https://www.candlesticker.com/BearishPatterns.aspx?lang=en BEARISH HANGING MAN: The pattern occurs at the top of a trend or during an uptrend. The name Hanging Man comes from the fact that the candlestick looks somewhat like a hanging man. It is a single candlestick pattern that has a long lower shadow and and a small body at or very near the top of its daily trading range. more...
BEARISH BELT HOLD: Bearish Belt Hold is a single candlestick pattern, basically, a Black Opening
Marubozu that occurs in an uptrend. It opens on the high of the day, and then prices begin to fall during the day against the overall trend of the market, which eventually stops with a close near the low, leaving a small shadow at the bottom of the candle. If longer bodies characterize the Belt Hold, then the resist ance they offer against the trend will be even much stronger. more... stronger. more...
BEARISH ENGULFING: This pattern is characterized by a large black body engulfing a preceding smaller
white body, which appears during an uptrend. The black body does not necessarily engulf the shadows of the white body but totally engulfs the body itself. This is an important top reversal signal. more...
BEARISH HARAMI: This pattern consists of a white body and a small black body that is completely inside
the range of the white body. If an outline is drawn for the pattern, it looks like a pregnant woman. This is not a coincidence. “Harami” is an old Japanese word for “pregnant”. more...
BEARISH HARAMI CROSS: This is a major bearish reversal pattern, which is even more significant than a
regular Bearish Harami. The outline again looks like a pregnant woman, as with the Bearish Harami Pattern. However, now the baby is a Doji. Basically, the pattern is characterized b y a white body followed by a Doji that is completely inside the range of the prior white body. more...
BEARISH SHOOTING STAR: This pattern consists of a white body followed by an Inverted Hammer that is
characterized by a long upper shadow and a small body. It is similar in shape to the Bullish Inverted Hammer pattern but unlike it, the Shooting Star appears appears in an uptrend and signals a bearish reversal. more...
BEARISH DARK CLOUD COVER: This is a top reversal pattern with two candlesticks. A white candlestick
appears on the first day while an uptrend is in progress. The second day opens at a new high, with a gap up and closes more than halfway into the prior white body, leading to the formation of a strong black candlestick. more...
BEARISH DOJI STAR: This pattern appears in an uptrend and warns that the trend will change. It consists of
a white candlestick and a Doji with a gap up at the opening. If the Doji is in the form of an Umbrella the pattern is called “Bearish Dragonfly Doji”. In case of an Inverted Umbrella it is called “Bearish Gravestone Doji”. more...
BEARISH MEETING LINE: This pattern occurs during an uptrend. The first day’s white candle stick is
followed by a black candlestick that opens sharply higher and closes at the same level as the prior session’s close. It is similar to the Dark Cloud Cover pattern. However, the amount the second day drops is different. more...
BEARISH DESCENDING HAWK: This pattern is a small white body contained by a prior relatively long
white body. It resembles the Harami pattern, except that both bodies are white. more...
BEARISH MATCHING HIGH: This pattern occurs when two white days appear with equal closes in an
uptrend. It indicates a top has been reached, even though the new high was tested and there was no follow through, which is indicative of a good resistance price. more...
BEARISH KICKING: This pattern consists firstly of a white Marubozu and then a black Marubozu. After the
white Marubozu, the market opens below the prior session’s opening, forming a gap between the two lines. more...
BEARISH ONE BLACK CROW: This pattern appears in an uptr end and consists of a white candlestick and a
black candlestick in which the black candlestick opens below the preceding day’s close and closes below its open. The pattern looks similar to the Bearish Harami pattern. The only difference is that the second day closes lower, which stops the engulfing of the black body by the preceding white body. more...
BEARISH EVENING STAR: This is a three-candlestick pattern signaling a major top reversal. It is composed
of a white candlestick followed by a short candlestick, which characteristically gaps up to form a star. Then we have a third black candlestick whose closing is well into the first session’s white body. This is a meaningful top pattern. more...
BEARISH EVENING DOJI STAR: This is a three-candlestick pattern signaling a major top reversal. It is
composed of a white candlestick followed by a Doji, which characteristically gaps up to form a Doji Star. Then, we have a third black candlestick whose closing is well into the first session’s white real body. This is a meaningful top pattern. more...
