The Long-Legged Doji (Long-Legged Doji) is a candle with a very small body (open = close) but long upper and lower shadows. It reflects a violent swing during the session that ended in a complete tie, the clearest sign of market confusion and volatility.
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PATTERN ID
SignalNeutral ◆
Reliability★★★☆☆
Win Rate52%
Expected moveVariable
TimeframeAll timeframes
ConfirmationRequired
The short answer
What is a Long-Legged Doji candle?
The Long-Legged Doji (Long-Legged Doji) is a candle with a very small body (open = close) but long upper and lower shadows. It reflects a violent swing during the session that ended in a complete tie, the clearest sign of market confusion and volatility.
How do you recognize a Long-Legged Doji candle?
A tiny body near the middle of the candle's range, with long upper and lower shadows of similar length. It appears after an extended price move.
Is the Long-Legged Doji candle bullish or bearish?
An indecision / balance pattern made of a single candle. Confirmation: required. Reference success rate: 52%. You can spot it on live daily candles for any symbol in the members' technical terminal. Open the technical terminal →
Pattern illustration
A tiny body and two long shadows: a swing that ended in a tie
How to identify the pattern
Step-by-step checks
A tiny body near the middle of the candle's range
Upper and lower shadows are long and similar in length
Appears after an extended price move
Gives no direction on its own: it needs confirmation
Trading psychology
The power struggle between buyers and sellers
Buyers and sellers fought hard and pushed the price far up and far down, but the session closed near where it started, with no winner. A tie after a strong trend shows hesitation that can come before a turn.
Outlook and confirmation
Entry conditions and expected price move
Needs confirmation in the next session
A signal of hesitation, not direction. Watch the direction of the next break: a close above its high leans up, below it leans down. Don't trade the pattern alone.
After each session closes, we classify the daily candle of SPY by its shape. When it takes this shape, its name appears there along with its body and shadow ratios.
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