Morning Star The Morning Star candlestick pattern is formed by three candles. Here’s how to identify the Morning Star candlestick pattern: The first candle must be bearish The third candle must be bullish The second candle must be small compared to the others, like a Doji or a Spinning Top The color of the second candle doesn’t matter Ideally, the body of the second candle shouldn’t overlap with the bodies of the other two candles It looks like this on your charts: