Candlesticks in Context
Why a candle only matters when you know where it forms.
A candlestick shows open, high, low, and close for a period of time. By itself, it is only a small piece of information. A strong bullish candle can mean continuation in an uptrend, a trap at resistance, or a simple reaction inside a range.
Context comes from location, trend, volatility, and what happened before the candle formed. A rejection wick at a prior high matters more than the same wick in the middle of a balanced range. A large candle after several failed pushes can mean exhaustion instead of strength.
Do not trade candle names in isolation. Ask where the candle formed, what liquidity it interacted with, whether it changed structure, and where the trade is invalidated. The same pattern has different meaning in different places.