Kicking

Kicking is an officially catalogued candlestick pattern in the TradingBase Candlestick Library.

Market bias classification: bullish or bearish depending on context. Pattern family: reversal.

Japanese ketaguri (kicking away); advanced reversal emphasizing gap-separated opposing marubozu conviction.

Alternative names: Kicker. Japanese name: けたぐり.

Historical note: Japanese candlestick analysis was popularized globally through modern technical literature; always validate geometry on your charting platform conventions (body vs wick inclusion).

Reliability is contextual. TradingBase does not publish fabricated historical win rates for Kicking. Treat qualitative classifiers (difficulty / relative score) as editorial guidance, not backtest proof.