A full-bodied bearish candle with no meaningful wicks, opening at the high and closing at the low. Sellers dominated the entire bar.
How to identify it
- Body covers nearly the whole range
- Little or no wick on either end
- Often starts a breakdown or new leg lower
Entry
Sell a retrace toward the midpoint of the marubozu.
Stop loss
Above the marubozu high.
Target
A measured move equal to the candle range.
Invalidation
A close above the marubozu midpoint.
Does it work for you?
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