Three White Soldiers
Three consecutive large bullish candles with small wicks, each closing near its high — sustained buying pressure — a powerful uptrend initiation signal.
Three White Soldiers consists of three consecutive long bullish candles, each opening within the prior candle's body and closing at or near its high. Wicks are small or absent. Each candle makes a higher high and higher close.
The pattern shows that buyers stepped in decisively over three sessions without significant retracement — no intra-session selling was able to hold. It typically marks the beginning of a new uptrend from a base or reversal zone, and is most credible after a prolonged decline.
On the desk
After six weeks of selling, three consecutive daily candles each open mid-body of the prior and close at the high, each printing above the prior high. Volume builds across all three. Trend-followers start building positions on the close of the third candle.