A Bearish Engulfing is a two-candle reversal pattern where a large red candle completely engulfs the prior green candle’s body. It signals that sellers have taken control and often marks the end of a short-term uptrend.
Follow-through rate — how often price moved in the predicted direction within each window — across 14,723 historical occurrences on 20+ exchanges. Computed June 2026.
| Horizon | Historical win-rate |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 34% |
| 4 hours | 34% |
| 24 hours | 39% |
| 7 days | 50% |
| Sample size | 14,723 occurrences |
This is a historical follow-through rate, not a trade simulation, and does not guarantee future results. See methodology →
After an advance, a small green candle is followed by a red candle whose body opens at or above the prior close and closes below the prior open, engulfing it. A larger engulfing body and higher volume strengthen the signal.
Traders typically look to enter short (or exit longs) on a close below the engulfing candle’s low, with a stop above its high. It is most reliable at resistance, after an extended up-move, and when the higher timeframe agrees.
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It is bearish — a red candle engulfing the prior green candle shows sellers overpowering buyers, typically near the top of a move. Its weight increases at resistance and with confirming volume.
Like most single candlestick signals it is a probabilistic edge, not a certainty. The historical follow-through rate above shows how often price actually moved down after it in our dataset; always pair it with trend and level context.
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