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Candlestick pattern

Bullish harami

Large bearish body followed by a small bullish body contained entirely within the first.

Example in context

After a heavy selling session, the next one swings in a small range and then breaks higher.

Prior contextHighlighted pattern · confirmation follows

Exact formation

Large bearish body followed by a small bullish body contained entirely within the first.

What is happening in the market

The selling amplitude contracts sharply; suggests pause, not confirmed buyer control.

Where it matters

After a recognizable fall, ideally in support.

How to confirm it

Break of the high of the inner candle and after the high of the mother candle.

When it is invalidated

Close below the low of the mother candle.

Common mistake

Treat the squeeze as a confirmed reversal before the price breaks out of the parent range.