An Abandoned Baby is a rare but powerful three-candle reversal pattern in technical analysis (candlestick charting). It consists of a long candle in the direction of the prevailing trend, followed by a Doji candle (indicating indecision) that gaps away from the first candle, and then a third candle that gaps in the opposite direction and confirms the reversal. A Bullish Abandoned Baby appears at the bottom of a downtrend, signalling a potential reversal to the upside. A Bearish Abandoned Baby signals a top reversal. Confirmation through volume and subsequent price action is essential before acting on this pattern.