Candlestick Handbook

Page 21 of the handbook, two candles

One White Soldier

Signal
Bullish reversal
Candles
2
Best found
In a downtrend

What has to be true

  • A red candle in a downtrend
  • Next candle gaps up
  • It closes above the red candle's open

This reversal pattern starts with a red candle in a downtrend, followed by a gap up, with buyers maintaining control and closing above the red candle's open.

This pattern is significant for a few reasons. The initial gap up indicates a strong and sudden change in sentiment from the previous candle.

Price pushing higher throughout the day and closing above the previous day's open is additional confirmation (combined with the gap up) that the trend may be reversing.

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Ready

Building the chart
The pattern forms
Checking the setup
What happened next
SPX, October 2023A gap up after a red day, and buyers hold control into a close above its open.Exchange data