Three Black Crows
Three consecutive long red candles, each opening within the previous body and closing near its low.
Clean view of the three black crows in isolation.
After the uptrend, the pattern appears and price reverses lower.
Self-confirming. Watch for oversold reversal bounces if entering late.
Bearish reversal at the top.
The psychology behind it
Sustained selling pressure over three days. Trend has flipped bearish.
Like every candlestick pattern, the Three Black Crows 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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