Abandoned Baby
A rare three-candle reversal: a trend candle, then a Doji that gaps away from it on both sides, then a reversal candle — the Doji is completely isolated.
The Abandoned Baby is the rarest and most powerful of the star reversal patterns. It requires a gap on both sides of the middle candle (the "baby"), meaning the star's wicks do not overlap with the prior or subsequent candle at all — it is completely isolated.
Bullish version: a bearish trend candle, then a gap-down Doji with no shadow overlap, then a gap-up bullish candle that closes well into the first candle. Bearish version is the mirror. The isolation of the Doji shows an extreme moment of uncertainty; the subsequent gap in the opposite direction shows a violent shift in control. It is considered more significant than a standard Morning/Evening Star because of the gap requirement.
Related Terms
Doji
A candle with virtually no real body — open and close are equal or near-equal — signalling market indecision.
BeginnerEvening Star
A three-candle bearish reversal: a long bullish candle, a small indecision candle gapping higher, then a large bearish candle reclaiming the midpoint.
BeginnerMorning Star
A three-candle bullish reversal: a long bearish candle, a small indecision candle gapping lower, then a large bullish candle recovering above the midpoint.
BeginnerStar (candlestick)
A small-bodied candle that gaps away from the prior candle in the direction of the trend — a mid-pattern indecision signal that frames reversal setups.
BeginnerWindow (gap)
A gap between two consecutive candles where no trading occurred — in Japanese candlestick theory, windows act as support/resistance the market tends to return to.
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