Candle stick Patterns helps to overcome the short term trend and helps to know about the particular days price fluctuation .(Low and High)what price the stock is traded .
Candle stick patterns gives only the short term trend by studying a data of few days and it will be help full only for weekly or positional trading.
The important types of candle stick patterns are,
Engulfing pattern.
Piercing Pattern.
Doji..
Hammer / Hanging man.