What is the three inside down pattern?
The three inside down is a bearish candlestick pattern. A bearish harami followed by a third candle closing below the pattern, confirming the reversal.
How to spot a three inside down
- 1Find a bearish harami: a long green candle, then a small one inside it.
- 2Wait for the third candle.
- 3It must close below the first green candle's open to complete the pattern.
How does the three inside down form?
A bearish harami consists of a long green bar followed by a small bar inside it. A third bar then closes below the first bar's open.
How do you confirm a three inside down?
Compare it with the plain harami: the difference is a close that leaves the prior range behind, not merely a pause inside it.
When does the three inside down fail?
A third bar that closes back inside the range instead of beyond it leaves the sequence incomplete, whatever it looks like.
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 three inside down, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
The shaded area is a three inside down. Where did price go next?
Three Inside Down: common questions
Is the three inside down bullish or bearish?
The three inside down is bearish. The close below the first green body is the confirmation the harami was missing.
How do you spot a three inside down?
Find a bearish harami: a long green candle, then a small one inside it. Wait for the third candle. It must close below the first green candle's open to complete the pattern.
What is the difference between the three inside down and the three inside up?
The three inside down: A bearish harami followed by a third candle closing below the pattern, confirming the reversal. The three inside up: A bullish harami followed by a third candle closing above the pattern, confirming the reversal.
How reliable is the three inside down?
No chart pattern works every time. A third bar that closes back inside the range instead of beyond it leaves the sequence incomplete, whatever it looks like. 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 three inside down?
Use the real charts on this page: each one stops where the three inside down completed, so you can make a call and then see what happened. The free Chartle app mixes the three inside down 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.
