Crypto candlestick pattern scanner
CoinBeacon reads the last one to five candles for the classical patterns (engulfing, hammers, stars, dojis and more) and tags each one reversal, continuation or indecision. A doji star or hikkake is marked as a setup until the candle that confirms it closes. The board is ordered by the strength of the setup on the coin, not by the candle, so a mid-range doji can appear near the top, labelled indecision. Where a candle feeds a Smart Setup, it is weighted by where it printed, the volume behind it and the trend.
- Data source
- Binance spot + 4 futures venues
- Pattern library
- 30+ named patterns
- Every hit tagged
- Class · state
- Signals
- Closed-bar, no repaint
Single and multi-candle patterns
CoinBeacon recognises patterns from a single dragonfly doji to a five-bar rising three methods. They are computed on closed candles from Binance spot and the Binance, Bybit, OKX and Gate.io perpetuals, so a signal never repaints while the bar is still forming.
- Multi-candle reversals. Bullish and bearish engulfing, morning and evening star, three inside and outside up and down, abandoned baby and kicking.
- Single candles. Hammer and hanging man, inverted hammer and shooting star, the full doji family, marubozu, spinning top and belt hold.
- Continuation and indecision. Three white soldiers and three black crows, rising and falling three methods, harami, tweezers and hikkake, each tagged with its class.
- Direction and state. Every hit carries a bull, bear or neutral lean (a doji or spinning top is tagged neutral) and whether it is complete or a setup waiting for its confirming candle. The board can be filtered to the named formations you trade.
QI/USDT · 4h · Binance spot
$0.00241000
Hanging Man
completed on the last closed 4h candle
direction
+11
125 reversal · 18 indecision · 5 continuation on this read
Where a candle prints
The candle detector reads shape only, so the board lists every doji and spinning top it finds, each with a class and a state. Where the candle printed is weighed later, in the Smart Setups score: the same shape at a level or a trendline counts double what it does mid-range.
- At a level or trendline. In the setup score, a reversal candle bouncing off support, a broken trendline or a prior ATH counts double what the same shape floating mid-range does.
- Confirmed by volume. The completing bar's volume is measured against its baseline: a 2–4× spike raises its weight and very low volume lowers it.
- Aligned with the trend. A pullback candle in the direction of the trend weighs more than a counter-trend candle against a strong move.
- Counted once. Several names on one candle (a belt hold that is also the last bar of a three outside up) count as one piece of evidence in that score. A doji, a spinning top or an unconfirmed setup counts for nothing there, though the board still lists them all.
Latest closed 4h candle · Binance spot
- $0.01728
MarubozuBICO/USDT · 4h
Continuation · complete
- $0.05567
Bullish EngulfingSTEEM/USDT · 4h
Reversal · complete
- $0.08119
Bullish EngulfingONG/USDT · 4h
Reversal · complete
- $0.46770
Bullish EngulfingONDO/USDT · 4h
Reversal · complete
Each signal is tagged reversal, continuation or indecision, and stays a setup until its confirming candle closes
Pattern library
A candle can match several patterns at once; the board lists each one and draws the candles it is made of. Where a candle feeds a setup, it keeps its full weight only at a key level, a trendline or an RSI extreme.
Reversal
- Bullish / Bearish Engulfing2 candles
- Morning / Evening Star (+ Doji)3 candles
- Three Inside Up / Down3 candles
- Three Outside Up / Down3 candles
- Abandoned Baby3 candles
- Kicking2 candles
- Hammer / Hanging Man1 candle
- Inverted Hammer / Shooting Star1 candle
- Harami / Harami Cross2 candles
- Piercing Line / Dark Cloud Cover2 candles
- Dragonfly / Gravestone Doji1 candle
- Doji Star2 candles · setup
- Tweezer Top / Bottom2 candles
- Belt Hold1 candle
- Hikkake3 candles · setup
- Advance Block3 candles
Continuation
- Three White Soldiers / Black Crows3 candles
- Rising / Falling Three Methods5 candles
- Marubozu / Closing Marubozu1 candle
- Separating Lines2 candles
Indecision
- Doji1 candle
- Long-Legged Doji1 candle
- Spinning Top1 candle
Candlestick signals
The strongest signal on each coin below, out of the count beside it. Each signal is named, called bullish, bearish or neutral (a doji calls nothing), and tagged with its formation type and whether it is complete or still waiting for a confirming candle.
Detectors
Candlestick Signals
Completed patterns on the latest closed 4h candle · Binance spot
Signals fire only on the close, never mid-bar, so nothing repaints
The live board, one row per coin, ordered by the strength of the setup on the coin the candle printed on. Open one in the app for the bars themselves and every other pattern that completed on the same chart.
How to read crypto candlestick patterns
- 01Open the candlestick signals viewSign in and open the candlestick detector. Every pattern that completed on the latest closed candle across Binance spot and the four futures venues is listed, named and tagged bullish, bearish or neutral.
- 02Filter the boardPick the named formations you want (such as engulfing, hammer, morning star or three white soldiers), switch the board to bullish or bearish only, and set a minimum market cap and 24h volume. Sort by most recent, most signals or symbol.
- 03Read the state, not just the shapeEach card shows the coin, the timeframe and every pattern that completed on it, each tagged reversal, continuation or indecision and complete or awaiting confirmation. It also shows the card's overall lean and the candles, with each pattern's own candles highlighted. A complete engulfing and a hikkake still waiting for its confirming candle are different signals, even on the same coin at the same close.
- 04Get a message for the next oneChoose Alert me when it forms again on a card, or Alert me on new candle patterns above the board for a watchlist or a whole exchange. The Price action alert sends one message when a candle closes completing a pattern you picked, to Telegram, Discord, email or a webhook.
