The Marubozu — the statement candle
No wicks, no debate: one side took the whole session.
What you see
A full-bodied candle with no wicks (or barely any): green opens at the low and closes at the high; red does the opposite.
What it means
One side controlled 100% of the session. Green = pure demand, red = pure supply.
How it is traded
A green marubozu breaking a resistance level is a textbook breakout entry; the stop goes below the candle's low (which is also its open).
What comes next
A green marubozu usually extends for at least one more leg; a red one mirrors it lower. The exception is the blow-off after an extended run, where the reversal candle often prints within days.
How it fails
A marubozu at the very end of an extended move can be a blow-off/cluster of stop-losses — the reversal candle often follows within days.
Quick check
A green marubozu blasts through a resistance level. The textbook play is…
- The breakout entry, stop below the candle low
- Buy the next ten candles blindly
- Short against it
- Do nothing, ever
A full-body candle closing through a level is the cleanest breakout print. The invalidation is simple: back below the candle low means the break failed.
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