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  • How Engulfing pattern works

    From equiti.com

    An engulfing pattern is primarily considered a reversal pattern, not a continuation pattern. Its core purpose in technical analysis is to signal a potential shift in market control from buyers to sellers or vice versa. The structure itself reflects a sudden and decisive change in momentum. In a bullish engulfing pattern, sellers dominate the first candle, but buyers completely overwhelm them in the second candle. In a bearish engulfing pattern, the opposite happens — buyers lose control as sellers take over aggressively. This shift in dominance is what makes the pattern inherently reversal oriented. It typically ... (full story)

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mrdiamond11
Feb 16, 2026 11:12pm
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engulfing trading system works like a magic
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SydGhazanfar
Feb 16, 2026 11:13pm
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Plz share your technical analysis
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SamueOpamfo
Feb 18, 2026 11:43am
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hmm
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Trader#22FE
Feb 22, 2026 6:37pm
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The examples he uses aren't technically correct - the first bullish engulfing green bar doesn't meet the generally accepted principles & funnily enough as this pattern develops, there is a bearish engulfing bar higher up close to the trend line coming down. I wish these degree qualified guys would check what they post at times
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Godstime56
Feb 22, 2026 11:37pm
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Trader#96ED
Feb 23, 2026 4:24am
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trader what do you mean by that but they was engulfing in there
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