mother bar

The bigger candle that a smaller candle fits inside, like a big box holding a small box.

The fuller meaning

The larger first candle of an inside bar pattern, whose high and low contain the next candle. Its range becomes the breakout box: a close beyond its high or low is the signal traders watch, though first breaks are often false.

mother bar.

Related words

bearish · bearish engulfing · bearish harami · bearish marubozu · body · bullish · bullish engulfing · bullish harami · bullish marubozu · candlestick