Star patterns are three-candle reversals. The middle candle — the 'star' — is small, often gapping away from the first, and represents the moment of balance where the trend exhausts. The third candle confirms the turn by pushing firmly back the other way.
Morning star (bottom)
A large red candle, then a small star that stalls, then a large green candle closing well into the first candle's body. It marks a potential bottom: selling, then indecision, then buyers taking over.
Evening star (top)
The mirror at tops: a large green candle, a small star, then a large red candle. Buying, then indecision, then sellers stepping in — one of the more reliable visual top patterns, especially at resistance.
Reading it well
The deeper the third candle closes into the first, the stronger the signal. As always, a star pattern at a meaningful level with supporting volume beats the same shape in open space. Wait for the third candle to close before treating the pattern as complete.