- First candle: Bearish, generally with a larger real body.
- Second candle: Smaller real body contained within the first real body.
- Common context: After a decline.
- Possible interpretation: Pause in selling pressure or potential bullish reversal.
The Bullish Harami is a two-candle formation commonly studied after a decline. It consists of a relatively large bearish candle followed by a smaller bullish candle whose real body sits entirely within the previous candle’s real body. It may indicate a pause in selling pressure or a potential bullish reversal, but context and confirmation matter.
A Bullish Harami does not guarantee that prices will rise.
Explore the Pattern ↓The standard definition focuses on the real bodies, not the complete high-to-low ranges. The second candle’s shadows may extend outside the first candle’s real body.
Traditional Harami definitions often emphasize a smaller second body contained within the first body. Candle color and gap conventions can vary across markets and charting sources.
Open is above close. The real body is relatively large and represents downward price movement during the first candle period. Its open sits at the upper body boundary and its close at the lower boundary.
The real body is noticeably smaller. In the main illustration it is bullish, and the entire body fits within the first real body’s price range. Its upper or lower shadow may extend outside the first candle’s real body.
A relatively large bearish candle forms after a decline, reflecting downward price movement.
The next candle forms a smaller real body contained within the previous candle’s real body.
The smaller second candle may indicate that selling pressure has paused or weakened relative to the previous period. Additional price action is needed to assess whether a meaningful reversal develops.
The formation reflects a change in candle size and price movement, not proof that buyers have taken control.
The two patterns are opposites in their common market context and interpretation. Their significance depends on the preceding trend and subsequent price action.
The shaded zone marks the first real body (₹110.00 to ₹120.00). The second real body (₹114.00 to ₹116.00) sits fully inside it.
| Candle | Open | High | Low | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candle 1 | ₹120.00 | ₹122.00 | ₹108.00 | ₹110.00 |
| Candle 2 | ₹114.00 | ₹117.00 | ₹112.00 | ₹116.00 |
All values are hypothetical and do not represent a live market or actual security.
Enter OHLC values for two consecutive candles. The fields start with the hypothetical example above.
Rules used (simplified, educational): (1) first candle bearish; (2) second candle bullish; (3) second real body strictly inside the first real body; (4) second real body smaller than the first. Some charting conventions use slightly different definitions.
This checker evaluates candle structure only. It does not evaluate the preceding trend, volume, support and resistance, broader market conditions, or the probability of future price movement. It never gives buy or sell advice.
The Bullish Harami is commonly studied after a downward price move because the smaller second real body may indicate a pause in selling pressure.
A pattern near a potential support zone may warrant closer examination, but support can fail and the pattern can produce a false signal.
Some traders examine later price action for additional evidence of a potential upward move. Confirmation can fail or arrive after part of a move has already occurred.
The pattern can appear frequently in choppy markets, where its significance may be limited without a clear preceding decline.
These are possible interpretations, not guaranteed predictions.
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No confirmation method guarantees success. Waiting for confirmation may mean acting after part of a price move has already occurred.
Assuming every Bullish Harami guarantees a bullish reversal.
The pattern is generally more meaningful after a decline, so the trend before it matters.
Confusing real-body containment with containment of the entire candle range.
Misreading open and close values or candle direction.
Ignoring nearby price levels, timeframe, or broader market conditions.
Making trading decisions without considering risk, liquidity, transaction costs, or false signals.
It is a two-candle formation commonly studied after a decline. A relatively large bearish candle is followed by a smaller candle whose real body is contained within the first candle’s real body.
No. It may suggest a pause in selling pressure or a potential bullish reversal, but the pattern can fail. Market context and subsequent price action matter.
No. The standard definition focuses on the real body between the open and close. The second candle’s shadows may extend beyond the first candle’s real-body boundaries.
In a Bullish Harami, the smaller second real body sits inside the preceding bearish real body. In a Bullish Engulfing pattern, the second bullish real body engulfs the preceding bearish real body.
