Chart patterns
The classic price shapes traders watch for — head and shoulders, triangles, flags, wedges and more.
- ArticleHead and ShouldersA bearish reversal: two shoulders around a higher head, sitting on a neckline.
- ArticleInverse Head and ShouldersThe bullish mirror of head and shoulders, marking a bottom.
- ArticleDouble TopA bearish reversal where price fails twice at the same resistance.
- ArticleDouble BottomA bullish reversal where price holds twice at the same support.
- ArticleAscending TriangleUsually bullish: flat resistance with rising lows pressing into it.
- ArticleDescending TriangleUsually bearish: flat support with lower highs pressing down.
- ArticleSymmetrical TriangleA neutral squeeze of lower highs and higher lows; trade the breakout.
- ArticleBull FlagA bullish continuation: sharp rally, small pullback, then a breakout.
- ArticleBear FlagA bearish continuation: sharp drop, small drift, then a breakdown.
- ArticleRising WedgeTypically bearish: higher highs and higher lows converging as momentum fades.
- ArticleFalling WedgeTypically bullish: lower highs and lower lows converging as selling dries up.
- ArticleCup and HandleA bullish continuation: a rounded base, a small handle, then a breakout.