The evening star and evening doji star are both bearish three-candle reversal patterns at uptrend tops; the only difference is that the doji version has a doji as the middle candle. While the standard evening star features a small real body for its second candlestick, the evening doji star incorporates a doji in that position, and the presence of a doji elevates the significance of this particular pattern.
The Evening Doji Star has a Doji, indicating market indecision, while the Evening Star has a small-bodied candle reflecting a gradual shift in momentum.
The doji variant signals sharper indecision because open and close are nearly identical.