How to Read a Bearish Harami
A large bullish candle followed by a small bearish candle contained inside it -- a rally suddenly losing steam.
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2-candle pattern · Bearish reversal
A bearish harami is a large bullish candle followed by a small bearish candle contained entirely within its body. It shows a rally suddenly losing steam, with buyers unable to keep extending price the way they had in the prior session.
As with a bullish harami, this is generally read as an early warning rather than a confirmed reversal — momentum has stalled, but sellers haven’t yet proven they can push price lower. A third candle closing below the first candle’s low (see three inside down) is the more decisive confirmation most traders look for.
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This article is educational only and isn’t a recommendation to trade any particular instrument or pattern — no candlestick pattern works in isolation. See the full candlestick guide for how patterns like this one fit into a broader approach.