried unsuccessfully to push the price higher. These types of Dojis, such as the shooting
star, are still indecision candlesticks, but they may indicate that the buyers are losing power and
that the sellers may take over.
If the bottom wick is longer, as in hammer Dojis, it means that the sellers were unsuccessful in
trying to push the price lower. This may indicate an impending take over of price action by the
bulls.