what is a gravestone doji candle 
a gravestone doji candle is a pattern that technical stock traders use as a signal that a stock price may soon undergo a bearish reversal this pattern forms when the open low and closing prices of an asset are close to each other and have a long upper shadow the shadow in a candlestick chart is the thin part showing the price action for the day as it differs from high to low prices while traders will frequently use this doji as a signal to enter a short position or exit a long position most traders will review other indicators before taking action on a trade 