Candlestick charts are very important for a currency trader. There are many candlestick patterns that tell you what the market is thinking at a particular point of time. These patterns can be divided into trend continuation patterns that tell that the trend will continue in the original direction and trend reversal patterns that tell that the trend is about to reverse itself. You need to master both these candlestick patterns. Watch this 1 hour video tutorial that shows how to understand the market direction using candlestick patterns.