Trends/Candlestick patterns

Inside bar

A bar whose high and low are both within the previous bar's range.

Candlestick patternsBest on 3M, 6MAlso called inside day

Illustration of the inside bar shape. It is a sketch, not real price data.

What it shows

An inside bar has a high lower than (or equal to) the previous high and a low higher than (or equal to) the previous low. The whole bar fits inside the one before it.

It shows a day of smaller range after a larger one. The larger bar is called the mother bar.

How we find it

The same code that draws it on your chart follows these steps, with the same result every time.

High today ≤ high yesterday.
Low today ≥ low yesterday.
Mark the bar.
Show the mother bar's high and low.

Starting values: Compare previous bar. These are proposed and will be tuned on real price data before launch.

How to read it

The gold zone is the mother bar's range.
The smaller candle sits inside it.
Lines mark the mother bar's high and low.

Status labels you may see

Label	What it means
Today	The last bar is inside.
Recently	Within the last 5 bars.
None	Not found.

What cancels it

A bar that closes outside the mother bar's range ends it.

What traders check next

Which side breaks first.
Volume.
The size of the mother bar.

Limits

Common.
Says nothing about direction.
Depends on timeframe.

Try it in forecastviz

Open any ticker and choose Candlestick patterns → Inside bar in the left menu.
Switch between 3M, 6M to see how the picture changes.
Compare with Outside bar and Bullish harami on the same chart.

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Questions

Inside bar or harami?

The inside bar compares full ranges, the harami compares bodies.

What is the mother bar?

The bar before the inside bar.