Kicker Pattern

A powerful two-candle reversal pattern in Japanese candlestick analysis where the second candle opens with a gap in the opposite direction from the prior candle and continues strongly in that new direction. A bullish kicker occurs when a bearish candle is followed by a gap-up open that holds and closes higher, and vice versa for a bearish kicker. Candlestick practitioners consider it one of the most reliable reversal signals because it reflects a sudden and dramatic shift in market sentiment.