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chart patterns
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Megaphone Pattern: A Complete Guide to the Broadening Formation
The megaphone pattern, also called a broadening formation, shows price making higher highs and lower lows with two diverging trendlines. It signals rising volatility and…
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Diamond Pattern Trading – How to Identify and Trade Diamond Top and Diamond Bottom
The diamond pattern is a reversal chart pattern that starts with a broadening phase (higher highs, lower lows) and narrows into a symmetrical triangle, forming a diamond…
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Rounding Bottom and Rounding Top Patterns
A rounding bottom (saucer bottom) is a long-term U-shaped reversal pattern that forms after a downtrend, confirmed when price closes above the left rim. The rounding top is…
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Ascending and Descending Channels: How to Identify, Trade, and Avoid the Most Common Traps
An ascending channel is a price corridor bounded by two upward-sloping, roughly parallel trendlines. A descending channel is its mirror image, sloping downward. Both form…
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Pennant Pattern: Definition, Identification, and Trading Rules
A pennant is a short-term continuation pattern consisting of a small symmetrical triangle that follows a steep price move (the flagpole). The breakout typically resumes the…
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Symmetrical Triangle Pattern
The symmetrical triangle pattern is a neutral consolidation bounded by two converging trendlines—one connecting lower highs, one connecting higher lows. It signals indecision…
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Rectangle Pattern
A rectangle pattern is a sideways price range bounded by horizontal support and resistance, signaling a pause in the prior trend. It can result in a bullish breakout above…
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Triple Top and Triple Bottom Pattern
Triple Top and Triple Bottom are mirror-image reversal chart patterns in technical analysis. A triple top after an uptrend turns bearish on a close below the lowest…
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Dead Cat Bounce Pattern
The dead cat bounce pattern is a brief rally that interrupts a larger decline. After a sharp drop, price rebounds; it’s counted as a dead cat bounce only if price later…