Bearish · reversal · reliability: medium

Bearish Harami

A large green candle followed by a small red candle whose body sits inside the previous candle's body.

[ Schematic ]

Clean view of the bearish harami in isolation.

[ In context · uptrend ]

After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.

What to do
SELL (with confirmation)
Confirmation

Required — bearish follow-through close needed.

When it's most reliable

Bearish reversal at the top of an uptrend.

The psychology behind it

Buying momentum stalled. Inside red bar warns the trend may be ending.

Like every candlestick pattern, the Bearish Harami 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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