CDL3OUTSIDE
Summary
A three-candle pattern: an engulfing pair (candle 2's body fully engulfs candle 1's body) followed by a third candle that confirms in the engulfing direction. Signals a bullish reversal (Three Outside Up) or bearish reversal (Three Outside Down). +100 = bullish reversal (Three Outside Up); -100 = bearish reversal (Three Outside Down).
Notes
- Does not verify the prior trend the pattern classically assumes (three outside up is meaningful in a downtrend, three outside down in an uptrend).
Inputs
inPriceOHLC— Open, High, Low, Close price arrays
Outputs
outInteger— +100 for Three Outside Up (bullish), -100 for Three Outside Down (bearish), 0 when no pattern. Emits both signs; value is candle i-1's color * 100
Implementation
TA-Lib Definition: cdl3outside.c · cdl3outside.yaml
| Native | File |
|---|---|
| C | ta_CDL3OUTSIDE.c |
| Rust | cdl3outside.rs |
| Java | Core.java |
TA-Lib is also available for Python, R and more using a wrapper.
Aliases
Three Outside Up/Down, Three Outside