Tasuki

The bearish tasuki pattern has a second day white candle that has opened within the body of the first day black candle's body. The white candle then closes slightly above the black candle's low. Either candle can have varying body sizes as long as the range of both candles are of similar size. This pattern is found in down trends and is viewed as a period of profit taking. This is a bearish signal. (see bearish candlesticks)

Downside Gap Tasuki pattern has a second day white candle that closes an overnight gap from a black candle. This provides a very short term opportunity to buy to fill the gap, however, it has no other significance. It is typical for the down trend to continue after this pattern occurs. (see bearish candlesticks)

The bullish tasuki candlestick comprises of "a long black candlestick that opens within the range of the previous day's long white body, and closes marginally below the previous day's low". (Candlesticks do not have to have long bodies if the two days ranges are about the same size). The second day of the formation, the candle opens lower than the previous close. (This black candle occurs in an otherwise uptrending market). This move can be interpreted as profit taking. At this point, the profit taking during an uptrend where the bullish tasuki occurs (see bullish candlesticks)

The upside gap tasuki is "a second day black candle that closes an overnight gap opened on the preious day by a white candle." (see bullish candlesticks)