Definitions
In plain terms
Its small body indicates little net open-to-close displacement even when the total range is large.
Technical
A detector must define the body metric, reference scale, threshold, equality, bar readiness, and zero-range policy.
Scope
Doji is not one universal numeric threshold and is not automatically a reversal.
Examples
- A governed lesson uses Doji only with declared inputs, timing, parameters, and edge-case behavior.
Common misconceptions
- Doji is not one universal numeric threshold and is not automatically a reversal.
Concept relationships
Prerequisites
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- TA-Lib Global Candle Settings TA-Lib · first party technical publication
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: TA-Lib defaults are library conventions and do not establish universal definitions for small or large candle bodies.
- Reviewed by
- fintech-builder-batch-006
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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