Research method
Rounded bottom
Rounded bottom is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- 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.
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How the method is built, and where it has been read
Depends on
Often reviewed together
Breakout confirmation4 readings
Read in the archive14 readings
1990Constructing falsifiable reversal patterns from price structure1995Cup-with-handle construction: confirm the cup, the handle, then the breakout1995Cup-completion cheat before the handle breakout1998Constructing rounded-bottom cups as testable entries1999Rounded bottom landmarks, invalidation, and breakout rules2003Constructing rounded bottoms, triangles, and pennants2006A five-by-five grid that accepts or rejects a cup2006NTRI and the 2005 bowl breakout case2006Rounded-bottom screens, first-try breakouts, and Fibonacci retracements2007Constructing rounded bottoms as multi-year bases2011Early rounded bottom recognition on a locked log-price grid2011Early semi-cup construction from the left rim and base2013Rounded turns as slope-first trade hypotheses2017Evaluating a rounded bottom as a testable payoff structure
This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.