Bullish Harami Pattern is characterized by a small white real body contained within a prior relatively long black real body. “Harami” is an old Japanese word for “pregnant”. The long black candlestick is “the mother” and the small candlestick is “the baby”.

Recognition Criteria:

1. The market is in a bearish mood characterized by downtrend.
2. Then we see a long black candlestick.
3. We see a white candlestick on the following day where the small white real body is completely engulfed by the real body of the first day. The shadows (high/low) of the second candlestick are not necessarily contained within the first body, however it's preferable if they are.
 

Explanation:

The Bullish Harami Pattern is a sign of disparity about the market’s health. While the market is characterized by downtrend and bearish mood; there is heavy selling reflected by a long, black real body however it is followed by a small white body in the next day. This may signal a trend reversal since the second day’s small real body shows that the bearish power is diminishing.

Important Factors:

The decisive fact about this pattern is that the second candlestick has a minute real body relative to the prior candlestick. Furthermore this small body is completely inside the larger one. The Bullish Harami Pattern does not necessarily imply that a rally will follow. Market usually enters into a congestion phase following the Bullish Harami.

We may need a third day confirmation to be sure that the downtrend has really reversed. This confirmation of the trend reversal may be signaled by a white candlestick, a large gap up or by a higher close on the third day.