The Hammer, the Hanging Man and the Shooting Star

These are four single-candle patterns, but in truth they are two shapes that recur in two different locations. The whole key is: one shape, and the difference is where it appears. The candle’s own colour does not matter in these patterns.

Shape and condition

• The Hammer and the Hanging Man: a small body at the top and a long lower wick at least twice the body, with a small or absent upper wick.
• The Inverted Hammer and the Shooting Star: a small body at the bottom and a long upper wick at least twice the body, with a small or absent lower wick.