Bearish Marubozu

A bearish marubozu is a strong red candle with little or no wick. It shows sellers controlled most of the candle from open to close.

At A Glance

• Name: Bearish Marubozu
• Category: Momentum And Continuation Candles
• Type: Bearish Momentum
• Number of candles: 1 candle
• Typical context: During a downward push, breakdown, or continuation move.

How To Identify It

• Body: Large red body from near the high to near the low.
• Wicks: Very small or no wicks.
• Relationship: The single candle is read by the strong close near the bottom of the range.

Look for a large red body with very small wicks. The candle should close near the low, showing sellers kept pressure on through the close.

Context

This candle is most useful when it appears during increasing seller pressure or through a visible level.

Bearish marubozu candles matter most when they lose support, reject an important area, or appear early in a strong move lower. After a huge drop, they can also be late and extended.

What It Shows

The candle shows steady seller control. Buyers had little success forcing price away from the low before the close.

What To Watch Next

Watch whether price stays below the body or uses it as resistance on a bounce. Strong seller control usually leaves an area price should struggle to reclaim.

The read weakens if price immediately reclaims the body. That means the seller pressure was quickly erased.

Common Confusion

Bearish marubozu is a stricter form of a strong red full body candle.

Key Takeaway

A bearish marubozu shows strong seller control. It matters most when the body holds as overhead pressure after the candle closes.

Related Lessons

• Bullish Marubozu
• Breakout Candle
• Momentum And Continuation Candles
• Candlestick Basics