CDLEVENINGSTAR

Summary

A three-candle bearish reversal pattern: a long white candle, a short-bodied star gapping up, then a black candle closing well down into the first candle's body. A hit signals a bearish reversal (most significant in an uptrend).

Notes

Does not verify the preceding uptrend the bearish reversal classically assumes.
The third candle only needs a body longer than short, not the full long body some definitions require.

Inputs

inPriceOHLC — OHLC price series (open, high, low, close)

Outputs

outInteger — -100 when detected (always bearish), 0 otherwise. Never emits +100

Parameters

optInPenetration — Fraction of the 1^st candle's real body the 3^rd close must penetrate below the 1^st close (default 0.3); larger requires deeper penetration

Implementation

TA-Lib Definition: cdleveningstar.c · cdleveningstar.yaml

Native	File
C	`ta_CDLEVENINGSTAR.c`
Rust	`cdleveningstar.rs`
Java	`Core.java`

TA-Lib is also available for Python, R and more using a wrapper.

Aliases

Evening Star