Engulfing Patterns

Two-candle reversals where one body swallows the last — how to spot bullish and bearish engulfing patterns and when to trust them.

What "engulfing" means

An engulfing pattern uses two candles. The second candle’s body completely covers, or engulfs, the first candle’s body. It shows a sharp shift in control within a single session: whoever was winning yesterday got overwhelmed today.

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