Bullish Engulfing
A small red candle followed by a large green candle whose body completely engulfs the prior session's body (open below the prior close, close above the prior open).
Bullish·Bullish reversal·2-candle·Requires a prior downtrend
Pattern shape
What it means
Sellers were in control on day one, but day two opened lower and buyers pushed it through the prior open. Sentiment shift: supply absorbed, demand back.
Confirmation to wait for
Strongest when the engulfing candle's volume exceeds the prior candle's volume and a real downtrend precedes the setup.
Failure mode
Inside a range, two-candle engulfings are common noise. The engulfing must follow a measurable downtrend to count as a reversal.
Detection rule
prev.close < prev.open (red) AND curr.close > curr.open (green) AND curr.open ≤ prev.close AND curr.close ≥ prev.open AND curr body > prev body. Prior 5-day downtrend.
The scanner below applies this rule to today's daily candles across actively-traded NSE equities, ranked by traded value (price × volume). Liquidity floor: ₹25 Cr traded today. Rule-based matches - not buy/sell calls.
Stocks matching today
0 matches in NIFTY500
No clean matches in today's session above the liquidity floor.
Related patterns (same signal direction)
Pattern definitions are descriptive, not predictive. Confirm with volume + the broader trend on the index / sector before trading any single-stock signal.