Bearish Engulfing
A small green candle completely engulfed by the next, larger red candle. Bears take over.
Clean view of the bearish engulfing in isolation.
After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.
Strong on its own.
Bearish reversal at the top of an uptrend.
The psychology behind it
Buyers thought they had control on day 1. Day 2 sellers completely overwhelmed them.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Bearish Engulfing 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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