How to spot a Bearish Harami
- Appears after a rally
- Candle 1 is a long green candle
- Candle 2 is small and its body sits inside candle 1's body
What the Bearish Harami tells you
Strong buying on the first candle is followed by a sudden pause. It warns that the rally is losing momentum, but it needs confirmation to become a reversal signal.
How traders use it
- Wait for a third candle to close below the harami
- Exit longs or look for shorts after confirmation
- Place the stop above the high of the pattern
Common mistakes
- Shorting immediately without confirmation
- Trading it in a range
- Ignoring the higher-timeframe trend
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Questions about the Bearish Harami
What does a bearish harami mean?
It means buying slowed sharply after a strong green candle. It is an early warning, not a confirmed reversal.
Which is stronger, bearish harami or bearish engulfing?
The bearish engulfing is usually stronger, because the sellers fully overpower the previous candle.
For education only, not financial advice. The chart is an illustration of the pattern, not real market data. No pattern works every time; always use a stop-loss.