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The Candlestick Course

by Steve Nison (2003)

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The Candlestick Course

By Steve Nison

Quick Summary

This PDF is unreadable (scanned image without OCR text). Steve Nison's "The Candlestick Course" is a comprehensive educational workbook on Japanese candlestick charting techniques, designed as a practical course with exercises.

Executive Summary

This PDF file could not be read due to being a scanned image without embedded text. Based on the catalog metadata and Steve Nison's known body of work, "The Candlestick Course" is an educational workbook companion to his seminal works "Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques" and "Beyond Candlesticks." Nison, who introduced candlestick charting to the Western world in the late 1980s, designed this as a structured course covering pattern recognition, signal confirmation, and integration with Western technical analysis tools.

Known Key Concepts

  1. Candlestick Patterns -- Doji, hammer, engulfing, morning/evening star, harami, and dozens of other reversal and continuation patterns.
  2. Pattern Confirmation -- Using volume, trend context, and subsequent price action to confirm candlestick signals.
  3. Integration with Western Technicals -- Combining candlesticks with support/resistance, moving averages, and oscillators.
  4. Risk Management -- Using candlestick patterns to set entry points and stop losses.

Conclusion

While this specific PDF could not be read, Steve Nison's candlestick course materials are considered essential education for any trader using candlestick charts. His work fundamentally changed how Western traders read and interpret price action.