BEARISH HARAMI
Definition
This pattern consists of a little, totally inside the white body's range black body and a white body. If the pattern's outline is drawn, it resembles a pregnant woman. There is no chance behind this. An ancient Japanese word for "pregnant" is "harami." The little candlestick represents "the baby," while the white candlestick serves as "the mother."
Recognition Criteria
- The market is distinguished by a strong uptrend.
- Day one includes the observation of a white body.
- The body from the first day completely engulfs the black body that forms on the second day.
Pattern Requirements and Flexibility
Two candlesticks make up the pattern, with the white candlestick appearing on the first day and the black candlestick appearing on the second. The first candlestick ought to be a standard or long white candlestick. The black body should be smaller than the preceding white body, regardless of whether the body tops or body bottoms of the two candlesticks are at the same level.
Trader’s Behavior
The Bearish Harami indicates that the market's health is uneven. The market is in an upswing and has a bullish attitude, and strong buying is being seen as indicated by a white body, which encourages the bullishness even more. The prices open lower the following day or at the close of the day before, stay in a narrow range all day, and close even lower, but within the range of the previous day. Due to this abruptly worsening trend, traders are increasingly worried about the market's strength.
Buy/Stop Loss Levels
The final close or the midpoint of the first white body, whichever is lower, is considered the confirmation level. For confirmation, prices must cross below this level.
The higher of the last two highs is used to establish the stop loss level. If prices rise following a bearish signal and close above the stop loss level or make two consecutive daily highs while no bullish pattern is visible, the stop loss is activated.