The Gravestone Doji candlestick pattern can be interpreted as a bearish reversal when it occurs at the top of uptrends. The Gravestone Doji can help traders see where resistance to a pricing increase is located. It is typically used with other technical indicators to identify a possible uptrend.
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Body: Small or nonexistent
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Upper Shadow: Long and bearish, at least twice the length of the body
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Lower Shadow: Small or nonexistent
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The Gravestone Doji pattern signals a potential reversal of the uptrend, indicating that the price may start falling.
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The long upper shadow suggests that sellers are starting to gain control, and the small body indicates a lack of conviction from buyers.
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Sell or short the asset when the next candle closes below the Gravestone Doji’s low.
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Set a stop-loss above the high of the Gravestone Doji candle.
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Target a price level that is equivalent to the height of the Gravestone Doji pattern.
What does Gravestone Doji look like?
The Gravestone Doji chart pattern is an inverted “T”-shaped candlestick that’s created when the open, high, and closing prices are nearly equal. The most important part of the Gravestone Doji is the long higher shadow.
Adani Ports
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In the daily chart of Adani ports, we can see a Gravestone Doji formation on the date 22.05.2015. The Doji was formed with a prior uptrend from the levels of 300 to 348.।
Andhra Bank:
This was a rally of 16 percent and after the formation of the Gravestone Doji, the stock fell from the level of 350 to the levels of 298 which was again a fall of about 15 percent
This daily chart of Andhra bank is another example of the Doji pattern. With a prior uptrend of about 7% from the level of 68, it formed at Doji at 73 and then reversed its trend to go back to the levels of 69.
Chart Example
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