Continuation patterns are a type of chart pattern that forms during a temporary pause in an existing market trend before it resumes. These patterns suggest that the forex market is taking a breather ...

The stock market rarely moves in a straight line. Periods of strong, directional trend are invariably followed by moments of rest, consolidation, and quiet deliberation. For the keen-eyed technical ...

As you begin to get familiar with technical analysis, you’ll start to see three distinct types of forex chart patterns emerge. While you might be looking for wedges, flags, channels and triangles, the ...

When wedges appear on the exchange rate chart for a currency pair, it can indicate to an astute technical forex trader a coming reversal or continuation of the preceding trend. The rising wedge ...

Triangle pattern trading is a strategy many day traders use to enter and exit their positions with confidence as prices stabilize. Triangles are a continuation pattern, meaning they’re not marked by a ...

Traders often use the cup and handle pattern in technical analysis to look for possible bullish continuing patterns in the market. This pattern has a cup-shaped shape at the beginning, followed by a ...

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