What Is a Technical Indicator? A technical indicator is a heuristic or pattern-based signal generated from the price, volume, and/or open interest of a security or contract. These indicators are widely used by traders who engage in technical analysis to predict future price movements based on historical data. Examples of popular technical indicators include the […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 Sanku, also called the Three Gaps pattern, is a Japanese candlestick pattern made of three price gaps in the direction of an existing trend, and it warns that the trend may be running out of fuel. In an uptrend it is called the Rising Three […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 A stalled pattern, also called a deliberation pattern, is three white candles at the top of an uptrend in which the third candle is much smaller than the first two. Each candle opens and closes higher than the one before, so the trend is still […]
An advance block is a candlestick trading pattern that typically suggests a potential reversal from an upward trend to a downward trend. This pattern is formed by three consecutive candlesticks and is generally considered bearish. However, some analysts note that the pattern can also lead to a continuation of the bullish trend instead of a […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 A tower top is a long rising candle, then a cluster of small candles that go nowhere, then a long falling candle that ends the rise. A tower bottom is the mirror image, with a long falling candle, a stall, and a long rising candle. […]