Marubozu

A candle with a big body and little or no wicks: it opens at one end and closes at the other.

What it means

One side was in control from open to close: buyers for a green marubozu, sellers for a red one.

What to watch

Strongest when it breaks out of a range or a key level.

How Compass-Alpha uses it

Background only; not used in any figure on Compass-Alpha.