{"id":8344,"date":"2021-05-13T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/?p=8344"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:57:18","slug":"how-to-trade-the-harami-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roboforex.com/blog\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/how-to-trade-the-harami-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Trade the Harami Cross?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This overview is devoted to the peculiarities and trading method of the candlestick pattern called Harami Cross. This reversal pattern<\/a> is not frequent but rather strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How does a Harami Cross form?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Harami Cross<\/strong> belongs to reversal candlestick patterns<\/a> and forms on local highs and lows of the price chart. It consists of two candlesticks: the first one has a chunky body while the second one is a Doji (it has no body at all, because opening and closing prices coincide). As a rule, the Doji opens with a gap<\/a> against the direction of the first candlestick and must rest fully inside its price range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Harami Cross is a special case of the Harami pattern that has its second candlestick small, with a modest body. The Harami Cross is thought to give a stronger reversal signal compared to the normal Harami because a Doji means that market players are doubting, which might entail a correction or a reversal of the current trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a candlestick analysis<\/a> guru Steve Nison<\/strong> noted, a Doji appearing after a relatively large white candlestick indicates the overbought<\/a> state of the financial instrument. And vice versa, is a Doji emerges after a large black candlestick, the asset is oversold<\/a>. Some sources call the Harami Cross a \"petrifying pattern\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Harami Cross types<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The pattern has the bullish and bearish types that form after a downtrend and an uptrend, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n