happy to enlighten ... candlestick charts display the emotion in the mkt place in a very easy to see graphic display ... the mkt place is a very emotional entity ... the gravestone doji is reversal pattern depicting a change in recent trend ... A "gravestone doji," as the name implies, is probably the most ominous candle of all. On that day, prices rallied, but could not stand the "altitude" they achieved. By the end of the day they came back and closed at the same level. Here's an example of a gravestone doji: images.investorshub.advfn.com/images/uploads/2010/10/25/wgbjr10-20-8.jpg http://web.streetauthority.com/terms/doji.asp