How to spot a Bullish Harami
- Appears after a decline
- Candle 1 is a long red candle
- Candle 2 is small and its body sits inside candle 1's body
What the Bullish Harami tells you
The long red candle shows strong selling, but the small candle after it shows that selling suddenly stalled. It is a sign of slowing momentum rather than a strong reversal on its own.
How traders use it
- Wait for a third candle to close above the harami
- Enter after that confirmation
- Place the stop below the low of the pattern
Common mistakes
- Treating it as strong as an engulfing pattern
- Entering without confirmation
- Ignoring the trend and nearby levels
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Questions about the Bullish Harami
Is a bullish harami a strong signal?
It is a weaker signal than a bullish engulfing. It shows selling slowing down, and it needs confirmation from the next candle.
What is the difference between harami and engulfing?
They are opposites. In an engulfing, the second body covers the first. In a harami, the second body sits inside the first.
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.