Technical Analysis Cheat Sheet

Section 1: The 12 Essential Candlestick Patterns

Candlestick patterns are the foundation of technical analysis. Each pattern tells a story about the battle between buyers and sellers. Master these 12 and you'll read any chart in any market.

Pattern	Type	What It Means	Reliability
Doji	Neutral	Indecision — open and close are nearly equal. Watch for what comes after.	★★★☆☆
Hammer	Bullish	Small body, long lower wick. Buyers rejected a selloff. Strong reversal signal at lows.	★★★★☆
Shooting Star	Bearish	Small body, long upper wick. Buyers failed to hold gains. Reversal signal at highs.	★★★★☆
Engulfing (Bullish)	Bullish	Green candle fully engulfs prior red candle. Momentum shift — buyers took control.	★★★★★
Engulfing (Bearish)	Bearish	Red candle fully engulfs prior green candle. Sellers overwhelmed buyers.	★★★★★
Morning Star	Bullish	3-candle pattern: big red → small body → big green. Classic bottom reversal.	★★★★☆
Evening Star	Bearish	3-candle pattern: big green → small body → big red. Classic top reversal.	★★★★☆
Spinning Top	Neutral	Small body, wicks on both sides. Market undecided — wait for confirmation.	★★☆☆☆
Marubozu	Strong	Full body, no wicks. Buyers (green) or sellers (red) dominated the entire session.	★★★★☆
Harami	Reversal	Small candle inside prior large candle. Momentum slowing — potential reversal setup.	★★★☆☆
Tweezer Top	Bearish	Two candles with matching highs. Resistance confirmed — sellers defending that level.	★★★☆☆
Three White Soldiers	Bullish	Three consecutive green candles with higher closes. Strong uptrend confirmation.	★★★★☆

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Pro Rule: Never trade a candlestick pattern in isolation. A hammer at support with high volume is a trade. A hammer floating in the middle of a range is noise. Context is everything.

Section 2: Support & Resistance — The Most Reliable Concept in All of TA

Support and resistance aren't lines — they're zones. Price doesn't respect exact numbers; it respects areas where buyers and sellers have historically fought.

Support is where price has bounced up from multiple times. The more touches, the stronger the floor. When broken, support becomes resistance.

Resistance is where price has been rejected multiple times. The more rejections, the stronger the ceiling. When broken, resistance becomes support.

Round numbers ($50,000 BTC, $100 stock) act as psychological S/R. Markets cluster around them. Factor this in.

Section 1: The 12 Essential Candlestick Patterns

Section 2: Support & Resistance — The Most Reliable Concept in All of TA

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