Bearish Marubozu
A long red candle with no wicks. Open is the high, close is the low. Pure selling pressure.
Clean view of the bearish marubozu in isolation.
After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.
Strong signal — continuation likely if mid-downtrend.
Bearish continuation (or strong reversal signal at clear resistance).
The psychology behind it
Sellers controlled the entire session. No buying interest at any price.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Bearish Marubozu 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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