Gravestone Doji

A gravestone doji opens and closes near the low with a long upper wick. It shows price pushed higher during the candle, but that higher area was rejected by the close.

At A Glance

• Name: Gravestone Doji
• Category: Bearish Candle Patterns
• Type: Indecision / Bearish Rejection
• Number of candles: 1 candle
• Typical context: After buying pressure or near resistance.

How To Identify It

• Body: Tiny body or nearly equal open and close near the lower part of the range.
• Wicks: Long upper wick with little or no lower wick.
• Relationship: The doji body is important because the candle closes very near where it opened.

Look for almost no real body near the bottom of the candle and a long upper wick. The open and close should be close together, which separates it from a regular topping tail.

Context

This candle matters most after price has tested higher and returned near the open by the close.

A gravestone doji matters most after strength, near resistance, or during a failed breakout attempt. In a choppy range, it may only show a volatile candle with no clean control.

What It Shows

The candle shows buyers pushed price up, but sellers brought it back near the open by the close. That creates upper rejection, while the doji body still shows the candle ended without a big directional body.

What To Watch Next

Watch whether price stays below the upper wick and starts losing the doji low. The wick high is the area the rejection should keep overhead.

The read weakens if price reclaims the upper wick. That means the rejected area is being accepted again.

Common Confusion

A gravestone doji is close to a shooting star shape, but the body is much thinner because open and close are nearly equal.

Key Takeaway

A gravestone doji combines upper rejection with doji-style indecision. It matters most when it forms after strength or near resistance.

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• Bearish Pin Bar
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• Bearish Candle Patterns
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