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Engulfing Candle Trading Strategy
Engulfing Candles, due to their distinct
characteristics, provide potential reversal signals
for Forex traders
Here’s how to spot and trade them...
Open at or below
the previous close
Close at or above
the previous open
Close preferably
near the high
Bearish
Candle
Down
Trend
1
2
Bullish Candle 4
3
5
6
Bullish Engulfing Candle
1 2 3 4 5 6 = Buyers Are In Control!+ + + + +
Open at or above
the previous close
Close at or below
the previous open
Close preferably
near the low
Bullish
Candle
Up
Trend
1
2
Bearish Candle 4
3
5
6
1 2 3 4 5 6 = Sellers Are In Control!+ + + + +
Bearish Engulfing Candle
ENTRY
ENTRY
STOP
STOP
Bullish Engulfing
Candle
Bearish Engulfing
Candle
Engulfing Candle Entry & Stop
Bullish And Bearish
ENTRY: Above the high of the
Bullish Engulfing candle
STOP: Below the low of the
Bullish Engulfing candle
Reverse Rules For Bearish Engulfing
TARGET: 1:1 Risk:Reward or higher
At a minimum take half profits at 1:1
and move Stop to break even for the remainder
Engulfing Candle Trading Plan
Produced by
Bear in mind, the higher the
time frame the stronger the signal
This means give pay much more attention to an
engulfing on the Weekly time frame than on, for
example, the 1 Hour time frame
The PAST MT4 Indicator available at Forex Useful
automatically identifies Engulfing candles
Engulfing Candle Trading Strategy

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Engulfing Candle Trading Strategy

  • 1. Engulfing Candle Trading Strategy Engulfing Candles, due to their distinct characteristics, provide potential reversal signals for Forex traders Here’s how to spot and trade them...
  • 2. Open at or below the previous close Close at or above the previous open Close preferably near the high Bearish Candle Down Trend 1 2 Bullish Candle 4 3 5 6 Bullish Engulfing Candle 1 2 3 4 5 6 = Buyers Are In Control!+ + + + +
  • 3. Open at or above the previous close Close at or below the previous open Close preferably near the low Bullish Candle Up Trend 1 2 Bearish Candle 4 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 = Sellers Are In Control!+ + + + + Bearish Engulfing Candle
  • 5. ENTRY: Above the high of the Bullish Engulfing candle STOP: Below the low of the Bullish Engulfing candle Reverse Rules For Bearish Engulfing TARGET: 1:1 Risk:Reward or higher At a minimum take half profits at 1:1 and move Stop to break even for the remainder Engulfing Candle Trading Plan
  • 6. Produced by Bear in mind, the higher the time frame the stronger the signal This means give pay much more attention to an engulfing on the Weekly time frame than on, for example, the 1 Hour time frame The PAST MT4 Indicator available at Forex Useful automatically identifies Engulfing candles Engulfing Candle Trading Strategy