When it comes to carefully finding the strongest breakout signals, it’s important to use increasing volume in an uptrend as a confirming technical entry pattern. The author’s new “3-Bar Volume ...

Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in the accounting and finance industries for more than 20 years. Her expertise covers a ...

Spotting breakouts above prior-day highs is an essential professional day trading skill. The challenge is to be able to quickly avoid false breakouts, while getting in on trades that continue up once ...

Technical trading patterns come in all shapes and sizes. And they can occur over various time periods. Each pattern features a set of characteristics that makes it unique. And, despite the ...

Today , we discussed two general types of breakouts - simple price level breakouts (support/resistance) and those involving various types of chart patterns. Not all set-ups are created equally, with ...

What Is a Descending Triangle? A descending triangle is a technical analysis chart pattern that indicates a continuation of a downtrend or a consolidation phase within an uptrend. Recognizable by a ...

Diamond pattern trading isn’t for beginners! Not only are these patterns rare, but also they’re often wildcards, breaking up or down regardless of bullish or bearish indicators. That said, it’s ...

A bull flag pattern is a bullish trend of a stock that resembles a flag on a flag pole. The stock history shows a sharp rise which is the flag pole followed by an up and down trading pattern. Learning ...

Several ways to trade forex using technical analysis exist. A popular strategy involves looking for classic patterns on exchange rate charts. The head and shoulders pattern falls among the more ...

ASTER trades in a three week consolidation with resistance at $0.75 as declining volume signals a possible accumulation phase.