Bullish engulfing
Candle Combos
One candle eats another
A green body fully swallows the prior red body after a decline. Yesterday's sellers are all underwater in one bar. It's the loudest one-bar reversal there is.
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What makes an engulfing signal strong?
- Any two opposite candles
- Clear prior trend + large swallowed body correct
- It appears at lunch
It's a reversal pattern: it needs a trend to reverse, and size = volume of the statement.
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