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Candlesticks

Bearish Engulfing

A two-candle pattern where a large bearish candle fully engulfs the prior bullish candle. Candlestick patterns like this are a shorthand for shifting buyer/seller psychology within a single period, and traders rarely treat them as a signal in isolation.

Meaning

What Bearish Engulfing means

A two-candle pattern where a large bearish candle fully engulfs the prior bullish candle. Candlestick patterns like this are a shorthand for shifting buyer/seller psychology within a single period, and traders rarely treat them as a signal in isolation.

Trading context

Why it matters

It signals a strong shift in momentum from buyers to sellers. New traders benefit from internalizing this early, since it underpins much of the terminology and reasoning used throughout the rest of their trading education.

Example

How traders may see it

Often appears at the top of an uptrend as a reversal signal. It shows up in day-to-day trading through price charts, broker platform data, or news commentary, and recognizing it quickly can meaningfully shape decision-making in the moment.