Bullish · reversal · reliability: medium

Bullish Harami

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

[ Schematic ]

Clean view of the bullish harami in isolation.

[ In context · downtrend ]

After the downtrend, the pattern appears and price reverses higher.

What to do
BUY (with confirmation)
Confirmation

Required — wait for a higher close to confirm the reversal.

When it's most reliable

Bullish reversal — weaker than engulfing but signals a momentum stall.

The psychology behind it

Selling momentum stalled. The small inside candle shows bears can't push lower — pause before a possible reversal.

Like every candlestick pattern, the Bullish 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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