The M chart pattern is a double top pattern with tall sides with big uptrends before and long downtrends after the M. Price action many times approaches the low of the original left side launch area of the chart where the trend started before putting in a low and swinging higher. Chart Facts: The M […]
The reverse cup with handle is a reversal pattern and momentum sell short signal as it breaks down out of the ‘handle’ in the formation. It is usually a topping pattern after a strong move to the upside signaling the end of an uptrend on a chart. A reverse cup and handle chart pattern ideally
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The bullish wedge pattern shows price action falling in a downswing but breaks its descending upper resistance trend line to reverse higher into an uptrend. The falling wedge pattern can fit in the continuation or reversal category. When it is a continuation pattern it will trend down, however the slope in the wedge will be
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Here is a visual index of all the most popular chart patterns used by traders to visually trade price action in the path of least resistance. The most misunderstood concept of using chart patterns to trade is that the edge doesn’t come from their ability to predict the future or their win rate. The edge
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What does a black candlestick mean on a chart? A black candlestick forms on a chart set for hollow candles where all candlesticks will be set for filled or hollow and will appear as white, red, or black. The black candle forms when price closes lower than it opens but the closing price is still
A consolidating stock is one that forms a trading range on its chart. A stock under consolidation will have defined resistance above price action and support below that acts as barriers to short-term movement. Stocks and markets go through different cycles of uptrends, downtrends, trading ranges, and volatility, the consolidation period is the one where
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This article is a sample chapter from my book The Ultimate Guide to Chart Patterns. Chart Facts: The Double Bottom Chart pattern is a reversal pattern that is bullish. This pattern is created when a key price support level on a chart is tested twice with a rally between the two support level tests. A double
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How to read stock charts is one of the first skills a new trader should develop as their technical trading method, system. and plan will emerge from this foundational skill. Reading stock charts will show the trader whether a chart is in an uptrend, downtrend, in a range, or highly volatile. Chart patterns are visual representations
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The descending wedge chart pattern more commonly known as the falling wedge can fit in the continuation or reversal category. When it is a continuation pattern it will trend down, however the slope in the wedge will be against the overall market uptrend. When it is a reversal pattern, the falling wedge trends down when