Bearish Engulfing
Bearish Abandoned Baby | Bearish Engulfing | Bearish Kicking | Bullish Abandoned Baby | Bullish Engulfing | Bullish Kicking | Dark Cloud Cover | Evening Doji Star | Evening Star | Falling Three Methods | Identical Three Crows | Morning Doji Star | Morning Star | Rising Three Methods | Three Black Crows | Three Inside Down | Three Inside Up | Three Outside Down | Three Outside Up | Three White Soldiers |
Reliability: moderate
Identification
A white day is then completely “engulfed†by a
large black day which gaps above the white day's high and
closes below its low.
Psychology
In an uptrend or within a bounce of a downtrend,
the gap up may be the blow out that causes the shorts to
throw in the towel and cover. Meanwhile the smart money is
selling and getting short and the selling activity is so
intense, the stock closes below the previous day's low. The
bullish Engulfing pattern is very common…literally dozens
occur every day and many are just incidental. Watch volume
for confirmation.
The bearish Engulfing is similar to the bearish Dark
Cloud Cover and could be the beginning of the Three
Outside Down.