Technical Definition
A rare and powerful two-candle bearish reversal pattern where a bullish Marubozu is followed by a gapped-down bearish Marubozu, representing a sudden and violent shift from buyer control to seller dominance.
Buyers were fully in control, then sellers entered so aggressively that the market gapped down and never looked back.
Total control by buyers on Day 1.
Market Psychology
Sentiment
Market is in a strong uptrend Bullish sentiment dominates Buyers are confident
Domination
Buyers control the session from open to close No meaningful selling pressure appears
Shock
Market opens sharply lower Buyers are caught completely off-guard
Takeover
Aggressive selling enters immediately Long liquidation accelerates Sellers dominate the session fully
Pattern Anatomy
First Candle (Bullish Marubozu)
Complete buyer dominance, no shadows.
Second Candle (Bearish Marubozu)
Complete seller dominance, no shadows.
Gap Down
Violent sentiment shift, no overlap between bodies.
Pattern Rules
Appears after a rally or bullish phase
Reversal context.
First candle is a bullish Marubozu
Buyer conviction.
Second candle is a bearish Marubozu
Seller conviction.
Clear gap down between the two candles
Momentum shift.
No overlap between candle bodies
Decisive break.
Signal Confirmation
- Bearish follow-through after the gap day
- Price holding below the bearish Marubozu midpoint
- Volume expansion on the bearish candle