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