Hello Chip and K.Bloomquist
Hi:
These are the criteria for an Evening Star: 1: Three candlestick pattern 2: Sequentially, the candlesticks are 1: white, 2: white or doji and 3:black 3: 2nd candlestick may or may not gap up. The bodies of the 1st and 2nd are not "touching" or overlapping. The second body is always higher than the 1st body 4: 3rd candlestick is black and the body overlaps with the 1st one 5: The formation is an upside-down symmetric or asymmetric U pattern , so far the limbs of the U are concerned. The first ascending limb is a white body, the top is formed by a real small white body or a Doji and the third or the descending limb is a black body that lines up with the 1st one , not necessarily completely.
By applying these criteria to the last 4 candlesticks Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday ( 13, 14, 17, 18th), I don't see any evening star or even a suggestion.
I + I I I I
I could not construct the patterns as well as I wanted. With the Doji on the top of the pattern,it is called an Evening Doji Star.
With regards,
Paul |