Harami: Gapped Down
Harami: Gapped Down
Harami: Gapped Down
The Harami Pattern is considered either bullish or bearish based on the criteria below:
A bearish Harami occurs when there is a large bullish green candle on Day 1 followed by
a smaller bearish or bullish candle on Day 2. The most important aspect of the bearish
Harami is that prices gapped down on Day 2 and were unable to move higher back to the
close of Day 1. This is a sign that uncertainty is entering the market.
In contrast, a bullish Harami occurs when there is a large bearish red candle on Day 1
followed by a smaller bearish or bullish candle on Day 2. Again, the most important
aspect of the bullish Harami is that prices gapped up on Day 2 and price was held up and
unable to move lower back to the bearish close of Day 1.
The chart below of the Nasdaq 100 E-mini Futures contract shows an example of both a
bullish and bearish Harami candlestick pattern:
The first Harami pattern shown above on the chart of the E-mini Nasdaq 100 Future is a
bullish reversal Harami. First there was a long bearish red candle. Second, the market
gapped up at the open. In the case above, Day 2 was a bullish candlestick, which made
the bullish Harami even more bullish.
Buy Signal
A buy signal could be triggered when the day after the bullish Harami occured, price rose
higher, closing above the downward resistance trendline. A bullish Harami pattern and a
trendline break is a potent combination resulting in a strong buy signal.
The second Harami pattern shown above on the chart of the E-mini Nasdaq 100 Future is
a bearish reversal Harami. The first candle was a long bullish green candle. On the
second candle, the market gapped down at the open. The chart above of the e-mini shows
that Day 2 was a bearish candlestick; this made the bearish Harami even more bearish.
Sell Signal
A sell signal could be triggered when the day after the bearish Harami occured, price fell
even further down, closing below the upward support trendline. When combined, a
bearish Harami pattern and a trendline break is a strong indication to sell.
A somewhat opposite two candlestick reversal pattern is the Bearish Engulfing Pattern
(see: Bearish Engulfing Pattern) and the Bullish Engulfing Pattern (see: Bullish
Engulfing Pattern).