Engulfing Candles as Bullish and Bearish Trading Signals

Summary

This document defines bullish and bearish engulfing patterns by comparing the current candle’s open and close with the preceding candle’s prices. A bullish signal occurs when the current candle opens at or below the previous close, below the previous open, and closes above the previous open. The bearish condition reverses those relationships. The script marks signals on a chart and includes alert conditions, with example strategy entries in both directions.

The document also gives backtest settings for BTC/USDT futures over a stated period, but it does not report performance statistics or explain risk controls for the entries. The pattern is presented as a signal detector rather than a fully specified trading system: there is no active exit method in the shown entry logic, and no evidence here establishes that the signals predict profitable reversals. Candle definitions and outcomes can vary with market, timeframe, execution assumptions, and additional confirmation rules.

Key ideas

• A bullish engulfing signal is defined by the current candle crossing above the prior candle’s open after opening below it.
• A bearish engulfing signal uses the inverse relationship between current and prior candle prices.
• The script can display pattern markers and generate alerts for either direction.
• The supplied backtest configuration gives market and timeframe context but no performance evidence or complete exit plan.

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