A candle that is almost all body with little or no wick — one side dominated the whole session.
A bullish marubozu opens at the low and closes at the high; a bearish one opens at the high and closes at the low. The absence of wicks shows conviction from open to close.
It signals strong momentum and often continuation in the body's direction. A bullish marubozu shows buyers in full control; a bearish one, sellers.
A long real body with no (or tiny) upper and lower shadows. Green marubozu = strong up session, red marubozu = strong down session.
Never trade a single candle in isolation. It only carries weight with context — location at a key level, the prevailing trend, and confirmation from the next candle or from volume. On its own it is a hint, not a signal.
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