10# Bullish Engulfing" and "Bearish Engulfing pattern with RSITrading System
Candlestick Reversal Pattern
Submit by Janus Trader 05/05/2012 source (www.MQL5.com, R Krivo)
Bullish Engulfing
"Bullish Engulfing" reversal pattern forms in downtrend when a small black candlestick if followed by a large white candlestick that completely eclipses ("engulfs") the candlestick of the previous day. The shadows (tails) of the small candlestick are short, which enables the body of the large candlestick to cover the entire candlestick from the previous day.
Bearish Engulfing
"Bearish Engulfing" reversal pattern forms in uptrend when a small white candlestick if followed by a large black candlestick that completely eclipses ("engulfs") the candlestick of the previous day. The shadows (tails) of the small candlestick are short, which enables the body of the large candlestick to cover the entire candlestick from the previous day.
Time Frame H1 or higher.
Currency pairs: any.
Indicators:
Recognition Pattern
The rule is simple:
For Short Trade, wait until the RSI is above 70 zone and then look for a bearish engulfing candle to close with the RSI closing out of that overbought zone, and/or RSI establishing lower high. Apply conversely for Long Trade.
Open long position/Close short position
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The formation of "Bullish Engulfing" pattern must be confirmed by RSI indicator: RSI<30 (the value of the RSI of the last completed bar must be less than 30).
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The short position must be closed if RSI indicator has crossed upward the critical levels 70 or 30.
Open short position/Close long position
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The formation of "Bearish Engulfing" pattern must be confirmed by RSI indicator: RSI(1)>70 (the value of the RSI indicator of the last completed bar must be greater than 70).
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The long position must be closed if RSI indicator has crossed downward the critical levels 70 or 30.
In the picture Bullish Engulfing" and " Bearish Engulfing pattern with RSI forex system in action.
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Jampa (Monday, 11 March 2024 19:20)
Hi.. im interested in commodity trading.. can I use bullish and barish Engulfing pattern..??. And can I apply RSI combination.. ? Kindly Reply Me
thami (Tuesday, 17 September 2019 12:26)
what is the rsi setting?
Mike (Tuesday, 02 February 2016 10:52)
HI,
I look at an engulfing candle when the price trades beyond the engulfing bar, not just the body. In your example above, you came out too early. If you'd put stop loss below the white engulfing bar, you would still be in long trade. Just a thought:-).
Very useful site - thanks.
Mike