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Bottoming Tail Candle

A bottoming tail candle shows price pushing lower and then recovering before the close. The lower tail is the message: sellers tested a lower area, but price did not stay there.

At A Glance

Name: Bottoming Tail Candle
Category: Bullish Candle Patterns
Type: Bullish Rejection
Number of candles: 1 candle
Typical context: Near support, after a dip, or after a fast flush lower.

How To Identify It

Body: Body sits near the upper part of the full candle range.
Wicks: Dominant lower tail that is clearly longer than the body.
Relationship: The candle is read by comparing the lower tail with the body and nearby candles.

Focus on the long lower tail and the body sitting closer to the upper part of the candle range. The lower the test and the stronger the recovery, the clearer the rejection becomes.

Context

Bottoming tails are most useful to study where price tests lower levels and then closes away from the low.

Bottoming tails matter most near support, prior lows, reclaim areas, or after a sharp flush. Away from a meaningful level, the same lower tail may only show volatility instead of a useful rejection area.

What It Shows

A bottoming tail shows failed selling pressure. Price traded down first, buyers stepped in, and the candle closed away from the low instead of accepting that lower area.

What To Watch Next

Watch whether price holds above the tail low and whether later candles can build above the body. The tail low becomes the area that should not be casually lost.

The read weakens if price quickly breaks below the tail low. That means sellers returned to the same lower area and buyers did not hold the recovery.

Common Confusion

A hammer is a specific bottoming-tail shape. Bottoming tail is the broader family term.

Key Takeaway

A bottoming tail shows lower rejection. Price pushed down, failed to hold near the low, and closed back up. It matters most when that rejection happens near a level traders were already watching.