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Long Upper Shadow
長い上ヒゲ
Also known as: Upper Rejection Wick, Long Upper Wick
Long Upper Shadow is an officially catalogued candlestick pattern in the TradingBase Candlestick Library. Market bias classification: bearish. Pattern family: single. Teaches wick anatomy used to build shooting star, g…
Pattern overview
Long Upper Shadow is an officially catalogued candlestick pattern in the TradingBase Candlestick Library.
Market bias classification: bearish. Pattern family: single.
Teaches wick anatomy used to build shooting star, gravestone, and upper rejection models.
Alternative names: Upper Rejection Wick, Long Upper Wick. Japanese name: 長い上ヒゲ.
Historical note: Japanese candlestick analysis was popularized globally through modern technical literature; always validate geometry on your charting platform conventions (body vs wick inclusion).
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Reliability note
Reliability is contextual. TradingBase does not publish fabricated historical win rates for Long Upper Shadow. Treat qualitative classifiers (difficulty / relative score) as editorial guidance, not backtest proof.