BEARISH ABANDONED BABY: This is a three-candlestick pattern signaling a major top reversal. It is
exactly the same as the Bearish Evening Doji Star with one important difference. The shadows on the Doji must also gap above the shadows of the first and third days. Its name comes from the second day of the pattern, which floats out on the chart by itself like an abandoned baby of the first and third days. more...
BEARISH TRI STAR: The pattern is a sequence of three Doji. The occurrence of this pattern is extremely
rare, so when it occurs it should not be ignored. more...
BEARISH UPSIDE GAP TWO CROWS: This is a three-candlestick bearish reversal pattern. The gap
between the black body of the second day and the white body of the first day represents the upside gap. The second and third black days represent the two black crows. more...
BEARISH UNIQUE THREE MOUNTAIN TOP: This is a three-candlestick pattern that somewhat looks like
the Bearish Evening Star. It appears in an uptrend. The first day’s white candlestick engulfs the following small white body, which characteristically has a long upper shadow. The pattern is completed by a small black body, which closes above the close of the second day. more...
BEARISH THREE BLACK CROWS: This pattern indicates a strong reversal in the market. It is
characterized by three normal or long candlesticks decrementing downwards. The opening of each day is slightly higher than previous close and prices progressively close at lower levels. This staircase like behavior signals the reversal of the trend. more...
BEARISH ADVANCE BLOCK: This pattern consists of three consecutive white candlesticks with
consecutively higher closes in an uptrend. more...
BEARISH DELIBERATION BLOCK: This pattern consists of three consecutive white candlesticks with
consecutively higher closes in an uptrend. more...
BEARISH TWO CROWS: This pattern is a made up of three candlesticks. The black candlesticks of the
second and third day represent the two crows that perched on the fir st white candlestick. more...
BEARISH THREE INSIDE DOWN: This is a confirmed Bearish Harami pattern. The first two lines are
exactly the same as the Bearish Harami, and the third day represents bearish confirmation. more...
BEARISH THREE OUTSIDE DOWN: This is a confirmed Bearish Engulfing pattern. The first two lines are
exactly the same as the Bearish Engulfing pattern and the third day represents its confirmation. more...
BEARISH SQUEEZE ALERT: This is a three-day bearish reversal pattern. It was developed because of the
frequent event where prices can break to the downside following this pattern, especially if the pattern is preceded by a strong upside move. more...
BEARISH THREE GAP UPS: This is a four day bearish reversal pattern. It consists of three consecutive days
each gapping higher on the open. After Three Gap Ups the market becomes extremely overbought and ready for the reversal of the current uptrend. more...
BEARISH BREAKAWAY: This four candlestick pattern starts with a strong white candlestick. The next three
days after the upside gap set consecutively higher prices. However, the last day completely erases the limited price gains of up days and closes inside the gap between the first and second days. This suggests a short term reversal. more...
BEARISH LADDER TOP: This is a five candlestick pattern that starts with three strong white candlesticks.
The uptrend continues with the fourth higher close. The next day gaps lower and closes much lower than the previous day or two. This may imply a bearish reversal. more...
BEARISH AFTER TOP GAP DOWN: This is a five candlestick pattern that starts with three white
candlesticks. The market signals a top reversal with the change in the color at the fourth candlestick. The next day gaps lower and makes a strong downward move, confirming the reversal. more...
BEARISH STOP LOSS: This is not a standard candlestick pattern. It is simply the stop loss compliment of all
the confirmed bullish patterns. The conditions for the activation of the Bearish stop loss are two consecutive lows or a close below the stop loss level of a recently confirmed bullish pattern. more...
BULLISH HAMMER: This pattern occurs at the bottom of a trend or during a downtrend and it is called a
Hammer since it is hammering out of a bottom. It is a single candlestick pattern that has a long lower shadow and a small body at or very near the top of its daily trading range. more...
BULLISH BELT HOLD: Bullish Belt Hold is a single candlestick pattern, basically, a White Opening
Marubozu that occurs in a downtrend. It opens on the low of the day, and then a rally begins during the day against the overall trend of the market, which eventually stops with a close near the high, leaving a small shadow on top of the candle. If longer bodies characterize the Belt Hold, then the resistance they offer against the trend will be even much stronger. more...
