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This paper is aimed at a preliminary study that evidences the relationship among the stochastic indicator, the formation of candlestick patterns, and the change in the stock prices of high liquidity and volatility companies. We have revised the main concepts of technical analysis, more specifically the stochastic oscillator and automated trading platforms the candlestick patterns. The study population is the stocks negotiated in the Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo and the selected sample is the averaged 10 most traded ones in the 1998–2008 period. In order to test both strategies, we have considered the mean profit, mean loss, and efficiency one day following the buying signals….
