Bullish Candle Patterns
Bullish candle patterns help identify moments when buying pressure may be building after a decline or consolidation. These signals are derived from regular session candlestick structures and include both single- and multi-bar setups that reflect demand-driven reversals, breakout confirmation, or short-term exhaustion of selling. MarketAlpha tracks these formations at the current and previous closes, making them useful for spotting opportunities with early upward momentum or confirming support zones.
Bullish Engulfing
A large green candle fully engulfs the body of the preceding smaller red candle. Often occurs after a downtrend and suggests a possible reversal to the upside.
Best confirmed with volume and follow-through.
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Bullish Engulfing, Bullish Engulfing -1D
Bullish Harami
Signals potential bottom or trend hesitation. A small red candle forms within a larger preceding green candle.
Reflects a pause in selling and possible accumulation.
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Bullish Harami, Bullish Harami -1D
Bullish Morning Doji Star
A three-candle bullish reversal. Begins with a bearish candle, followed by a doji, then a large bullish candle closing well into the first candle’s body.
Often marks the transition from selling to buying momentum.
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Bullish Morning Doji Star, Bullish Morning Doji Star -1D
Hammer
A bullish signal after a decline. Features a small body and long lower wick, showing rejection of lower prices.
Suggests buyers stepped in after intraday weakness.
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Hammer, Hammer -1D
Long Lower Shadow
Indicates strong buying pressure. A long lower wick with a small body shows that sellers were overpowered by the close.
Can be an early signal of reversal from oversold conditions.
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Long Lower Shadow, Long Lower Shadow -1D
Piercing Line
A bullish reversal with a red candle followed by a green candle that opens below the prior low and closes above its midpoint.
Shows strong buying momentum reversing a prior downtrend.
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Piercing Line, Piercing Line -1D
Three Outside Up Pattern
A bullish pattern. A large green candle engulfs a preceding red candle, followed by another green candle closing higher.
Confirms buying strength and short-term trend reversal.
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Three Outside Up Pattern, Three Outside Up Pattern -1D
White Marubozu
A long green candle with no wicks. Opens at low and closes at high.
Indicates uninterrupted buying interest throughout the session.
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White Marubozu, White Marubozu -1D
White Opening Marubozu
Opens at the low with no lower wick and moves sharply higher. Signals aggressive buying at open.
May signal continuation of bullish momentum.
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White Opening Marubozu, White Opening Marubozu -1D
Three Inside Up Pattern
A bullish continuation. A small green candle forms within a prior red candle, followed by another green candle closing above both.
Used to confirm continuation after brief consolidation.
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Three Inside Up Pattern, Three Inside Up Pattern -1D
Three White Soldiers
A powerful bullish trend pattern of three long green candles with consecutive higher closes.
Strong evidence of sustained buying strength.
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Three White Soldiers, Three White Soldiers -1D