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Bullish signal ▲ · pattern 21

Three Inside Up

Three Inside Up

Three Inside Up (Three Inside Up): a three-candle bullish reversal. It starts with a large bearish candle, followed by a small bullish candle contained inside the first body (Bullish Harami), then a third bullish candle that closes above the first candle's open. A Bullish Harami with confirmation built into the pattern.

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PATTERN ID
Signal Bullish ▲
Reliability ★★★★☆
Win Rate 65%
Expected move +4–9%
Timeframe Daily
Confirmation Built in: candle 3

The short answer

What is a Three Inside Up candle?
Three Inside Up (Three Inside Up): a three-candle bullish reversal. It starts with a large bearish candle, followed by a small bullish candle contained inside the first body (Bullish Harami), then a third bullish candle that closes above the first candle's open. A Bullish Harami with confirmation built into the pattern.
How do you spot a Three Inside Up candle?
Appears at the bottom of a downtrend. Candle 1: large bearish. Candle 2: small bullish, contained inside candle 1 (Bullish Harami).
Is a Three Inside Up candle bullish or bearish?
It is a bullish reversal pattern made of 3 candles, and its confirmation is built in: candle 3. Its reference success rate is 65%. You can see it on live daily candles for any symbol in the members' technical terminal. Open the technical terminal →
Pattern illustration
The 3 candle closes above the open of the 1 candle: a confirmed bullish reversal

How to identify the pattern

Step-by-step checks
  • Appears at the bottom of a downtrend
  • Candle 1: large bearish candle
  • Candle 2: small bullish candle contained inside candle 1 (bullish harami)
  • Candle 3: bullish, closes above the open of candle 1 (or above its high)
  • Volume ideally rises on candle 3, with entry at the open of candle 4

Trading psychology

The power struggle between buyers and sellers
A strong bearish candle, then a pullback (a Harami, with the bears losing momentum), then candle 3 gives decisive confirmation by closing above the whole range of candle 1. The three-candle sequence is a complete, self-contained reversal story.

Outlook and confirmation

Entry conditions and expected price move
Confirmation is built in: the confirming candle is part of the pattern
More reliable than a single Bullish Harami. 65% at support levels with RSI oversold. No extra confirmation is needed: candle 3 closing above candle 1's open is the confirmation.
Ideal setting for the pattern
At support with RSI oversold
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.