what is a long legged doji candle 
the long legged doji is a type of candlestick pattern that signals to traders a point of indecision about the future direction of a security s price this doji has long upper and lower shadows and roughly the same opening and closing prices in addition to signaling indecision the long legged doji can also indicate the beginning of a consolidation period where price action may soon break out to form a new trend these doji can be a sign that sentiment is changing and that a trend reversal is on the horizon 