Research method
Throwback and pullback
Throwback and pullback 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 confirmation5 readings
Read in the archive10 readings
1991GM support and resistance role reversal2002Evaluating throwbacks and pullbacks after triangle breakouts2002Spike-shaped double bottoms as a three-gate chart drill2003Constructing bullish bottom patterns from structure and confirmation2003Classifying breakout gaps by fill speed and throwback2006The J-hook as two gates: rounded pullback and prior-high breakout2006Evaluating double tops with a throwback clock2007Check duration, breakout labels, and throwback timing before rectangle measuring rules2016Confirmed double-bottom, later pennant, and throwback as separate checkpoints2020Late double-bottom entries after throwbacks
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