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Figure 1. Last Engulfing Top pattern.
Forecast: bearish reversal/bullish continuation
Trend prior to the pattern: uptrend
Opposite pattern: Last Engulfing Bottom
See also: Bullish Engulfing
Construction:
- First candle
- a candle in an uptrend
- black body
- Second candle
- white body
- candle’s body engulfs the prior candle’s body
The description of the Last Engulfing Top is precisely the same as of the Bullish Engulfing pattern except for the trend requirement. The Bullish Engulfing appears within a downtrend, whereas the Last Engulfing Top occurs within an uptrend.
It may be asked why this pattern may reverse an uptrend. After all, it is not difficult to find short black candles appearing within an uptrend. It is not an unusual situation because, during an uptrend, price often pauses before climbing higher.
Though when the Last Engulfing Top appears, it should not be ignored, especially when it is preceded by a Bullish Engulfing pattern. The ideal setup is where we deal with both patterns on the chart; first having a Bullish Engulfing (price rises), and after a while a Last Engulfing Top.
As the name implies, the Last Engulfing Top symbolizes an uptrend end. When such pattern emerges, the one should wait what happens on the following candles. If a black candle appears which closes significantly lower, then we can expect the trend reversal. If, however, we deal with a candle closing much higher, the uptrend is likely to be continued.
Figure 2. The Last Engulfing Top may act either as a bearish reversal or bullish continuation pattern (see also Last Engulfing Bottom).
On the chart, a Black Candle appears at a very high trading volume, signalling that an uptrend may be over. The appearance of a Turn Down pattern and a Long Black Candle confirms that the bears are in control.
Figure 3. A Last Engulfing Top is followed by a Rising Window formed at a high trading volume what confirms that the bulls control the stock. The Rising Window will act as a support area in the future.
Last Engulfing Top statistics
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Scanner settings: daily stocks
Group: S&P500
Number of symbols: 502
Date range: 7/1/1995 - 6/30/2015
Time interval: daily candles
Total number of candlesticks: 2,236,421
Number of occurrences (Last Engulfing Top): 20,193
Number of occurrences (all candlestick patterns): 638,570
% of occurrences (Last Engulfing Top): 3.16 %
Average frequency: 110.8
Efficiency statistics (5 candlesticks testing period)
| Efficiency | NO DATA | FALSE | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Occurrences |
6 | 3,480 | 6,888 | 3,949 | 5,870 |
| % of Occurrences |
0.03 % | 17.20 % | 34.11 % | 19.56 % | 29.10 % |
| Efficiency | NO DATA | FALSE | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Occurrences |
13 | 3,280 | 5,549 | 3,609 | 7,742 |
| % of Occurrences |
0.06 % | 16.18 % | 27.48 % | 17.87 % | 38.41 % |
| Occurrences Statistics | 5 candlesticks testing period (HIGH efficiency) |
10 candlesticks testing period (HIGH efficiency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number of Occurrences |
Average Frequency |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
| SPLS | 54 | 93.2 | 24 | 44.45 % | 31 | 59.26 % |
| ALTR | 51 | 98.7 | 26 | 50.97 % | 29 | 56.86 % |
| NBL | 51 | 98.7 | 25 | 49.02 % | 28 | 54.90 % |
| NTAP | 55 | 89.7 | 20 | 36.37 % | 30 | 54.55 % |
| AMZN | 44 | 103.7 | 19 | 43.18 % | 23 | 54.54 % |
