There is no specific answer to this question as it usually depends on the type of investor who is dealing in the candlestick pattern and thus may vary based on the person seeking an answer. For a trader whose main focus is on the obscure candlestick charts, it may be counted as over 50 while for the cautious investors who may trade on the widely available patterns will, for them, it can be around 25. However, as per the generally accepted range of candlestick patterns is concerned it is somewhere between 35 and 42.