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Output: Signal
Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale
Horizon: From intraday to several weeks
Best use: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
Output: signal.
Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.

The graph4

How the method is built, and where it has been read

Depends on

Often reviewed together

Trendline4 readings

Often reviewed together

Head and shoulders5 readings

Often reviewed together

Triangle pattern7 readings

Often reviewed together

Breakout confirmation8 readings

Read in the archive24 of 34 readings

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This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.