Head & Shoulders Bottom
Two roughly equal troughs around a deeper central trough, with price breaking up through the neckline drawn across the intervening peaks, a classic bullish reversal.
Chart Patterns
A visual reference to the chart patterns traders watch for, what each one looks like and what it typically signals. Filter by direction or role.
Double Bottom (Adam & Adam)
Two sharp, narrow V-shaped troughs at the same level separated by a moderate rally, signaling a bullish reversal once price closes above the interim peak.
Double Bottom (Adam & Eve)
A sharp V-shaped first trough (Adam) followed by a wider, rounded second trough (Eve) at the same level, signaling a bullish reversal on a confirmed breakout.
Double Bottom (Eve & Adam)
A wider, rounded first trough (Eve) followed by a sharp V-shaped second trough (Adam) at the same level, signaling a bullish reversal on a confirmed breakout.
Double Bottom (Eve & Eve)
Two rounded, wider troughs at the same level separated by a rally, often slower to form but a reliable bullish reversal once price breaks the interim high.
Triple Bottom
Three distinct troughs at the same support level, with a bullish reversal confirmed when price closes above the highs that separate them.
Rounding Bottom
A smooth, saucer-shaped base built over many sessions, signaling a gradual shift from selling to buying pressure and a long bullish reversal.
Diamond Bottom
Price swings widen, then contract, forming a diamond shape at the low of a downtrend before breaking out upward.
Pipe Bottom
Two adjacent long down-spikes (typically weekly bars) sharing the same low, marking sellers exhausted and a sharp bullish reversal.
Bump & Run Reversal Bottom
A gentle downward trendline accelerates into a sharper "bump" lower, then breaks back above the original line, signaling a bullish reversal.
Broadening Bottom
A megaphone of widening swings at the low of a downtrend, with higher highs and lower lows, that often resolves with a bullish breakout.
Three Rising Valleys
Three successively higher troughs, each separated by a rally, confirming buyers are gaining control and signaling a bullish trend reversal.
Falling Wedge
Two downward-sloping trendlines converge as price oscillates lower, typically breaking upward through the upper line for a bullish reversal.
Descending Broadening Wedge
Two downward-sloping trendlines diverge as swings widen on the way down, with price typically breaking upward in a bullish reversal.
Head & Shoulders Top
Two roughly equal peaks framing a taller central peak, with price breaking down through the neckline drawn across the intervening troughs, a classic bearish reversal.
Bump & Run Reversal Top
A gentle upward trendline accelerates into a sharper "bump" higher, then breaks back below the original line, signaling a bearish reversal.
Three Falling Peaks
Three successively lower peaks, each separated by a pullback, confirming sellers are taking control and signaling a bearish trend reversal.
Rising Wedge
Two upward-sloping trendlines converge as price drifts higher, typically breaking downward through the lower line for a bearish reversal.
Ascending Broadening Wedge
Two upward-sloping trendlines diverge as swings widen on the way up, with price typically breaking downward in a bearish reversal.
Broadening Top
A megaphone of widening swings at the top of an uptrend, with higher highs and lower lows, that often resolves with a bearish breakout.
Diamond Top
Price swings widen, then contract, forming a diamond shape at the high of an uptrend before breaking out downward.
Flag (high & tight)
A near-vertical advance (the flagpole) followed by a short, shallow consolidation drifting slightly against the trend, then a continuation sharply higher.
Flag (loose)
A strong directional move followed by a wider, sloppier counter-trend channel, with price eventually breaking out in the original direction.
Pennant
A sharp directional move followed by a small symmetrical triangle of converging swings, then a continuation breakout in the original direction.
Ascending Triangle
A horizontal resistance line meets a rising support trendline, with price typically breaking out upward to continue the trend.
Descending Triangle
A horizontal support line meets a falling resistance trendline, with price typically breaking out downward to continue the trend.
Symmetrical Triangle (bottom)
After a downtrend, price coils between a descending resistance and an ascending support, typically breaking upward to resume movement.
Symmetrical Triangle (top)
After an uptrend, price coils between a descending resistance and an ascending support, typically breaking downward to resume movement.
Rectangle Bottom
Price oscillates between horizontal support and resistance after a downtrend, with a breakout upward continuing the move.
Rectangle Top
Price oscillates between horizontal support and resistance after an uptrend, with a breakout downward continuing the move.
Broadening Formation, Right-Angled & Ascending
A flat horizontal support meets a rising upper trendline, with widening swings that often resolve with a breakdown below support.
Broadening Formation, Right-Angled & Descending
A flat horizontal resistance meets a falling lower trendline, with widening swings that often resolve with a breakout upward.