What is the three inside up pattern?
The three inside up is a bullish candlestick pattern. A bullish harami followed by a third candle closing above the pattern, confirming the reversal.
How to spot a three inside up
- 1Find a bullish harami: a long red candle, then a small one inside it.
- 2Wait for the third candle.
- 3It must close above the first red candle's open to complete the pattern.
How does the three inside up form?
A bullish harami consists of a long red bar followed by a small bar inside it. A third bar then closes above the first bar's open.
How do you confirm a three inside up?
The third bar's close above the harami is exactly the confirmation the plain harami lacks. That close is the pattern.
When does the three inside up fail?
It fails when the third bar closes only just above; a marginal confirmation is easily undone by the next bar.
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 up, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
The shaded area is a three inside up. Where did price go next?
Three Inside Up: common questions
Is the three inside up bullish or bearish?
The three inside up is bullish. The third candle's close above the first body is what separates this from a plain harami.
How do you spot a three inside up?
Find a bullish harami: a long red candle, then a small one inside it. Wait for the third candle. It must close above the first red candle's open to complete the pattern.
What is the difference between the three inside up and the three inside down?
The three inside up: A bullish harami followed by a third candle closing above the pattern, confirming the reversal. The three inside down: A bearish harami followed by a third candle closing below the pattern, confirming the reversal.
How reliable is the three inside up?
No chart pattern works every time. It fails when the third bar closes only just above; a marginal confirmation is easily undone by the next bar. 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 up?
Use the real charts on this page: each one stops where the three inside up completed, so you can make a call and then see what happened. The free Chartle app mixes the three inside up 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.
