How to Read a Bullish Harami
A large bearish candle followed by a small bullish candle contained inside it -- momentum contracting after a decline.
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2-candle pattern · Bullish reversal
A bullish harami is a large bearish candle followed by a small bullish candle whose entire body sits inside the first candle’s body — the opposite arrangement of an engulfing pattern, where the second candle is smaller rather than larger. It shows momentum sharply contracting after a decline.
A harami is generally treated as a more tentative signal than an engulfing pattern — it shows selling pressure running out of steam rather than buyers actively taking control. Many traders wait for a third candle to close above the first candle’s high before acting on it (see three inside up), rather than trading the two-candle harami alone.
Related patterns
- How to Read a Bearish Harami
- How to Read a Harami Cross
- How to Read a Three Inside Up Pattern
- How to Read a Bullish Engulfing 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.