Belt Hold
A single long candle with no wick on the opening side — either a bullish open at the low or a bearish open at the high — an early-session dominance signal.
The Belt Hold is a single-candle pattern. A bullish Belt Hold opens at the session low (no lower wick) and closes near the high, showing relentless buying from open to close. A bearish Belt Hold opens at the session high (no upper wick) and closes near the low, showing unbroken selling.
It is similar to a Marubozu but the wick-free side is only on the opening end — there may be a small wick on the closing end. A Belt Hold after a significant prior move (in the opposite direction) carries reversal weight; in the direction of the prior trend it signals continuation.
Related Terms
Hammer
A single candle with a small body near the top and a long lower wick — buyers rejected a sharp intra-session sell-off — a bullish reversal signal.
BeginnerKicker Pattern
Two candles of opposite colour that open at the same price with a gap — the most powerful two-candle reversal, signalling an abrupt and complete shift in sentiment.
IntermediateMarubozu
A full-bodied candle with no wicks — open equals low (or high) and close equals high (or low) — pure, uninterrupted directional conviction.
BeginnerShooting Star
A small body near the bottom with a long upper wick at the top of an uptrend — buyers were rejected at the high — a bearish reversal warning.
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