A bullish abandoned baby forms at the bottom of a downtrend – the first candle is a strong red candle, the Doji is isolated below it by gaps, and the third candle is a strong green candle that gaps up and closes into the first candle’s body. This signals an upward reversal. The bearish version is the mirror image, forming at uptrend tops and signalling a downward reversal. The trading rules are identical – only the direction changes.