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Candles

Momentum

Whether each successive candle is winning by a larger or smaller margin than the last — read from body size, not distance travelled.

Momentum is a comparison across several candles, never a property of one. Bodies growing in the same direction means control is strengthening; bodies shrinking means the move is tiring even if price is still advancing.

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Momentum and TrendCandle Anatomy

Read a short run of candles together to spot trends accelerating, fading, or breaking out.

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