How to Read a Three Inside Down Pattern
The bearish equivalent of three inside up -- a bearish harami confirmed by a third candle closing below the first candle's low.
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3-candle pattern · Bearish reversal (confirmed)
A three inside down pattern is a bearish harami followed by a third bearish candle that closes below the first candle’s low, confirming the reversal. It’s the direct bearish equivalent of three inside up.
As with its bullish counterpart, this pattern exists specifically to address the main weakness of a standalone harami — that it only shows momentum stalling, not actually reversing. The third candle’s close below the first candle’s low is what turns that stall into confirmed follow-through selling.
Related patterns
- How to Read a Bearish Harami
- How to Read a Three Outside Down Pattern
- How to Read an Evening Star Pattern
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.