1. Candlesticks Basic understanding How to use them

2. Introduction to Candlesticks • Use to time your entry in a stock or option • Identifies possibility of current trend reversal or continuation • Visually Appealing vs. Bar Charts • Must be confirmed by another indicator • Only for markets that have all data

3. Look For the 3 C’s ContentClarityConformation

4. What Candlesticks Tell Us Indicators that signal • A trend reversal • Conformation of trend • Indecision in strength of the Trend

5. Candlesticks Bullish Real Body Color: -Hollow -White -Green Bearish Real Body Color: -Shaded -Black -Red

6. Are You Ready For Some Basic Patterns?

8. Reversal Phenomena

9. Hammers & Hanging Man(Takuri and Kubitsuri)

13. STARS(Hoshi)

17. Continuation Formations

18. GAPS & WINDOWS B. A. C.

21. Where Can You Find Candlesticks on the Investools Website

22. The Interactive Chart • On the Graph Tab (Enter your Symbol) • Left Side Under Graph Links Select Interactive Chart • Bottom Left of new Graph Click CLONE button • Maximize Window (if you are blind like me) • Top Left Default setting ‘Bar’ Click down arrow to your right, select ‘Candle’ • Apply Favorite Study Set (Workshop if you are new, or Bowtie covered later)

23. Candlesticks Review • Helpful to time entry an exit points • Illustrates the battle between Buyers and Sellers. • Not reliable to use as only indicator • Easier to see direction of price moves

24. Resources* Websites • www.IncredibleCharts.com • www.StockCharts.com • www.HotCandleCharts.com • www.CandleCharts.com • www.HardRightEdge.com Books • Technical Analysis – PRING • Candlesticks - Steve Nision *Other resources are available.