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Bearish Candlesticks Archive
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Bearish Black Opening Marubozu
BEARISH BLACK OPENING MARUBOZU (BBOM) a bearish day that should concern the bulls Characteristics: 1. A Black Opening Marubozu has a lower shadow; 2. The day opens and prices go below the opening price. The prices continue to go down all day thus forming the long black body; and 3. The closing price is lower [...] -
Bearish Black Closing Marubozu
BEARISH BLACK CLOSING MARUBOZU (BBCM) has an upper but no lower shadow Characteristics: 1. A BCM has an upper shadow; 2. When the day opens, the prices move up (creating the upper shadow) but the prices then move down all day long, creating the long black body; and 3. The day closes at the low [...] -
Bearish Black Marubozu
BEARISH BLACK MARUBOZU (BBM) no upper and lower shadow Characteristics: 1. A Black Marubozu has a long black body with no upper or lower shadow; 2. It shows that prices move down all day; 3. The absence of a lower shadow shows that the day closes at its lowest level. Brief Explanation: A Black Marubozu [...] -
Bearish Long Black Candlestick
BEARISH LONG BLACK CANDLESTICK (BLBC) signals strong selling pressure in the market Characteristics: 1. We have a relatively long black body; and 2. The sizes of the upper and lower shadows are not important Brief Explanation: LBCs indicate strong selling pressure. A longer black stick shows that the close is further below the opening price. [...] -
Bearish Three Line Strike Pattern
BEARISH THREE LINE STRIKE PATTERN (BTLSP) a merry go-round type of pattern Characteristics: 1. Market is on a downtrend; 2. There are 3 long black sticks with consecutive lower closes; and 3. Day 4 has a white stick opening at a lower level and closing above the open of Day 1’s pattern. Brief Explanation: The [...] -
Bearish Thrusting Pattern
BEARISH THRUSTING PATTERN (BTP) a rally failure in a market that is down Characteristics: 1. Market is on a downtrend; 2. Day 1 has a black candlestick; 3. We then see a white stick that opens significantly below the low of Day 1; and 4. The Day 2 stick closes well into Day 1’s black [...] -
Bearish Separating Lines Pattern
BEARISH SEPARATING LINES PATTERN (BSLP) a concern for shorts during a downtrend Characteristics: 1. The market is on a downtrend; 2. Day 1 has a long white candlestick; 3. Day 2 has black body which has the same opening price with Day 1 (or very close to it); and 4. Day 2’s stick is a [...] -
Bearish Side By Side White Lines Pattern
BEARISH SIDE BY SIDE WHITE LINES PATTERN (BSBSWLP) black stick, then two “identical” whites Characteristics: 1. There is a downtrend market; 2. Day 1 has a black candlestick; and 3. Gapping down on Day 2 and Day 3 are white candlesticks of almost the same size. The opening prices of these days are almost the [...] -
Bearish Downside Taskuki Gap Pattern
BEARISH DOWNSIDE TASUKI GAP PATTERN (BDTGP) temporary break but no reversal Characteristics: 1. The market is on a downtrend; 2. There are two long black sticks with a gap between them in Day 1 and Day 2; 3. On Day 3, the white stick opens within the body of Day 2. Brief Explanation: The Bearish [...] -
Bearish Downside Gap Three Methods
BEARISH DOWNSIDE GAP THREE METHODS PATTERN (BDGTMP) appears when the market strongly goes downward Characteristics: 1. Market is on a downtrend; 2. There are two long black sticks with a gap between them in Days 1 and 2; 3. Day 3 has a white stick distinguished with an opening within Day 2’s body; and 4. [...]