Two Crows

Two Crows
Two Crows Pattern
The two crows pattern is a very reliable secondary candlestick pattern that indicates that the high has been reached after an uptrend and there is a possibility for a reversal.

Two Crows Definition
The two crows candlestick pattern is a bearish reversal signal. The first candlestick in the formation is a long white (green) candlestick that closes near its high.

Two Crows
Discussion
The two crows candlestick acts as a bearish reversal in theory as well as in reality, but testing shows that it acts that way only 54% of the time.

In the Two Crows bear pattern, the market is already in an extended uptrend. We see a gap in the opening of the second day. This higher opening is followed by a lower close in this second day warning that there is some weakness in the rally.

Bearish Two Crows
The bearish two crows (niwa garasu) candlestick pattern (view full size chart) is one of the triple candlestick patterns (i.e. it consists of three individual candlesticks), and it is a bearish pattern.

Bearish Two Crows
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The Upside Gap Two Crows pattern is a rare candlestick pattern that is similar to the evening star pattern and the engulfing pattern, but with a few significant differences.

Two Crows
Two crows is a three candlestick bearish reversal pattern that occurs during an uptrend. The first candle is long bodied and white. The second candle gaps higher and closes near it's low.

TWO CROWS PATTERN
Description
The Two Crows Pattern is a 3-day pattern. It is only a top-reversal pattern.

Two Crows Bearish
Pattern: Reversal
Trend: Bearish
Reliability: Moderate ...

Two Crows
Pattern: reversal
Reliability: moderate
Identification
A long white day is followed by a black candle which gaps up in the direction of the trend.

Two Crows
A white candle in an uptrend is followed by a smaller black candle with a gap above the closing price of the white candle.

#Upside Gap Two Crows: Upside Gap Two Crows Example A three day bearish pattern that only happens in an uptrend. The first day is a long white body, followed by a gapped open with the small black body remaining gapped above the first day.

HIGH RELIABILITY BEARISH CANDLESTICK REVERSAL PATTERNS:
Dark Cloud Cover, Kicking, Upside Gap Two Crows, Abandoned Baby, Evening Star Evening Doji Star, 3 Black Crows, 3 Inside Down, 3 Outside Down, Upside Gap Two Crows . Three Green Soldiers
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The combination of several candles results in patterns (with names like "two crows" or "bullish englufing patern") which give insight into future price activity. For other Japanese charting approaches also see Renko and Kagi charts.

See also: Pattern, Trend, Candle, Bearish, Close