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Read Midas Candlestick Signal Hints, Pressure and Divergence

Candles reveal a great deal about the market, but learning to read them takes time and practice.

Manual patterns

Half of the clues are skipped, and the ones found are interpreted differently.

Tips on the chart

Pressure, impulses and divergences are highlighted directly on the candles.

Candle pressure circles: green for buyers, red for sellers

Candle hints appear directly on candles and explain selected market conditions. The pressure circle shows which side is stronger within a candle: green for buyers and red for sellers, while its size indicates pressure strength. Pump and Dump labels warn that a large participant may be preparing a sharp move or a false move intended to shake out weaker positions.

A separate clue is the divergence counter: the number in the circle shows how many price divergences with the oscillators the indicator found, and the colored circle means that the divergence is confirmed by cash flow. Divergences indicate in advance the fading trend and possible reversal is one of the strongest signals of technical analysis.

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Large-participant pressure

Hints displayed directly on candles help explain current market conditions. The pressure circle shows which side had the greater influence within a candle and reveals the balance between buyers and sellers:

  • The color of the circle shows who is dominant at the moment: the green circle is the pressure of buyers, the red circle is the pressure of sellers.
  • The size of the circle shows the strength of pressure: a small circle is weak pressure, a large one is strong.
  • Use for additional confirmation when opening trades: when the dominant side changes, a trend reversal is possible.
  • While there is pressure towards the transaction, it is too early to fix the profit; when there is pressure from the opposite side, it is worth either fixing the position or reducing the risks.
Pressure circles: color for dominant side, size for strength

Pump warning: possible upward impulse

The indicator analyses volume and volatility to identify areas where large participants may be building positions, which can signal a possible upward impulse.

  • It shows the moment of possible growth.
  • Helps to fix the profit on the transaction in time and avoid false breakdowns.
  • It shows how the major market participants act, helping to trade more consciously.
Pump: a major player gains position

Dump warning: manipulation and possible decline

Analyzes volume and volatility and helps to identify areas where large market participants deliberately create false movements to confuse small traders and knock out weak hands:

  • Avoid opening a long trade while the warning is active; wait for the manipulation to end and the market to calm down.
  • It may indicate a coming decline; consider a short trade only with additional confirmation.
  • It helps to avoid trading in conditions of false breakdowns and sharp “straits” of the price.
Dump: the zone of manipulation and false movements

Divergences

One of the strongest signals of technical analysis: it indicates a trend attenuation and a possible reversal in advance, analyzing the discrepancies between the price and the readings of 11 oscillators:

  • The number in the circle shows how many discrepancies the indicator found: the more divergences, the stronger the signal of trend attenuation.
  • The color of the circle shows the mood: green - bullish divergence, red - bearish.
  • A filled circle means the divergence is also confirmed by money flow, which strengthens the signal.
  • It helps to see in advance when the trend is losing strength and predict the reversal.
  • Helps to fix profits in time and open a deal in the right direction.
  • It works best in a sideways market and in the trend direction; against the trend it produces noise.
divergence counter on a candle: number, color and pouring of a circle

Oscillators used to detect divergence

The indicator analyzes price discrepancies with such popular indicators as:

  • RSI (Relative Strength Index)
  • MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)
  • Stochastic Oscillator
  • Awesome Oscillator
  • CCI (Commodity Channel Index)
  • MOM (Momentum)
  • OBV (On-Balance Volume)
  • ADX (Average Directional Index)
  • MFI (Money Flow Index)
  • ROC (Rate of Change)
  • Williams %R

A simple divergence workflow

Use signals with the divergence indicator: after bullish divergence appears below price, wait for a Buy signal before considering a long; after bearish divergence appears above price, wait for a Sell signal before considering a short.

  • The more divergences appear, the stronger the signal.
  • It works best in the trend direction and in sideways markets on higher timeframes.
  • Experienced traders can open trades earlier without waiting for the signal.
Example of signal trading after divergence
For the appearance of three or more divergences, you can configure an automatic alert and receive a notification in TradingView or Telegram - how to do this, you can see the Alerts page.

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