A small body refers to the distance between the open and the close, as displayed on a candlestick chart. A doji occurs when the open and close are nearly the same price. <A HREF="http://stockcharts.com/education/ChartAnalysis/candlesticks.html" target="_blank">http://stockcharts.com/education/ChartAnalysis/candlesticks.html</A> <A HREF="http://stockcharts.com/education/ChartAnalysis/candlesticks2.html" target="_blank">http://stockcharts.com/education/ChartAnalysis/candlesticks2.html</A>