Marubozu

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

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

Japanese 'bald head' candle; traders use it to mark conviction and institutional displacement.

Alternative names: Bald Candle, Shaven Head. Japanese name: 丸坊主.

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 Marubozu. Treat qualitative classifiers (difficulty / relative score) as editorial guidance, not backtest proof.