What is the three white soldiers pattern?
The three white soldiers is a bullish candlestick pattern. Three long green candles in a row, each opening inside the last body and closing near its high.
How to spot a three white soldiers
- 1Look for three long green candles in a row after a decline or a base.
- 2Each one opens inside the previous candle's body.
- 3Each one closes at or near its own high, higher than the last.
How does the three white soldiers form?
Three long green bars in a row, each opening inside the previous body and closing near its own high.
How do you confirm a three white soldiers?
Steady closes near the highs, with small upper shadows, are what separate this from a spike. The advance should look deliberate rather than urgent.
When does the three white soldiers fail?
After an extended run the third bar often marks exhaustion rather than strength. The same shape appears at the end of moves as at the start.
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 white soldiers, cut off where the pattern completed. Make your call, then see what happened.
The shaded area is a three white soldiers. Where did price go next?
Three White Soldiers: common questions
Is the three white soldiers bullish or bearish?
The three white soldiers is bullish. Steady closes near the highs show buying that is not in a hurry.
How do you spot a three white soldiers?
Look for three long green candles in a row after a decline or a base. Each one opens inside the previous candle's body. Each one closes at or near its own high, higher than the last.
What is the difference between the three white soldiers and the three black crows?
The three white soldiers: Three long green candles in a row, each opening inside the last body and closing near its high. The three black crows: Three long red candles in a row, each opening inside the last body and closing near its low.
How reliable is the three white soldiers?
No chart pattern works every time. After an extended run the third bar often marks exhaustion rather than strength. The same shape appears at the end of moves as at the start. 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 white soldiers?
Use the real charts on this page: each one stops where the three white soldiers completed, so you can make a call and then see what happened. The free Chartle app mixes the three white soldiers 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.
