An Introduction to the Power Candle Trading Strategy
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When you‘ve racked up a few years’ worth of screen hours, monitoring different markets behavior when price tests support or resistance levels, trend lines, or even dynamic support, you naturally start to spot reoccurring patterns that keep forming over and over again.
When these patterns are producing the same behavioral response from the market, it becomes clear there is an edge to take advantage of. In this article we wanted to introduce our newest edition to our price action trading strategy: the candlestick signal we have appropriately called the ‘Power Candle’.
A power candle is a basic single candle formation containing a very large and thick body; think along the lines of a marubozu). At the closing end of the candle, there shouldnt be any large wicks producing from the body, and the closing price must be located aggressively towards the closing direction of the candle.
For example, if the candle closed higher than its open price (a bullish candle), then there must be no large upper wicks, closing nice and close to the candle highs. Alternatively, if it closed bearish (close price is lower than the open price), then we want to see the close price located near the low of the candle with no large lower wicks poking out the bottom of the body.
To qualify as a power candle, it‘s important that the range of the candle (high-low) is larger than the surrounding candles. The candle must have a dominant presence on the chart that communicates a decisive move took place during the candle’s open period. Above is the bearish power candle. The anatomy of the power candle is very large and should easily grab your attention when you first glance at the chart.
The candlestick in the above chart does not have a strong close near its high. The candle experienced some bullish rejection into the close of the candle, leaving an upper wick protruding from the body of the candle, which is no good to us.
What causes Power Candles？
There is an age-old argument between fundamental traders and technical traders, and each side will argue that their way is better.
There is no doubt that news related trading variables have a high impact on market movement, but it‘s our opinion that news trading is dangerous, stressful, and can give a trader anxiety issues. This is no state to be in when you’re in front of the charts.
Bottom line, all the different economic and fundamental variables that are constantly been fed into the markets are being reflected in the raw price action on the charts.
We can observe the outcome of the markets response to the news by looking at how candlesticks close, not by trying to quickly make sense of the NFP data that has just been released and jumping in with dangerous volatility.
Power Candles are definitely one way to catch movement caused by fundamental variables without having to understand how the economics of the world affects the global market movements.
Its very clear from the anatomy and structure of a Power Candle that they are caused by a very decisive and aggressive move in one clear direction. Power Candles can frequently be fueled by a high-impact news event that has taken place, which has caused a surge of orders in a specific direction.
Examples include an economy‘s GDP figure release, interest rate statements, or a government official may give a speech about their country’s financial situation, and suggested or implemented new policy changes.
Now, understanding the impacts of major economic releases is important, BUT: we dont have to predict how this data affects the market; you just need to look at the candlestick patterns and you can see that a market is bearish, bullish, or neutral on the event.
Power candles are the early warning sign that a decisive move has taken place and an ‘early warning flag’ to expect further continuation in that direction.
How Power Candles Can be Used in Price Action Trading
When a power candle forms, the momentum generally flows on into the next few candlesticks. This is the movement we want to catch…
