Good Trading requires the Best Charting Tool!The Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern is a two-line candlestick pattern. Traditionally, traders consider it a bullish reversal candlestick pattern. However, testing has proved that it may also act as a bearish continuation pattern. This new development proves it to be near random because you won’t be confident about the prediction of breakout direction. However, its overall performance is considered very reliable.
The Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern generally forms in a downtrend and predicts a reversal. Like the other candlestick patterns, subsequent patterns confirm it. Its first and second lines are both black candles. The first candle engulfs the second candle. The first line can be any black candle such as Black Candle, Long Black Candle, etc. but it must be a long line. The second candle can also be any black candle just like the first line but it can be both, a short line or a long line.
- The Homing Pigeon is a bullish 2-bar reversal candlestick pattern.
- It is composed by 2 red candles, a big one and a smaller one, contained within the first one.
Statistics to prove if the Homing Pigeon pattern really works
Are the odds of the Homing Pigeon pattern in your favor?
How does the Homing Pigeon behave with a 2:1 target R/R ratio?
From our research the Homing Pigeon pattern confirms 44.5% of the time on average overall all the 4120 markets we analysed. Historically, this patterns confirmed within 2.9 candles or got invalidated within 2.6 candles. If confirmed, it reached the 2:1 R/R target 44.8% of the time and it retested it's entry price level 89.5% of the time.
Not accounting for fees, it has an expected outcome of 0.344 $/$.
It means for every $100 you risk on a trade with the Homing Pigeon pattern you make $34.4 on average.
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How to handle risk with the Homing Pigeon pattern?
We analysed 4120 markets for the last 59 years and we found 38 912 occurrences of the Homing Pigeon pattern.
On average markets printed 1 Homing Pigeon pattern every 401 candles.
For 2:1 R/R trades, the longest winning streak observed was 10 and the longest losing streak was 15. A trading strategy relying solely on this pattern is not advised. Anyway, make sure to use proper risk management.
Keep in mind all these informations are for educational purposes only and are NOT financial advice.
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How a Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern is formed?
During a downtrend, a black candle is formed on the first day. The second candle is a short black candle showing a narrow trading range. It is also engulfed in the first line that shows that it is included in the first day’s trading range. This weakens the power of the downtrend. It predicts the arrival of buyers on the market which may result in a reversal of the trend.
How to identify the pattern?
As we have already discussed that a Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern consists of two candle lines. It appears usually in the downtrend. Therefore, you should look for a two-line candlestick pattern in a downtrend. It should be a long black body on the first day followed by a second black body that is contained in the first body.
What does a Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern tell traders?
There are many bearish traders and investors on the market who strongly believe that it will continue to fall. When the first candle of the Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern is formed, the same scenario develops. The formation of a long bearish candle confirms the possibility of an upcoming bearish trend. After some quieter buying period, some buying pressure begins to establish itself. Traders assume the reversal of the trend in the market. This assumption causes a gap between the two candlesticks. However, the buying pressure still fails to move the market up, hence making the second candle bearish.
How to trade the pattern?
In a Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern, a trader should enter a long position. Placing the stop loss below the low of the pattern is a wise move. They can also place the stop loss below the low of the second line as well.
During a downtrend, traders should wait for enough for the prices to decrease after the formation of the Homing Pigeon pattern. Now, they should enter a short position, and placing the stop loss above will be a wise decision.
However, it must be remembered that the Homing Pigeon pattern does not give a price target. It is possible that a new trend may start after the patter or price may not move at all. Therefore, traders should base price target on a well-defined risk-reward, a well-measured move, or according to a trading strategy and risk management.
How does the Homing Pigeon pattern look in real life?
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