Chart Patterns
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Chart patterns are recurring visual structures formed by price movement on a chart. Traders use them as frameworks for describing possible continuation, consolidation, or reversal conditions.
Examples of Pattern Families
Common pattern families include triangles, rectangles, channels, double tops, double bottoms, and head-and-shoulders formations. Their interpretation depends on context, timeframe, liquidity, volatility, and the behavior of price around the relevant boundaries.
A pattern is not a guarantee of a future outcome. The same visual structure can fail, break in the opposite direction, or produce a different result under different market conditions.
How We Should Study Patterns
We focus first on the structure: where price has moved, where it has consolidated, which boundaries matter, and what would invalidate the interpretation. Later we will convert selected patterns into objective strategy rules and test them statistically.
Key Terms
Chart pattern, continuation, consolidation, reversal, breakout, invalidation.
Knowledge Check
- What is a chart pattern?
- Name two pattern families.
- Why is a pattern not a guaranteed signal?