Bullish Piercing Line Japanese Candlestick Chart

Bullish Piercing Line

This pattern signals a trend...	How to identify...	Similar pattern(s)...
Reversal	1st day is a long black body. 2nd day is a white body which opens below the low of the 1st day. 2nd day closes within, but above the midpoint of the 1st day's body.	Bearish On Neck Bearish In Neck Bearish Thrusting

Psychology...

The gap down on the 2nd day perpetuates the downtrend. However, the 2nd day's close is above the midpoint of the 1st day's body. This suggests to the bears that a bottom could be forming. This price action is not nearly as discernable using bar charts as it is with candlestick charts. The more penetration of the close on the 2nd day to the 1st day's body, the more probable the reversal signal will succeed.