How to recognize it
- A long body with no shadows, or very small ones.
- Bullish marubozu: opens at the low and closes at the high.
- Bearish marubozu: opens at the high and closes at the low.
What it suggests
One side controlled the entire session, from the first trade to the last. A bullish marubozu shows persistent buying; a bearish one shows persistent selling.
Where it matters
When price breaks out of a range, a marubozu shows conviction behind the move. After a long trend, an unusually large marubozu can also be a sign of exhaustion, so compare its size with recent candles.
Variants
Educational content only. Candlestick patterns describe past price action. They do not predict future prices, and they are not trading signals or investment advice. Prices in the diagrams are illustrative.