Candlesticks, Bamboo Sticks

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Originally uploaded by iiiink.

Currency trading using candlestick charts is similar to observing a bamboo thicket.
But without the serenity. A 30-minute candlestick chart sometimes gives a pattern like the picture. When it does, the market is consolidating quietly. But when the momentum shifts, one must act accordingly. King Kong may have entered your quiet grove.