CRM is short for Candlestick Recognition Master, and is a technical study that plots both bullish and
bearish candlestick patterns on the chart.
The Candlestick Recognition Master indicator is a technical study that plots bullish /
bearish candlestick patterns on the activity chart, thus removing the worry of having to spot such patterns by the trader.
Resistance, like price, is a leading indicator, so that's a great place to start when trading
bearish candlestick patterns.
Once you've established a good resistance level, you can look for
bearish candlesticks patterns, like the shooting star, forming at or near the level.
Instead, I focus my attention on the simple price action, especially key levels, rather than trying to interpret every bullish or
bearish candlestick pattern that emerges.
Not exact matches
This typically comes in the form of either a
bearish reversal bar (such as a
bearish engulfing or hanging man
candlestick pattern) or sharp opening gap down, which signals the short - term bounce is losing steam.
In our December 14 ETF trading commentary, we pointed out the
bearish shooting star
candlestick pattern that S&P 500 SPDR ($ SPY) formed on its longer - term weekly chart interval.
Specifically, each of the major indices will now kick off the week following the formation of a
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern.
That's where the depicted Head and Shoulders
pattern was formed.On November 2015, a
bearish engulfing weekly
candlestick closed below th...
The trigger to jump into a properly qualified
bearish harami is when price breaks (1 pip) below the low of the smaller, second
candlestick in the
pattern (see the image above).
Earlier, I mentioned that a true
bearish harami
candlestick pattern only occurs after an uptrend in price.
I wouldn't consider any downward movement during an uptrend to be more than a retracement unless it consists of 3 or 4 strong
bearish candlesticks (or perhaps 2 very large
candlesticks) or a series of lower highs and lower lows (which occurred after our
pattern).
In the image below, you can see a
bearish harami
candlestick pattern followed by a short dip in price.
The very fact that there is a dramatic color difference between bullish and
bearish bars makes spotting forex
candlestick patterns much easier than using a standard bar chart of bars that are the same color.
The
bearish harami
candlestick pattern is often overlooked by price action traders, because it's only a moderately strong signal.
Finally, I must mention that a true
bearish harami
candlestick pattern can only develop after an uptrend in price.
In the image below, you can see two
bearish harami
candlestick patterns followed by a bullish harami
candlestick pattern.
The
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern formed on the mid-point (50 % retracement) of the strong bear trend bar which provided resistance.
The shooting star
candlestick pattern, also known as the pinbar (or
bearish pinbar) by some, is one of the most popular
candlestick patterns among price action traders.
When combining
bearish divergence and shooting star
candlestick patterns, the
bearish divergence is actually the key signal.
Since it's a
bearish reversal signal, a true shooting star
candlestick pattern can only occur after an uptrend.
According to Thomas Bulkowski's Encyclopedia of
Candlestick Charts, there are 103
candlestick patterns (including both bullish and
bearish versions).
Consequently, the second
candlestick in a Forex morning star
pattern should be slightly
bearish or a doji.
In the image above, you will see a strong
bearish price movement, followed by a morning star
candlestick pattern.
This
pattern consists of a relatively large
bearish candlestick, followed by a bullish
candlestick that closes somewhere above the 50 % mark of the preceding
candlestick's real body (see image below).
If the
Candlestick Recognition Master custom indicator forms a
bearish candlestick price action
pattern above price bars, it is a trigger to sell.
Bullish
candlestick pattern alert are displayed below price bars in blue print, while
bearish alert are displayed above price bars in red print.
If the
Candlestick Recognition Master custom indicator forms a
bearish candlestick price action
pattern above price bars, it thus denotes a trigger to exit or take profit.
Two candles later you spot a nice three inside down
candlestick pattern, which is considered as a very potent
bearish signal.
The
bearish and bullish engulfing
patterns are considered fairly strong
candlestick reversal signals.
In the image above, you will see a small
bearish movement in price, followed by a bullish engulfing
candlestick pattern.
However, if you get a weak signal, like a small
bearish engulfing
pattern or a bullish engulfing
candlestick that doesn't close within the upper 1 / 3rd of its range, you can always wait for another strong bullish
candlestick or just skip the trade altogether.
I'm defining a bullish engulfing
candlestick pattern as one in which the bullish real body of a candle engulfs the
bearish real body of the previous candle.
In this guide, I'm going to show you how to correctly identify and trade the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern.
Also, depending on how much gapping occurs in the market (non-Forex) that you're trading, it's possible to see a valid
bearish engulfing
pattern that consists of two
bearish candlesticks — in which the second
bearish candlestick has gapped up and engulfed the first (see the image below).
Note: I mentioned earlier that
bearish engulfing
patterns formed by engulfing a single small real body
candlestick have not been strong enough to trade in my experience.
However, when trading most other price action
patterns, including the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern, I target a 2:1 reward to risk ratio.
The
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern is generally considered to be stronger if one or more of the
candlesticks involved in the
pattern have tall upper wicks (especially when this creates an engulfed shooting star).
Assuming your
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern has passed all of the filters above, it's time to actually place and manage your trade.
The first standard entry technique for the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern is to simply place a sell order at the open of the next
candlestick (see the image below — left).
The next thing you should consider when trading the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern is whether or not the engulfing
candlestick closes within the bottom 1 / 3rd of its range (see the image below).
I do this with the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern by waiting for the price to pull back to 50 % of the total range of the engulfing
candlestick (see the image above).
So why do I prefer the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern?
Once you've established a good resistance level, keep an eye out for
bearish price action signals, like the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern, forming at or near the level.
When trading the
bearish engulfing
pattern in other markets (where volume is accurate), you would like to see the engulfing
candlestick form on higher than average volume (preferably on twice the volume of the previous
candlestick).
The size of the
bearish engulfing
pattern, relative to the size of the
candlesticks that came before it, is also significant.
When trading the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern, the idea is to look to the left of the chart for any previous structure that may act as resistance.
A standard
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern is simply a
candlestick that opens at or above the close of the previous candle (almost guaranteed in Forex) and then closes below the open of the same (previous) candle.
I'm updating this guide because the
bearish engulfing
candlestick pattern has become, by far, my favorite price action signal over the years.
The relative size filter applies to both
candlesticks in the
bearish engulfing
pattern as well.