Five Powerful Reversal Patterns Every Trader Must Know

Reversal Patterns Forex

In this post, we will discuss five powerful and reliable reversal patterns in the forex market. Generally, reversal patterns provide a great Risk-Reward ratio potential. We will learn how to identify each one of them and how to trade by using these patterns.

What are Reversal Patterns?

A reversal pattern indicates a change in direction from a rising market to a falling market and vice versa. We can use this pattern to predict the upcoming movement and open or close our trades accordingly.

Head & Shoulders Pattern

The Head &Shoulders pattern is a very unique reversal pattern. It’s a chart formation created by three peaks of the price. The two peaks on the sides are usually of the same height or close, and the one in the middle is the highest.

The Head & Shoulders pattern is considered one of the most powerful reversal patterns in the forex market. This pattern got the name because it actually reminds us of a head with two shoulders on the sides. Usually, we will look for this pattern and use it after a significant uptrend or an opposite Head & Shoulders after a downtrend.

In a bullish trend, the price creates atop – it will be the left shoulder. Then, after technical correction, the price creates a higher top – that will be the head.  Now the price will form a deep technical correction to the same level as the last low.

And lastly, the price creates a lower high, which is the right shoulder. The line that connects all the three bottoms of the three peaks is called the Neckline. The confirmation of the pattern comes after the price breaks the Neckline. The moment the price breaks, the Neckline is considered to be a reversal signal, and that’s the time to look for a sell position or to look for a buy position in the opposite Head & Shoulders after a downtrend.

Examples:

Bearish Reversal Pattern – Inverted Head & Shoulders

Bullish reversal Head & Shoulders

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Double Top and Bottom

The double top and double bottom are both reversal patterns.

The double-top pattern will usually occur and be useful after a significant uptrend. In an uptrend, the price always creates higher peaks and higher lows.

The double-top pattern is formed by two peaks at the same heights. The situation of two peaks at the same heights after an uptrend indicates the buyers are running out of power. The last bottom between the two tops is called the trigger line.

The pattern will be completed only when the price-breakout the trigger line. When the price breakout the trigger line, it’s a signal for us to look at a price action setup for the sell position.

The double bottom is the exact opposite of the double top pattern. It will usually be reliable and useful after a significant price downtrend.

In a downtrend, the price creates lower bottoms and lower heights.

The price creates two bottoms at the same level in the double bottom pattern, and the sellers failed to create a new lower bottom. That indicates the sellers are running out of power, and a reversal opportunity might appear very soon.

The pattern will be completed when the price breaks out of the trigger line, which is the last top between the two bottoms.

When that happens, we should look for a buy position.

Examples:

Double top pattern

Double bottom pattern

Quasimodo Pattern

Quasimodo is definitely one of the most reliable and powerful chart patterns to identify reversal opportunities.

Relatively, the Quasimodo pattern is a new one among technical analysis forex traders. Same as the previous patterns we mentioned, Quasimodo is more reliable and powerful if it occurs after a significant uptrend or downtrend.

The structure of the Quasimodo pattern is quite simple-

Uptrend – the price creates higher peaks and higher lows. Then, the price dropped down from the last peak to form a new lower low. A new lower low indicates the momentum has changed from bullish to bearish.

Usually, the entry level will be the last peak of the price.

Downtrend – The price creates lower lows and lower peaks. Then, from the last bottom, the price rallies and creates a new higher high. After a few lower highs, this new higher high indicates the momentum changed from bearish to bullish.

The entry level, in that case, will be the last bottom where the price rallies from.

The Quasimodo pattern is a great pattern to trade since it creates a great Risk-Reward potential.

Examples:

Bullish Quasimodo

Bearish Quasimodo

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Engulfing Candlestick Reversal Pattern

The engulfing candlestick pattern is a reversal pattern that is formed by two candles.

Bullish reversal patterns show up after a downtrend – It starts with one bearish candle followed by a large bullish candle that is engulfing the bearish candle. The bullish engulfing candle must close above the previous candle’s high. That indicates the buyers are waking up, and we should look for a price action setup for the buy position.

A bearish engulfing candlestick pattern will show up after an uptrend – the first candle in this formation will be a bullish candle, and the second is the bearish candle that is engulfing the bullish one. The bearish engulfing candle must close below the previous candle’s low.

When this formation occurs, we should start to look for a price action setup for the sell position.

Finding a bearish or bullish engulfing candlestick pattern at support/resistance levels makes it much more powerful and reliable.

Examples:

Bullish engulfing candle

Bearish engulfing candle

Pin Bar Candlestick

The Pin Bar candlestick pattern is one candle formation. This candlestick chart pattern is considered as a reversal pattern among forex traders. It is also considered one of the most powerful and reliable candlestick patterns for trading (it can also show up as an inverted hammer).

The structure of a bullish pin bar starts with a long tail at the bottom, which is called a “wick.” The tail should be at least 2/3 of the entire candle size, which means a long lower shadow.

Then, a small body which is the area between the open and closed price, and in some of them also a small tail at the top.

When we get this type of formation after a significant downtrend, it indicates of a reversal opportunity is coming up soon. In that case, we should start to look for a price action setup for the buy position.

The structure of a bearish Pin Bar is the exact opposite, and it starts with a long tail at the top, then a small body, and a small tail at the bottom for some of them.

When a bearish Pin Bar candlestick pattern occurs after a significant uptrend, we should start looking for a price action setup for the sell position.

Examples:

Bearish pin bar

Bullish Pin Bar

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Reversal Patterns summary

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