BULLISH ENGULFING: This pattern is characterized by a large white body engulfing a preceding smaller
black body, which appears during a downtrend. The white body does not necessarily engulf the shadows of the black body but totally engulfs the body itself. This is an important bottom reversal signal. more...
BULLISH HARAMI: This pattern consists of a black body and a small white body that is completely inside
the range of the black body. If an outline is drawn for the pattern, it looks like a pregnant woman. This is not a coincidence. “Harami” is an old Japanese word for “pregnant”. more...
BULLISH HARAMI CROSS: This is a major bullish reversal pattern, which is even more significant than a
regular Bullish Harami. The outline again looks like a pregnant woman, as with the Bullish Harami Pattern. However, now the baby is a Doji. Basically, the pattern is characterized by a black body followed by a Doji that is completely inside the range of the prior black body. more...
BULLISH INVERTED HAMMER: This pattern consists of a black body followed by an Inverted Hammer
that is characterized by a long upper shadow and a small body. It is similar in shape to the Bearish Shooting Star but unlike the Shooting Star, the Inverted Hammer appears in a downtrend and signals a bullish reversal. more...
BULLISH PIERCING LINE: This is a bottom reversal pattern with two candlesticks. A black candlestick
appears on the first day while a downtrend is in progress. The second day opens at a new low, with a gap down and closes more than halfway into the prior black body, leading to the formation of a strong white candlestick. more...
BULLISH DOJI STAR: This pattern appears in a downtrend and warns that the trend will change. It consists
of a black candlestick and a Doji with a downward gap at the opening. When the Doji is in the form of an Umbrella the pattern is called “Bullish Dragonfly Doji”, and in case of an Inverted Umbrella it is called “Bullish Gravestone Doji”. Here, all these patterns are subsumed, under the name: “Bullish Doji Star”, regardless of the shape of the Doji. more...
BULLISH MEETING LINE: This pattern occurs during a downtrend. The first day’s black candlestick is
followed by a white candlestick that opens sharply lower and closes at the same level as the prior session’s close. It is similar to the Piercing Line pattern. However, the amount the second day rebounds is different. more...
BULLISH HOMING PIGEON: This pattern is a small black body contained by a prior relatively long black
body. It resembles the Harami pattern, except that both bodies are black. more...
BULLISH MATCHING LOW: This pattern occurs when two black days appear with equal closes in a
downtrend. Matching Low indicates a bottom has been made, even though the new low was tested and there was no follow through, which is indicative of a good support price. more...
BULLISH KICKING: This pattern consists firstly of a black Marubozu and then a white Marubozu. After the
black Marubozu, the market opens above the prior session’s opening, forming a gap between the two candlesticks. more...
BULLISH ONE WHITE SOLDIER: This pattern appears in a downtrend and consists of a black candlestick
and a white candlestick in which the white candlestick opens above the preceding day’s close and closes above its open. The pattern looks similar to the Bullish Harami pattern. The only difference is that the second day closes higher, which stops the engulfing of the white body by the preceding black body. more...
BULLISH MORNING STAR: This is a three-candlestick pattern signaling a major bottom reversal. It is
composed of a black candlestick followed by a short candlestick, which characteristically gaps down to form a Star. Then we have a third white candlestick whose closing is well into the first session’s black body. This is a meaningful bottom pattern. more...
BULLISH MORNING DOJI STAR: This is a three candlestick pattern signaling a major bottom reversal. It is
composed of a black candlestick followed by a Doji, which characteristically gaps down to form a Doji Star. Then, we have a third white candlestick whose closing is well into the first session’s black real body. This is a distinctive bottom pattern. more...
BULLISH ABANDONED BABY: This is a three candlestick pattern signaling a major bottom reversal. It is
exactly the same as the Bullish Morning Doji Star with one important difference. The shadows on the Doji must also gap below the shadows of the first and third days. Its name comes from the second day of the pattern, which floats out on the chart by itself like an abandoned baby of the first and third days. more...
