Bearish · reversal · reliability: medium

Dark Cloud Cover

A long green candle followed by a red candle that opens ABOVE the prior high and closes more than halfway down the green body.

[ Schematic ]

Clean view of the dark cloud cover in isolation.

[ In context · uptrend ]

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

What to do
SELL (with confirmation)
Confirmation

Bearish close below the dark cloud's low.

When it's most reliable

Bearish reversal — weaker than full bearish engulfing.

The psychology behind it

Bulls gapped up confidently — bears slammed the door and reversed price into the previous body.

Like every candlestick pattern, the Dark Cloud Cover 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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