# Piercing Line Piercing line: after a long black candle in a downtrend, a white candle that closes above the middle of its body, a bullish reversal sign. ## How to read it - The white candle opens at or below the black candle's close and closes above its midpoint. - Marked below the bar. - Stronger near support or after a sweep of lows. ## Key settings - Require gap off (the textbook gap is rare on 24/7 markets). - Trend filter on: only after a downtrend (close below its 50-bar SMA). ## Good to know - Drawn on the price pane, over the candles. - Evaluated on closed bars.