Common uses
Bullish engulfing and hammer signals at support
The classic long trigger: price falls into a level, then one candle takes back the whole of the previous body. CoinBeacon names it a bullish reversal and draws the two candles it is made of; whether it printed at a level is what the setup score weighs next. The key-levels detector marks the levels those bounces happen on: floor pivots, Fibonacci retracements, swing highs and lows, round numbers and the prior ATH or ATL.
Shooting stars and bearish engulfing into resistance
The mirror image. A long upper wick rejected at a ceiling, or a bearish engulfing covering the last push, means more than the same candle mid-range. When the ceiling is a diagonal rather than a horizontal, the trendline detector draws the line and tracks whether it broke, failed or held the retest.
Reversal candles with real volume behind them
A hammer on very low volume means little; the same hammer on a 2–4× volume spike shows participation. The completing bar's volume is measured against its own baseline before that candle counts toward a setup. For the fuller read on who was buying, volume analysis covers relative volume, spikes, possible exhaustion candles and the taker buy/sell split.
Candle confirmation inside a full trade setup
A candle signal is one piece of evidence, not a trade on its own. Smart Setups reads the same candle history and returns a named setup with a direction, a 0-100 quality score, the volume and taker flow behind it, and a pass/fail checklist, where a reversal candle counts as one input.
Candlestick patterns FAQ
- Which candlestick patterns does CoinBeacon detect?
- The full classical taxonomy over the last one to five candles: engulfing, hammer and hanging man, inverted hammer and shooting star, the whole doji family (dragonfly, gravestone, long-legged), morning and evening star, harami, piercing and dark cloud, marubozu, three white soldiers and three black crows, tweezers, kicking, hikkake and more. Each is tagged reversal, continuation or indecision, and a doji star or a hikkake is marked as a setup until the candle that confirms it has closed. Each card draws the exact candles a pattern is made of.
- How do I read a bullish engulfing candle on a crypto chart?
- A bullish engulfing is a candle whose real body completely covers the falling body before it, so the previous candle's whole decline is reversed in one candle. It carries weight when it prints after a decline and at a level buyers were expected to defend; the same shape floating mid-range means very little. CoinBeacon tags every one reversal and bullish and draws the two candles it is made of; where that candle feeds a Smart Setup, it is weighted by where it printed, its volume against baseline, and whether it runs with the trend.
- What is the most reliable candlestick pattern?
- None is reliable on its own, and CoinBeacon does not grade patterns by a success rate it has not measured. What the board shows is what can be checked: the class (reversal, continuation or indecision), the direction, whether the pattern is complete or a setup still waiting for the candle that confirms it, and the candles it is made of. Formations that carry their own confirming candle (three inside or three outside up and down, a morning or evening star) say more than a lone doji or spinning top, which lean neither way. Where a candle feeds a Smart Setup, it still counts for little when it prints mid-range on thin volume.
- Does it flag every doji and hammer on the chart?
- It lists them, and says what each one is. Every hit carries a reversal, continuation or indecision class, and a doji or spinning top is shown as indecision whatever the colour of its body, so a plain mid-range doji is visible without being dressed up as an engulfing at a level, and you can filter the board down to only the named patterns you trade. Where a candle feeds a Smart Setup the weighting goes further: the same shape counts for more at a key level or trendline, on a volume spike and running with the trend than it does floating mid-range.
- Which exchanges and timeframes does candlestick detection cover?
- Binance spot and the Binance, Bybit, OKX and Gate.io perpetual futures, on the 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d and 1w candles. Everything is computed on closed candles, so a pattern is published once the bar completing it has closed; nothing appears mid-bar and then disappears. The same formation is listed separately per timeframe, because a 15-minute hammer and a weekly hammer mean very different things.
- Can I get an alert when a candlestick pattern forms?
- Yes. A Price action alert sends you a message when a candle closes completing a pattern you picked, such as a hammer, a bullish engulfing or a morning star. Choose the patterns, one coin, a watchlist or a whole exchange, and the timeframes, from 15m to 1W (a whole exchange from 4h), and keep to candles bigger than the 20 before them if you want fewer. You can also keep to patterns whose candle traded to a swing high or low and closed back, or with RSI at 30 or below (bullish) or 70 or above (bearish). Everything one check finds arrives in one message, by Telegram, Discord, email or webhook. Start from Alert me on new candle patterns on the board, or Alert me when it forms again on a card. It needs a free account.
- Should I trade a candlestick signal on its own, or pair it with chart patterns?
- Pair it with other evidence. A single candle is a hint, not a thesis. A hammer or engulfing only carries weight when it prints somewhere that matters, which is why a candle feeding a Smart Setup is weighted by the level, volume and trend around it rather than by shape alone. Its natural partners are the larger structure and the levels the bar is reacting off: the chart-pattern detector finds the triangle or flag the candle sits inside, key levels mark the support or resistance it bounced from, and Smart Setups folds a reversal candle into a full named trade instead of treating it as the whole call.
- Is candlestick pattern detection free to use?
- Yes. The free plan includes every CoinBeacon feature (the candlestick detector and all screeners) with up to 5 active alerts and 10 notifications per day. No card or exchange API key is needed.
More ways to watch the market
All features →- 01Key levels: Pivots, Fibs, round numbers & prior ATH/ATL
- 02Volume analysis: Spikes, level crosses, possible exhaustion & dry-ups
- 03ATH & ATL: Drawdown from the high, distance to the low
- 04Chart patterns: Triangles, wedges, channels, flags & double tops
- 05Trendlines: Auto-drawn support & resistance lines
- 06Divergences: RSI, MACD & OBV divergence detection