Engulfing Pattern

An engulfing pattern consists of two candles where the second completely engulfs the body of the first, indicating a powerful shift in momentum. A bullish engulfing (a large green candle completely engulfing the previous red candle's body) at the bottom of a downtrend signals a potential reversal upward. A bearish engulfing (a large red candle engulfing a previous green candle) at the top of an uptrend signals a potential reversal downward.

The strength of an engulfing pattern comes from what it reveals about order flow. A bullish engulfing after a decline shows that buyers overwhelmed sellers so decisively that they erased the previous period's bearish progress in a single candle. This suggests the selling pressure has exhausted and buyers are taking control. Volume confirmation adds conviction. Traders typically enter on a break of the engulfing candle's high (for bullish) or low (for bearish), with a stop beyond the opposite end of the engulfing candle.

For example, if EUR/USD has been declining and prints a red candle from 1.0890 down to 1.0860, followed by a green candle that opens at 1.0858 and closes at 1.0895 (fully engulfing the prior red body of 30 pips), that is a bullish engulfing pattern. A trader enters long at 1.0897 with a stop below the engulfing candle low at 1.0855 (42 pips) and target at prior resistance 1.0960 (63 pips). The 1:1.5 risk-reward produces about $630 profit against $420 risk on a standard lot.

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