Bearish · reversal · reliability: medium

Three Inside Down

A bearish harami followed by a third red candle closing below the first candle's open.

[ Schematic ]

Clean view of the three inside down in isolation.

[ In context · uptrend ]

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

What to do
SELL
Confirmation

Self-confirming.

When it's most reliable

Bearish reversal at the top.

The psychology behind it

Stall + confirmation. The third candle seals the reversal.

Like every candlestick pattern, the Three Inside Down 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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