Piercing pattern is a multiple candlestick chart pattern formed after a downtrend indicating a bullish reversal.
Two candles form it, the first candle being a bearish candle which indicates the continuation of the downtrend.
The second candle is a bullish candle that opens the gap down but closes more than 50% of the real body of the previous candle, which shows that the bulls are back in the market and a bullish reversal is going to take place.
The second candle is a bullish candle that opens the gap down but closes more than 50% of the real body of the previous candle, which shows that the bulls are back in the market and a bullish reversal is going to take place.
Traders can enter a long position if the next day a bullish candle is formed and can place a stop-loss at the low of the second candle.
Below is an example of a Piercing Candlestick Pattern:
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