Before the signal
The sequence is evaluated after a decline or sideways phase.
Three White Soldiers Candlestick Pattern
Study the exact three-candle sequence behind Three White Soldiers, inspect the chart guide, and explore currently available historical results.
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What it looks like
Three white soldiers
Three long bullish candles rise in sequence: each opens inside the previous body, closes higher and leaves a short upper wick.
The pattern completes only when the third bullish candle closes.
Exact machine rule
Three long bullish candles close progressively higher; each opens inside the preceding body and has a short upper wick.
The sequence is evaluated after a decline or sideways phase.
Optional practice
Check your recognition
Select the chart where the formation is already complete.
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A dotted candle is still forming; a solid candle is closed. Only one chart contains a completed signal.
The exercise checks recognition. Historical outcomes are calculated separately and do not promise a price move.Three features of Three white soldiers
Signal and boundary
Three long bullish candles close progressively higher; each opens inside the preceding body and has a short upper wick.
Completion
The pattern completes only when the third bullish candle closes.
Similar formations and limits of one example
Three arbitrary rising candles are not enough; body placement and upper wicks are part of the definition. The shape identifies an event to research. It does not predict the next move or provide a trading signal by itself.
One formation does not establish the probability of a move. The historical comparison measures outcomes against a comparable background for each configuration.
Exact machine rule and definition version
Three long bullish candles close progressively higher; each opens inside the preceding body and has a short upper wick.
Required context: The sequence is evaluated after a decline or sideways phase.
Completion: The pattern completes only when the third bullish candle closes.
Definition version 2.1.0 · canonical definition.
Published research at a glance
Stored publication UTC · pattern-data-v21 · methodology research-v21-session-calendar-signed-bh-plan-v1.
Latest stored candle date in the curated family table: Nov 9, 2026 UTC.
The curated family table covers 20 core and 21 additional extended configurations. These are configuration counts; the own-result registry is separate. The study compares movement after a completed signal with a matched background at the same horizon.
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Further reading
These related TLAP materials for “Three white soldiers” are in Russian. Their examples do not replace the historical calculation above.