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Complete Explanation of the Three Inside Up Pattern

We provide a complete explanation of the conditions of the Three Inside Up and Three Inside Down candle patterns, their relationship with the Harami pattern, the reliability of bullish/bearish reversals, and futures trading strategies.

📅 2025-12-24
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What is Three Inside Up?

Three Inside Up is a three-bar pattern confirming a rising harami. If Harami (pregnancy type) is a warning that “a reversal may come,” Three Inside Up confirms that reversal with the third bar.

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🟢 Bullish Signal

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condition

bongConditions
1 bagbig black candle
2 bagsSmall candle within the 1 candle range (rising harami)
3 barsA candle that closes above the closing price of the 2nd candle (above the midpoint of the 1st candle)

Key: 2nd bar satisfies the Harami condition + 3rd bar confirms the rise

Relationship schema

1st candle: Large negative candle ↓↓↓ 
2nd candle: small candle (harami) → uncertain 
3rd candle: Confirmation of the candlestick → Long entry signal confirmed ✅ 

Downside version: Three Inside Down 🔴

bongConditions
1 bagBig beekeeping
2 bagsSmall black candle within the 1-bar range (bearish harami)
3 barsBlack candle closing below the closing price of 2 candles

Harami vs Three Inside Pattern

HaramiThree Inside
number of bongs2 bags3 bars
certaintypreliminary signalConfirmed Signal
Reliability⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When Harami appears, wait for the third rod. When it reaches 3 bars, it becomes 3 inside up/down.

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Futures Trading Strategy

Three Inside Up Long

Entry: 3rd closing price 
Stop Loss: Below the low of 1 bar 
Target: Above Fibonacci 61.8% previous high retracement

Additional confidence: 
- RSI 30~45 range (coming out of oversold) 
- Near support line after downtrend 
- 3-bar trading volume > 1-bar trading volume 

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