Thrusting

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Figure 1. Thrusting pattern.

Japanese name: sashikomi
Forecast: bearish continuation
Trend prior to the pattern: downtrend
Opposite pattern: none

Construction:

• First candle
  • a candle in a downtrend
  • black body
  • appears as a long line
• Second candle
  • white body
  • the opening below the prior low
  • the closing above the previous candle's closing
  • the closing below the midpoint of the previous candle's body
  • appears as a long line

The Thrusting is a bearish continuation two-line pattern. It is very much similar to the Piercing pattern.

The first candle is a black candle appearing in a downtrend as a long line. It can be one of the following basic candles: Black Candle, Long Black Candle, Black Marubozu, Opening Black Marubozu, Closing Black Marubozu.

The second candle also appears as a long line but has a white body and opens below the previous low. The second line closes between the prior candle's midpoint and its closing price. It can be one of the following basic candles: White Candle, Long White Candle, White Marubozu, Opening White Marubozu, Closing White Marubozu.

The spinning tops and doji candles cannot appear as a part of the pattern.

The Thrusting pattern appears in a downtrend predicting its continuation. The forecast should be confirmed in the form of a black candle following the pattern. That candle should close below the second line's opening price. If a volume data is relevant to a given market (e.g. stock market), it should increase for candles forming the pattern.

If a white candle follows the pattern, a trend reversal may be expected. In that case, the white candle following the pattern should be closed above the first line's opening price. Alternatively the candle may break out of a trendline or the nearest resistance zone. It is good if an increased trading volume (if available for a given market) accompanies that candle.

Figure 2. A Black Candle, following a Thrusting pattern, confirms a downtrend continuation.

Figure 3. A Thrusting pattern is not confirmed on the following candle due to a White Candle appearance. The bulls, however, cannot move the price significantly higher. The problem for them is a Falling Window formed at a high trading volume. Eventually, the bears are in control of the market.

Thrusting statistics

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