My experience with candlestick patterns has been a double edged sword. They work and they do not work just like every thing else when it comes to forex. I have found that morning star and evening star variations on the daily TF work well only for the next following candle. Anything after that tends to be less reliable in terms of continuing a reversal pattern. With that being said sometimes the candle following a morning star or evening star variation does not always move the way you anticipate it such that it's not a significant movement. You may only get a few pips out of it at most with a large push back against your position.
I use these patterns in tandem with "market structure." I look for wicks to reach into previous consolidation zones (with trend) or M/W pattern (if a reversal) wicks where I leave pending orders. Wicks tend to meet and retreat from my experience.
