Three Black Crows
Three consecutive strong down candles, each opening within the prior body and closing near its low — a powerful bearish reversal.
Three black crows are the bearish mirror of three white soldiers: three long red candles in a row, each opening inside the prior body and closing near its low. After an uptrend, the persistent selling warns of a meaningful reversal.
Similar-sized bodies with small lower wicks make the cleanest pattern. Like its bullish twin, it can become overextended and bounce.
How it has actually played out
- Three Black Crows: across 2,290 signals on US stocks in the last 150 days, price was lower a week later 52.4% of the time (-1.8 pts vs. an ordinary session) and lower a month later 57.8% (-0.8 pts).
Measured from the signal-day close, no stops or costs, versus every session of the same stocks over the same window. A base rate, not a prediction.
On StockSetups
On a long-only board, three black crows is a strong caution signal that StockSetups treats as fading momentum rather than a short trade.
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