Module ShootingStar

test

• test(candles: Candle[], trend?: Trend, offset?: number, options?: Options): boolean

• Tests whether the given candle matches the pattern: Shooting Star

  

  Rules

  1. Prices gap open after an uptrend.
  2. A small real body is formed near the lower part of the price range.
  3. The upper shadow is at least three times as long as the body.
  4. The lower shadow is virtually nonexistent.

  Remarks

  • Source: p.49
  • Opposite Pattern: InvertedHammer

  Parameters

  • candles: Candle[]

    candles to be tested against this pattern

  • Default value trend: Trend = "up"

    trend in which candle occured

  • Default value offset: number = 0

    offset to earliest / first candle

  • Default value options: Options = defaults

    configurable options for this pattern

  Returns boolean