Advanced Candlestick Combinations
Beyond single and double candle patterns, multi-candle formations provide even stronger trading signals.
Three White Soldiers
A powerful bullish reversal pattern:
Structure
- Three consecutive bullish candles
- Each opens within the body of the previous candle
- Each closes progressively higher
- Small or no upper shadows
What It Signals
- Strong buying pressure building
- Bears losing control
- Institutional accumulation
Trading
- Enter after third candle closes
- Stop below the first soldier's low
- Target: measure the pattern height and project upward
Three Black Crows
The bearish mirror of Three White Soldiers:
- Three consecutive bearish candles
- Each opens within prior body
- Each closes lower
- Strong distribution signal
Tweezer Tops and Bottoms
Tweezer Bottom
- Two candles with matching lows
- First candle is bearish, second is bullish
- Shows strong support at that price level
- Buying pressure equals selling pressure, then buyers win
Tweezer Top
- Two candles with matching highs
- First candle is bullish, second is bearish
- Strong resistance confirmation
Three Inside Up/Down
Three Inside Up (Bullish)
- Large bearish candle
- Smaller bullish candle contained within first (harami)
- Bullish candle closing above the first candle's open
Three Inside Down (Bearish)
- Large bullish candle
- Smaller bearish candle contained within first
- Bearish candle closing below the first candle's open
Three Outside Up/Down
Three Outside Up (Bullish)
- Small bearish candle
- Large bullish candle engulfing the first
- Bullish candle closing above the second candle
Confirmation Power
- Combines engulfing with follow-through
- Very high reliability on daily charts
- Often signals start of a new trend
Kicker Pattern
The Strongest Single Signal
- Gap reversal against the current trend
- First candle in trend direction
- Second candle gaps and moves in opposite direction
- Very rare but extremely powerful
- Often signals major trend change
Rising and Falling Three Methods
Rising Three Methods (Bullish Continuation)
- Large bullish candle
- Three small bearish candles contained within
- Large bullish candle closing above the first
- Shows brief pause in uptrend before continuation
Falling Three Methods (Bearish Continuation)
- Mirror image: Large bearish, three small bullish, large bearish
Combining Patterns with Context
Maximum Reliability
- Pattern at key support/resistance level
- Pattern confirms with volume
- Pattern aligns with higher timeframe trend
- RSI shows divergence at the pattern
- Multiple patterns cluster at same level
Practice Routine
- Review 20+ daily charts each weekend
- Mark all multi-candle patterns you find
- Note which ones led to profitable moves
- Track your pattern recognition accuracy
- Focus on the patterns with your best results