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## About candlestick patterns

Candlestick patterns uniquely share a common `IReadOnlyList<CandleResult>` response type.

### `CandleResult`

| property    | type         | description |
| ----------- | ------------ | ----------- |
| `Timestamp` | *`DateTime`* | Date from evaluated `TBar` |
| `Price`     | *`decimal`*  | Price of the most relevant OHLC candle element when a signal is present |
| `Match`     | *`Match`*    | Indicates a [matching signal type](#match) for this candlestick pattern |
| `Candle`    | *`CandleProperties`* | Characteristics of the candle body and wicks |

#### `Match`

When a candlestick pattern is recognized, it produces a matching ***signal***.  In some cases, an intrinsic *confirmation* is also available after the ***signal***.  In cases where previous bars were used to identify a pattern, they are indicated as the ***basis*** for the ***signal***.  This `enum` can also be referenced as an `int` value.  Documentation for each [candlestick pattern](/indicators/candlestick-patterns.md) will indicate whether confirmation and/or ***basis*** information is produced.

| type                  |  int | description                         |
| --------------------- | ---: | ----------------------------------- |
| `Match.BullConfirmed` |  200 | Confirmation of a prior bull signal |
| `Match.BullSignal`    |  100 | Bullish signal                      |
| `Match.BullBasis`     |   10 | Bars supporting a bullish signal    |
| `Match.Neutral`       |    1 | Signal for non-directional patterns |
| `Match.None`          |    0 | No match                            |
| `Match.BearBasis`     |  -10 | Bars supporting a bearish signal    |
| `Match.BearSignal`    | -100 | Bearish signal                      |
| `Match.BearConfirmed` | -200 | Confirmation of a prior bear signal |

#### `CandleProperties`

The `CandleProperties` record class extends the basic `Bar` type with calculated properties.

| property       | type         | description            |
| -------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- |
| `Timestamp`    | *`DateTime`* | Close date             |
| `Open`         | *`decimal`*  | Open price             |
| `High`         | *`decimal`*  | High price             |
| `Low`          | *`decimal`*  | Low price              |
| `Close`        | *`decimal`*  | Close price            |
| `Volume`       | *`decimal`*  | Volume                 |
| `Size`         | *`decimal`*  | `High-Low`             |
| `Body`         | *`decimal`*  | `\|Open-Close\|`       |
| `UpperWick`    | *`decimal`*  | Upper wick size        |
| `LowerWick`    | *`decimal`*  | Lower wick size        |
| `BodyPct`      | *`double`*   | `Body/Size`            |
| `UpperWickPct` | *`double`*   | `UpperWick/Size`       |
| `LowerWickPct` | *`double`*   | `LowerWick/Size`       |
| `IsBullish`    | *`bool`*     | `Close>Open` direction |
| `IsBearish`    | *`bool`*     | `Close<Open` direction |