Abandoned Baby Candlestick Pattern: Gap Rules Explained
Summary
Hollow Point Trading shares a historical UnitedHealth (UNH) IEX replay using completed five-minute bars to explain the abandoned baby candlestick pattern. It clarifies that the middle doji must gap beyond both neighboring candles' full ranges, including shadows—not just their bodies.
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An abandoned baby needs more than a doji whose body sits above the previous close. In this definition, the middle doji must be isolated from both neighboring candles by gaps between their full ranges, including shadows. Body separation alone is insufficient. This historical UnitedHealth IEX replay uses completed five minute bars from October eig...
