Bearish Harami Cross

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Figure 1. Bearish Harami Cross pattern.

Japanese name: harami yose sen
Forecast: bearish reversal
Trend prior to the pattern: uptrend
Opposite pattern: Bullish Harami Cross

Construction:

• First candle
  • a candle in an uptrend
  • white body
  • appears on as a long line
• Second candle
  • a doji candle with two shadows
  • the candle (including shadows) is engulfed by the previous candle's body

The Bearish Harami Cross is a  two-line bearish reversal pattern. The first candle engulfs the second one, being a doji candle, including shadows.

The first line of the pattern can be any white candle appearing on as a long line, i.e.: White Candle, Long White Candle, White Marubozu, Opening White Marubozu, Closing White Marubozu. Spinning tops with white bodies are not accepted. The second line is a doji candle which has two shadows forming a cross.

The Bearish Harami Cross appears in an uptrend and predicts its reversal. The patterns should be confirmed on the nearest following candles. A doji candle appearing as the second line indicates the market indecision. Interestingly, in order to recognize the pattern as valid, its first line needs to be a long white candle, which may become an important support zone. For this reason, the one should be careful when such pattern is formed on the chart.

Figure 2. The Bearish Harami Cross pattern should be confirmed, that is the first line has to be covered. A similar situation is in the case of the Bearish Harami pattern.
The second line of the pattern is a doji candle, indicating the market indecision.
On the figure, we can see how a Bearish Harami Cross is confirmed on the following candle by a Long Black Candle. The candle is forming a strong resistance area for future price increases.

Figure 3. A Bearish Harami Cross pattern is formed above a strong support area (high trading volume) formed by a Rising Window pattern. A Black Candle managed to cover the first line of the Bearish Harami Cross. The candle appears as a second line of a Bearish Engulfing pattern. The market is strong however, and the bears cannot break out of the support zone. The bulls are in control of the market again, confirmed by a White Candle line.

Bearish Harami Cross statistics

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