BULLISH TRI STAR: This pattern is a sequence of three Doji. The occurrence of this pattern is extremely
rare, so when it occurs it should not be ignored. more...
BULLISH DOWNSIDE GAP TWO RABBITS: This is a three-candlestick bullish reversal pattern. The gap
between the white body of the second day and the black body of the first day represents the downside g ap. The white candlesticks of the second and third day represent the rabbits ready to jump out of their burrow. more...
BULLISH UNIQUE THREE RIVER BOTTOM: This is a three-candlestick pattern that so mewhat looks like
the Bullish Morning Star. It appears in a downtrend. The first day’s black candlestick engulfs the following small black body, which characteristically has a long lower shadow. The pattern is completed by a small white body, which closes below the close of the second day. more...
BULLISH THREE WHITE SOLDIERS: This pattern indicates a strong reversal in the market. It is
characterized by three normal or long candlesticks incrementing upwards. The opening of each day is slightly lower than previous close and prices progressively close at higher levels. This staircase like behavior signals the reversal of the trend. more...
BULLISH DESCENT BLOCK: This pattern consists of three consecutive black candlesticks with
consecutively lower closes in a downtrend. It is the compliment of the Bearish Advanced Block Pattern. more...
BULLISH DELIBERATION BLOCK: This pattern consists of three consecutive black candlesticks with
consecutively lower closes in a downtrend. It is the compliment of the Bearish Deliberation Block Pattern. more...
BULLISH TWO RABBITS: This pattern is a made up of three candlesticks. The white candlesticks of the
second and third day represent the rabbits ready to jump out of their burrow. The Two Rabbits pattern is the bullish equivalent of the Bearish Two Crows pattern. more...
BULLISH THREE INSIDE UP: This is a confirmed Bullish Harami pattern. The first two candlesticks are
exactly the same as the Bullish Harami, and the third day represents bullish confirmation. more...
BULLISH THREE OUTSIDE UP: This is a confirmed Bullish Engulfing pattern. The first two candlesticks
are exactly the same as the Bullish Engulfing pattern and the third day represents its confirmation. more...
BULLISH THREE STARS IN THE SOUTH: This pattern consists of three consecutive black candlesticks
which have consecutively lower closes and higher lows in a slowly deteriorating downtrend. more...
BULLISH STICK SANDWICH: This pattern has two black bodies with a white body between them. That is
why it looks like a sandwich. The closing of both black candlesticks at the s ame level shows that a support pr ice has been established. more...
BULLISH SQUEEZE ALERT: This is a three-day bullish reversal pattern. It was developed because of the
frequent event where prices can break to the upside following this pattern, especially if the pattern is preceded by a strong downside move. more...
BULLISH THREE GAP DOWNS: This is a four day bullish reversal pattern. It consists of three consecutive
days each gapping lower on the open. After Three Gap Downs the market becomes extremely oversold and ready for the reversal of the current downtrend. more...
BULLISH CONCEALING BABY SWALLOW: This is a pattern formed by four black candlesticks. After
two falling Black Marubozu days, a short down day engulfed by a fourth black day shows that the downtrend has eroded significantly, despite the final close is at a new low. more...
BULLISH BREAKAWAY: This five candlestick pattern starts with a strong black candlestick. The next three
days after the downside gap set consecutively lower prices. However, the last day completely erases the limited losses of down days and closes inside the gap between the first and second days. This suggests a short term reversal. more...
BULLISH LADDER BOTTOM: This is a five candlestick pattern that starts with three strong black
candlesticks. The downtrend continues with the fourth lower close. The next day gaps higher and closes much higher than the previous day or two. This may i mply a bullish reversal. more...
BULLISH AFTER BOTTOM GAP UP: This is a five candlestick pattern that starts with three black
candlesticks. The market signals a bottom reversal with the change in the color at the fourth candlestick. The next day gaps higher and makes a strong upward move, confirming the reversal. more...
BULLISH STOP LOSS: This is not a standard candlestick pattern. It is simply the stop loss compliment of all
the confirmed bearish patterns. The conditions for the activation of the Bullish stop loss are two consecutive highs or a close above the stop loss level of a recently confirmed bearish pattern. more...
