Chart Patterns

Three peaks with the middle one highest; buyers are losing momentum.

Confirm: Close below the neckline on rising volume.

Mirror image: three troughs, sellers exhausted at the head.

Confirm: Close above the neckline.

Price fails twice at the same resistance.

Confirm: Break below the middle trough.

Price holds twice at the same support.

Confirm: Break above the middle peak.

Flat resistance with higher lows — buyers step in earlier each time.

Confirm: Breakout above the flat top.

Flat support with lower highs — sellers press earlier each time.

Confirm: Breakdown below the flat base.

Converging highs and lows; a coiled range.

Confirm: Break in the direction of the prior trend, ideally with volume.

Sharp rally, then a tidy downward-sloping channel as it rests.

Confirm: Break above the flag's upper line.

Sharp drop, then a small upward drift before continuing.

Confirm: Break below the flag's lower line.

Rounded base followed by a shallow pullback (the handle).

Confirm: Breakout above the rim on volume.

Higher highs and higher lows but converging — momentum fading.

Confirm: Break below the lower trend line.

Lower highs and lower lows converging — selling drying up.

Confirm: Break above the upper trend line.