Dark Cloud Cover
Dark Cloud Cover is a two-candle bearish reversal pattern where a bullish candle is followed by a bearish candle that opens above the prior high and closes below the midpoint of the prior candle's body.
A sharp intraday reversal shows sellers overwhelming an opening rally, erasing the majority of the prior session's gains.
- Forms after an uptrend.
- First candle is a long bullish candle.
- Second candle opens with a gap up, then sells off to close more than halfway into the first candle's body — without fully engulfing it.
- The deeper the close cuts into the first candle's body, the stronger the signal.
- Stop-loss is typically placed above the high of the second candle.
À des fins éducatives uniquement — ne constitue pas un conseil financier. Associez toujours une figure en chandelier à un contexte de marché plus large, à la gestion des risques et à votre propre plan de trading.
Questions fréquentes
Dark Cloud Cover's second candle closes below the midpoint of the first candle's body but not below its open, whereas Bearish Engulfing fully closes below the first candle's open.