What is the bearish marubozu pattern?
The bearish marubozu is a bearish candlestick pattern. A full-bodied red candle with virtually no shadows. Sellers dominated from the first trade to the last.
How to spot a bearish marubozu
- 1Look for an unusually long red candle compared with recent bars.
- 2Check there is almost no wick at the top or the bottom.
- 3It opens at the high and closes at the low: sellers controlled the whole bar.
How does the bearish marubozu form?
A long red bar with almost no shadows: it opens at its high, closes at its low, and gives nothing back.
How do you confirm a bearish marubozu?
A marubozu that cuts straight through a level shows the level was not defended at all. That is more informative than the bar itself.
When does the bearish marubozu fail?
In a downtrend these appear repeatedly. On their own they mark momentum, not a turning point in either direction.
No chart pattern works every time. The examples on this page were chosen because they show the pattern clearly, and in real markets patterns fail often.
Practice on real charts
3 real examples of the bearish marubozu, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
The shaded area is a bearish marubozu. Where did price go next?
Bearish Marubozu: common questions
Is the bearish marubozu bullish or bearish?
The bearish marubozu is bearish. A marubozu through a level shows the level was not defended at all.
How do you spot a bearish marubozu?
Look for an unusually long red candle compared with recent bars. Check there is almost no wick at the top or the bottom. It opens at the high and closes at the low: sellers controlled the whole bar.
What is the difference between the bearish marubozu and the bullish marubozu?
The bearish marubozu: A full-bodied red candle with virtually no shadows. Sellers dominated from the first trade to the last. The bullish marubozu: A full-bodied green candle with virtually no shadows. Buyers controlled the session from open to close.
How reliable is the bearish marubozu?
No chart pattern works every time. In a downtrend these appear repeatedly. On their own they mark momentum, not a turning point in either direction. That is why it helps to wait for confirmation and to practice on many real examples before relying on it.
How can I practice spotting the bearish marubozu?
Use the real charts on this page: each one stops where the bearish marubozu completed, so you can make a call and then see what happened. The free Chartle app mixes the bearish marubozu in with 48 other patterns in short daily sessions.
Keep learning
- Chart pattern gameGuess where price goes next on real charts, all 49 patterns mixed.
- All 49 chart patternsEvery bullish and bearish pattern, with a printable cheat sheet.
- How to read candlestick chartsBodies, wicks and colors explained from the start.
- Cheat sheet PDFAll patterns on two printable pages.
