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Bullish signal ▲ · pattern 49

Bullish Separating Lines

Bullish Separating Lines

Bullish Separating Lines (Bullish Separating Lines) are two candles inside an uptrend: a bearish candle (a pullback), then a bullish candle that opens at the same level the bearish one opened and resumes the rise. The matching opens cancel the pullback and confirm the trend continues.

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PATTERN ID
Signal Bullish ▲
Reliability ★★★☆☆
Win Rate 63%
Expected move +3–8%
Timeframe Daily
Confirmation Self-confirming

The short answer

What is a Bullish Separating Lines candle?
Bullish Separating Lines (Bullish Separating Lines) are two candles inside an uptrend: a bearish candle (a pullback), then a bullish candle that opens at the same level the bearish one opened and resumes the rise. The matching opens cancel the pullback and confirm the trend continues.
How do you spot a Bullish Separating Lines candle?
Appears inside an existing uptrend. First candle: bearish (a temporary pullback). Second candle: bullish, opening at the same level as the first candle's open.
Is the Bullish Separating Lines candle a bullish or bearish signal?
A bullish continuation pattern made of two candles. Confirmation: self-confirming. Reference success rate 63%. See it yourself on live daily candles for any symbol in the members' technical terminal. Open the technical terminal →
Pattern illustration
Falling, then rising, opening at the same open so the advance resumes

How to identify the pattern

Step-by-step checks
  • Appears inside an existing uptrend
  • First candle: bearish (a temporary pullback)
  • Second candle: bullish, opening at the same level as the first candle's open
  • The matching open price is the core of the pattern

Trading psychology

The power struggle between buyers and sellers
Sellers try a pullback, but the next day the market opens at yesterday's starting point and immediately resumes the rise, as if the pullback never happened. The matching open shows buyers quickly regaining control.

Outlook and confirmation

Entry conditions and expected price move
Self-confirming, no extra candle needed
Bullish continuation, ~63%, inside an existing trend. Expect +3–8%. Trade with the trend, with the stop below the low of the second candle.
Ideal setting for the pattern
Inside an uptrend
Recommended timeframe: daily

Where to find it on the platform

  • Technical terminal for members
    Shows the daily-timeframe candles for any symbol on the platform's list. You identify the pattern by eye: the terminal does not name it.