THE PROFITABILITY OF BULLISH REVERSAL CANDLESTICK PATTERNS –A STUDY ON SELECT INDIAN NIFTY50 INDEX STOCKS

Candlestick Technical analysis also is known as Japanese Candlestick charting oldest for of financial market analysis originated in japan 300 years ago. Last 50 years, this technique attracted considerable importance in the west at the application level. This study tested the predictability of various bullish reversal candlestick patterns in combination with stop loss strategy on 17 stocks of India's leading stock market benchmark index NIFTY 50 for the period of 16 years from 2000 to 2015. Back testing methodology applied to identify the top 10 candlestick patterns based on the frequency of occurrence during the study period. The profitability is analyzed using Sharpe and Sortino ratios on the back tested results for the 10-day holding period returns for the top 4 most occurring candlestick patterns on a stock-specific basis. The results of the study show that Harami and strong-line candlestick patterns are highly profitable.