Full Body Candle

A full body candle has a large real body and small wicks. It shows one side controlled most of the candle from open to close.

At A Glance

• Name: Full Body Candle
• Category: Momentum And Continuation Candles
• Type: Momentum
• Number of candles: 1 candle
• Typical context: During expansion, trend continuation, breakouts, or breakdowns.

How To Identify It

• Body: Large green or red body that takes up most of the candle range.
• Wicks: Small wicks compared with the body.
• Relationship: The single candle is read by body size versus recent candles.

Look for a body that takes up most of the candle range. The wicks should be small compared with the body, showing price closed near one end of the candle.

Context

Full body candles matter more when they appear with increasing range or near an important level.

Full body candles matter most when they appear at a breakout, breakdown, reclaim, or continuation area. In an extended move, the same candle can also mark a late emotional push.

What It Shows

The candle shows directional control. A green full body candle shows buyers kept pressure on into the close; a red one shows sellers did the same.

What To Watch Next

Watch whether price respects the body or immediately retraces it. Strong candles usually create an area traders can judge on the next pullback.

The read weakens if the full body candle is fully retraced right away. That means the strong-looking candle did not hold its ground.

Common Confusion

A marubozu is a stricter full-body candle with little or no wick.

Key Takeaway

A full body candle shows strong directional pressure during that candle. The next read is whether price respects or erases that pressure.

Related Lessons

• Inside Bar
• Marubozu
• Momentum And Continuation Candles
• Candlestick Basics