Glossary Background

Abandoned Baby Pattern

The Abandoned Baby Pattern is a three-candle reversal signal in technical analysis. In a Bullish Abandoned Baby, the first candle is red, occurring in a downtrend; the second is a Doji Star forming below the first candle’s close; the third is green, rising above the Doji, matching the first candle’s size, indicating a bullish shift. In a Bearish Abandoned Baby, the first candle is green in an uptrend; the second is a Doji Star above the first candle’s close; the third is red, dropping below the Doji, similar in size to the first, signaling a bearish reversal.