Technical Definition
A powerful momentum candle where the price opens at the high and closes at the low, with little to no shadows.
Sellers controlled the market from the opening moment to the close. This candle reflects uninterrupted selling pressure, indicating that sellers dominated the session without giving buyers any meaningful opportunity to push prices higher.
Complete seller dominance.
Market Psychology
Context
Market may be in downtrend, breaking down, or reacting to negative news Sellers are confident and active
Dominance
Sellers enter aggressively at the open Buying attempts are immediately absorbed Long holders start exiting
Defeat
Price closes at session low Buyers remain defensive Sentiment turns decisively bearish
Pattern Anatomy
No Upper Wick
Sellers controlled price from the open.
No Lower Wick
Sellers controlled price until the close.
Long Bearish Real Body
Strong downside conviction.
Pattern Rules
Opening price ≈ session high
Sellers took control immediately.
Closing price ≈ session low
Sellers held control throughout.
Real body is long and bearish
Shows strength.
Upper/lower shadows absent or extremely small
Defines the pattern.
Larger than nearby candles
Must show exceptional strength.
Signal Confirmation
- Whether price remains below the Marubozu body
- Continued selling in subsequent candles
- Alignment with broader trend and breakdown structures
- Volume expansion (if available)