# forge.ta.three_outside

```python
forge.ta.three_outside(open: ArrayLike, high: ArrayLike, low: ArrayLike, close: ArrayLike, allow_equal: bool = True) -> np.ndarray
```

Three outside: an engulfing confirmed by the third bar. Found: 1 up, -1 down.

Up: the first two bars are a bullish engulfing and the third closes above the second close.
Down: a bearish engulfing and the third closes below the second close.

Since Forge API 1.