What is a Doji candle?

Doji candle is a candlestick pattern that indicates market neutrality. Market neutrality means that buyers and sellers will cancel one another out, resulting in no net price movements for a given trading period. When this happens, the Doji candlestick pattern emerges on the trading chart.

Why are doji candlestick patterns important in trading?

Find out why doji candlestick patterns are important in trading, and how forex markets can react. What is a Doji? Doji form when the open and close of a candlestick are equal, or very close to equal. Considered a neutral formation suggesting indecision between buyers and sellers–bullish or bearish bias depends on previous price swing, or trend.

What does a Doji mean?

A doji, referring to both singular and plural forms, is created when the open and close for a stock are virtually the same. Doji tend to look like a cross or plus sign and have small or nonexistent bodies. From an auction theory perspective, doji represent indecision on the side of both buyers and sellers.

What is a filled candlestick called?

The filled or hollow bar created by the candlestick pattern is called the body. The lines that extend out of the body are called shadows. A stock that closes higher than its opening will have a hollow candlestick. If the stock closes lower, the body will have a filled candlestick. One of the most important candlestick formations is called the doji.