Bearish · reversal · reliability: medium
Bearish Belt Hold
A long red candle that opens at the day's HIGH (no upper wick) after an uptrend.
[ Schematic ]
Clean view of the bearish belt hold in isolation.
[ In context · uptrend ]
After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.
What to do
SELL (with confirmation)
Confirmation
Bearish follow-through.
When it's most reliable
Bearish reversal at the top.
The psychology behind it
Bulls tried to gap up; sellers slammed it from the open all day with no upper test.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Bearish Belt Hold is a probabilistic signal — not a guarantee. The strongest setups appear at clear support / resistance levels, with a directional bias from higher timeframes, and ideally with volume confirmation. Always combine candlestick reads with structure and trend context.
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