It was by the 5th, but in either case, the inside bar was not followed up by
a strong bullish candlestick.
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.
Not exact matches
The second large
candlestick in the
strong bullish move that preceded our hanging man
candlestick pattern made a huge move upward, but the market rejected price at those levels (see the image above).
This
candlestick looks like the hammer
candlestick signal, only it appears at the top of a trend, or
strong bullish price movement.
Since it showed a rejection of lower price and was much larger than the other
candlesticks in the area, I would consider this to be a pretty
strong bullish indication — even though it occurred from sideways price action.
The
bullish harami
candlestick pattern is often overlooked by price action traders because it is only a moderately
strong signal.
The
bullish harami
candlestick pattern is, as mentioned earlier, a moderately
strong bullish reversal signal.
The bearish and
bullish engulfing patterns are considered fairly
strong candlestick reversal signals.
You might also notice that this reversal was so
strong that it blew right past the
bullish engulfing pattern that formed eight
candlesticks later.