shooting star

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Every now and then, a shooting star blazes over occupants’ heads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That weakness coincided with a bearish shooting star on Dec. 22 at the very round $500 number which was also a double top with the Dec. 18, 2024, session.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“A prominent shooting star candle has formed on the USD/JPY daily chart around a resistance cluster,” the senior market analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A lower high formed on Wednesday with a shooting star candlestick pattern, followed by a bearish daily close beneath trend support on Thursday, says the senior market analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It moved slowly, a shooting star that didn’t want to die.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin