# Doji on heavy volume — NSE scan

> An indecision candle on above-average volume while the trend still holds.

Canonical: https://patternsradar.com/screener/doji-indecision

```sift
where pattern is doji
  and close > sma(50)
  and rel_volume > 1.2
```

A doji is a session that opened and closed at essentially the same price — a standoff. On light volume that is simply a quiet day; on heavy volume it means a large number of people disagreed about the price and neither side won, which is what makes it worth flagging.

Category: [Patterns](https://patternsradar.com/scans/candlestick-patterns.md). Default universe: top 500 NSE stocks by 20-day turnover.

Guides: [Candlestick patterns need context](https://patternsradar.com/blog/candlestick-pattern-screener-nse.md).

The rendered page runs this scan against the latest session and can replay it across the last 250 sessions to measure its hit rate: https://patternsradar.com/screener/doji-indecision.