First, there must be three candles in a row—easy, right? Not so fast! Second, the middle candle must be the opposite color of the candles on either side of it. As you might have guessed, a bearish sandwich will run green-red-green and a bullish sandwich will run red-green-red. Third, the candles on each side will have larger trading ranges, making them longer than the candle in the middle. Fourth, the middle candle will be shorter, so that it is engulfed by the candles on each side of it. Finally, the bullish Stick Sandwich must occur during a downtrend while the bearish Stick Sandwich must occur during an uptrend.