Bearish Reversal Candlestick Patterns

Small body near the bottom with a long upper shadow (at least twice the body). Buyers pushed the price up during the candle but sellers drove it back down near the open. The mirror image of a Hammer. The long upper shadow shows that the rally was rejected.

Same shape as a Hammer (small body near the top, long lower shadow) but appears at the top of an uptrend instead of the bottom. The long lower shadow shows that sellers briefly took control during the candle -- a warning sign in an uptrend.

Open and close are at (or very near) the low, with a long upper shadow. The mirror of a Dragonfly Doji. Buyers pushed the price up but were completely overwhelmed by sellers, who drove the close all the way back to the open at the bottom of the range.

A bullish candle followed by a bearish candle that opens above the first candle's high but closes below the midpoint of the first candle's body. The mirror of a Piercing Line. The second candle 'clouds over' the first candle's gains, showing sellers overwhelming buyers.

A large bullish candle, followed by a small bearish candle that gaps up (the first 'crow'), followed by another bearish candle that opens within the first crow's body and closes below the first candle's close. The gap-up that fails to hold is a sign of exhaustion.

A large bullish candle, followed by a bearish candle that gaps above it, followed by a larger bearish candle that engulfs the second candle but still closes above the first candle's close. The two bearish candles above a gap suggest the uptrend is stalling.

A large bullish candle, followed by a small-bodied candle that gaps above (the 'star'), followed by a large bearish candle that closes well into the first candle's body. The mirror of the Morning Star. One of the most recognized bearish reversal patterns.

Same as the Evening Star but with a Doji as the middle candle. The Doji represents perfect indecision at the top, making the subsequent bearish candle a stronger signal that the uptrend has ended.

Three consecutive bearish candles, each closing lower than the previous one, with each opening within the body of the prior candle. The mirror of Three White Soldiers. Sustained selling pressure over three candles -- sellers are in control.

A stricter version of Three Black Crows where each candle opens at or very near the previous candle's close (no gap between candles). The lack of any gap means there was no overnight recovery attempt -- relentless selling.

Three bullish candles where the third has a notably smaller body than the first two. The shrinking body on the third candle suggests the uptrend is losing momentum -- buyers are still present but their conviction is fading.

Three bullish candles where each successive candle has a smaller body and longer upper shadows than the one before. Similar to Stalled Pattern but more gradual -- the progressively shorter bodies and longer upper shadows show buying pressure weakening candle by candle.