| KR | 46 | 109.4 | 19 | 41.31 % | 25 | 54.35 % |
| JBHT | 48 | 104.9 | 24 | 50.00 % | 26 | 54.17 % |
| EA | 47 | 107.1 | 24 | 51.06 % | 25 | 53.20 % |
| PX | 49 | 102.7 | 16 | 32.66 % | 26 | 53.07 % |
| PXD | 46 | 109.4 | 20 | 43.48 % | 24 | 52.18 % |
| Occurrences Statistics | 5 candlesticks testing period (FALSE efficiency) |
10 candlesticks testing period (FALSE efficiency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number of Occurrences |
Average Frequency |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
| CNX | 42 | 96.9 | 17 | 40.48 % | 17 | 40.48 % |
| REGN | 53 | 95.0 | 20 | 37.74 % | 20 | 37.74 % |
| VRTX | 50 | 100.6 | 17 | 34.00 % | 17 | 34.00 % |
| ETFC | 42 | 113.1 | 14 | 33.33 % | 14 | 33.33 % |
| AIG | 44 | 114.4 | 14 | 31.82 % | 14 | 31.82 % |
| NVDA | 51 | 81.1 | 16 | 31.37 % | 16 | 31.37 % |
| BRCM | 42 | 103.1 | 14 | 33.33 % | 13 | 30.95 % |
| MSI | 49 | 102.7 | 15 | 30.61 % | 15 | 30.61 % |
| HP | 52 | 96.8 | 15 | 28.85 % | 15 | 28.85 % |
| EBAY | 46 | 91.7 | 13 | 28.26 % | 13 | 28.26 % |
Scanner settings: daily stocks
Group: S&P500
Number of symbols: 502
Date range: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2015
Time interval: daily candles
Total number of candlesticks: 614,034
Number of occurrences (Last Engulfing Top): 6,329
Number of occurrences (all candlestick patterns): 166,328
% of occurrences (Last Engulfing Top): 3.81 %
Average frequency: 97.0
Efficiency statistics (5 candlesticks testing period)
| Efficiency | NO DATA | FALSE | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Occurrences |
6 | 928 | 2,830 | 1,272 | 1,293 |
| % of Occurrences |
0.09 % | 14.57 % | 44.71 % | 20.10 % | 20.53 % |
| Efficiency | NO DATA | FALSE | LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Occurrences |
13 | 821 | 2,233 | 1,267 | 1,995 |
| % of Occurrences |
0.21 % | 12.76 % | 35.28 % | 20.02 % | 31.73 % |
| Occurrences Statistics | 5 candlesticks testing period (HIGH efficiency) |
10 candlesticks testing period (HIGH efficiency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number of Occurrences |
Average Frequency |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
| DISCK | 15 | 83.9 | 8 | 53.33 % | 11 | 73.33 % |
| WFC | 13 | 96.8 | 5 | 38.46 % | 9 | 69.24 % |
| BBY | 16 | 78.6 | 8 | 50.00 % | 11 | 68.75 % |
| EXPE | 12 | 104.8 | 6 | 50.01 % | 8 | 66.67 % |
| GMCR | 15 | 83.9 | 9 | 60.00 % | 10 | 66.67 % |
| NEM | 14 | 89.9 | 8 | 57.14 % | 9 | 64.28 % |
| CF | 13 | 96.8 | 7 | 53.86 % | 8 | 61.55 % |
| RCL | 13 | 96.8 | 6 | 46.16 % | 8 | 61.55 % |
| CVC | 17 | 74.0 | 8 | 47.07 % | 10 | 58.83 % |
| CBG | 17 | 74.0 | 9 | 52.95 % | 10 | 58.83 % |
| Occurrences Statistics | 5 candlesticks testing period (FALSE efficiency) |
10 candlesticks testing period (FALSE efficiency) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number of Occurrences |
Average Frequency |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
Number of Occurrences |
% of Occurrences |
| INTU | 14 | 89.9 | 7 | 50.00 % | 7 | 50.00 % |
| BSX | 12 | 104.8 | 5 | 41.67 % | 5 | 41.67 % |
| DFS | 12 | 104.8 | 5 | 41.67 % | 5 | 41.67 % |
| CNX | 13 | 96.8 | 5 | 38.46 % | 5 | 38.46 % |
| TSO | 19 | 66.2 | 7 | 36.84 % | 7 | 36.84 % |
| AIG | 17 | 74.0 | 6 | 35.29 % | 6 | 35.29 % |
| KMX | 17 | 74.0 | 6 | 35.29 % | 6 | 35.29 % |
| AKAM | 12 | 104.8 | 4 | 33.33 % | 4 | 33.33 % |
| GIS | 12 | 104.8 | 4 | 33.33 % | 4 | 33.33 % |
| HCP | 12 | 104.8 | 4 | 33.33 % | 4 | 33.33 % |
