Bearish Engulfing
A red candle whose body covers the prior green body. Sellers took back the whole previous session.
Bearish
Reversal
2 candles
What it means
A red candle whose body covers the prior green body. Sellers took back the whole previous session.
How it's detected
- The first candle closes above its open.
- The second candle opens above both the first open and the first close.
- The second candle closes below the first open, so its body covers the first body. Wicks are ignored.
Recent matches
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Reversal
1 candle
Price rallied and failed, closing back at the low. The long upper wick shows sellers rejected the high.
Bearish Hammer
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Reversal
1 candle
A single red hammer: a small body at the high and a long lower wick. This check is the candle shape only.
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Bearish
Reversal
1 candle
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