Aug 11, 2018 | Chart Patterns, Swing Trading, Technical Analysis, Trading Strategy
Back in the 1930’s, accountant Ralph Nelson Elliot discovered something about the stock market – it responds in a repeating pattern to large-scale optimism and pessimism by investors. Elliot spent the following decade building out his theory, describing how the...
Jul 2, 2018 | Chart Patterns
As the name suggests, a golden cross is a good signal for a stock – the golden cross indicates a bullish breakaway may be about to happen. The golden cross is based on changes in the short- and long-term moving averages of a stock and is frequently used by swing...
Jun 19, 2018 | Chart Patterns, Technical Analysis, Trading Strategy
For traders scanning for a stock on the verge of a breakout, one of the signs to find is a classic cup and handle pattern. This pattern takes some time to develop, but is well-liked among traders because it can be defined by specific, measurable price movement...
Jun 12, 2018 | Chart Patterns, Technical Analysis
Candlestick charts have become the chart type of choice for traders around the world. They offer a huge amount of versatility in technical analysis while requiring very little price data as inputs and make it easy to visualize key changes in stocks’ trading patterns....
Oct 17, 2017 | Chart Patterns, Day Trading, Technical Analysis, Trading Strategy
What Is A Stock Chart Pattern? Charts are used to visually illustrate the price action of an underlying stock (or any financial trading instrument). When price action repeats itself consistently, it can form an almost predictive pattern based on history. This is...
Aug 16, 2016 | Chart Patterns, Day Trading, Technical Analysis
What is a Flag Pattern? A flag pattern is a trend continuation pattern, appropriately named after it’s visual similarity to a flag on a flagpole. A “flag” is composed of an explosive strong price move that forms the flagpole, followed by an orderly and diagonally...