when trading the three white soldiers pattern it s important to note that the strong moves higher could create temporary overbought conditions the relative strength index rsi for example may have moved above 70 0 levels in some cases there is a short period of consolidation following the three white soldiers pattern but the short and intermediate term bias remains bullish the significant move higher could also reach key resistance levels where the stock could experience a period of consolidation before continuing to move higher 
the difference between three white soldiers and three black crowsthe opposite of the three white soldiers is the three black crows candlestick pattern three black crows consist of three consecutive long bodied candlesticks that have opened within the real body of the previous candle and closed lower than the previous candle whereas three white soldiers catch the momentum shift from the bears to the bulls three black crows show the bears taking control from the bulls the same caveats about volume and additional confirmation apply to both patterns though confirming volume is more important in the bullish pattern limitations of using three white soldiersthree white soldiers can also appear during periods of consolidation which is an easy way to get trapped in a continuation of the existing trend rather than a reversal one of the key things to watch is the volume supporting the formation of three white soldiers any pattern on low volume is suspect because it is the market action of the few rather than the many to combat the limitation of visual patterns traders use the three white soldiers and other such candlestick patterns in conjunction with other technical indicators like trendlines moving averages and bands for example traders may look for areas of upcoming resistance before initiating a long position or look at the level of volume on the breakout to confirm that there was a high amount of dollar volume during the move if the pattern occurred on low volume with near term resistance traders should until there is further confirmation of a breakout to initiate a long position 