Three White Soldiers

Three white soldiers is a bullish candlestick pattern made of three consecutive long-bodied candles that each close higher than the last, with each candle opening inside the previous body and closing near its own high. Appearing after a downtrend or a period of consolidation, the sequence shows buyers taking control across three sessions in a row, which is why candlestick literature treats it as a potential reversal signal. Its bearish mirror image is called three black crows. Technicians typically look for small upper wicks, since long shadows would suggest fading momentum, and check the pattern against nearby resistance before drawing conclusions. Because three strong candles can also leave a market short-term overextended, the pattern is commonly read alongside volume, oscillators or support-resistance context rather than in isolation.