Bullish Or Bearish Engulfing Candlestick Patterns Can Be Highly Profitable Buy Or Sell Signals!
March 2nd, 2010 at 10:36There are three types of candlestick patterns. One stick,two stick and three stick. Single or one stick patterns are simple and easy to spot. Two stick and three stick patterns do not appear frequently but if they do and are spotted correctly, they can be highly profitable. Engulfing candlestick patterns can be bullish as well as bearish and if spotted correctly can be highly profitable trading signals. Engulfing candlestick patterns heralds the reversal of a trend and can be considered to be important trend reversal patterns.
Double candlestick patterns are more complex than single candlestick patterns. You have to wait for two days for the pattern to shape up. It happens most of the time that you spot a double candlestick pattern developing on the first day but when you follow it the next day, you get disappointed as the pattern fizzles out.
There are trend continuation patterns and trend reversal patterns. An Engulfing Candlestick Pattern is a very important trading signal about the reversal of a trend. Two stick patterns are rare! However, it doesn’t mean that these two stick candlestick patterns do not form at all. They do! But don’t frequently. So if are able to spot a two stick pattern correctly, you can make a highly profitable trade.
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A Bullish Engulfing Candlestick Pattern has a candle on the second day that completely covers the first day bullish candle. The open on the second day candle is lower than the open on the first day.
Remember, a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern has to appear in a downtrend to be meaningful. But when this appears, it means that bulls will soon take control of the market and overcome the bears. What this means is that bears are still in control of the market. When the bulls get into action, so much buying takes place that opena and high of the previous day both are surpassed.
On the other hand, in case of the bearish engulfing pattern on the first day, the bulls are in control of the market. However, on the second day or the signal day, the bears have had enough. Sellers or short sellers think that the price has gone too high and it is the time to take profit and exit. They start selling in large numbers.
The second day bearish candle covers the first day bullish candle meaning that bears have taken hold of the market and uptrend is reversing itself. A massive chain reaction starts in the market. Everyone wants to sell and sell quick.
When trading a bullish engulfing pattern place the sell stop on the low of the setup day or the first day to be on the safe side. And when trading a bearish engulfing pattern, place your stops at the open of the second day. This is a good place to place your stops.
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